Staff Engineer- Merchandising Software

AEO Employment Services CO LLC seeks a Staff Engineer to design and build specialized retail merchandising software. The role includes architecting and deploying merchandising technology solutions, mentoring engineers, and providing 24/7 support.

Responsibilities:

• Architecting and deploying enterprise-scale content management solutions using Contentstack
• Integrating Cloudinary for dynamic image processing within merchandising systems
• Managing creative asset workflows via CreativeForce for seamless team collaboration
• Migrating and decommissioning Oracle WebCenter Sites and Adobe Scene7
• Implementing Backstage for internal developer portal and service discovery
• Introducing Temporal for distributed workflow orchestration in merchandising
• Mentoring junior engineers on cloud-native and microservices development
• Providing 24/7 support

Requirements:

• Must have a Bachelor's degree (or foreign equivalent degree) in Computer Science, Software Engineering or a related field, plus 5 years of post-baccalaureate and progressively responsible experience in a related software development or architecture position
• 5 years working with: (i) legacy CMS Oracle WebCenter Sites and preparing for migration to modern CMS platforms such as ContentStack; (ii) asset management and delivery, including image management processes in a retail environment (sample management, high-volume production workflows, publishing, and delivery); and (iii) developing custom solutions in AEM and configuring Scene7 for high-traffic image delivery with predefined presets
• 3 years working with: (i) cloud-native development, microservices architecture and API integration for real-time retail applications; (ii) developer tools and workflow orchestration including Backstage for service discovery and Temporal for distributed workflow orchestration; (iii) programming and DevOps, including proficiency in Java, automated CI/CD pipelines, advanced concurrency design patterns in containerized microservices using Kubernetes and Google Cloud Platform (GCP) for high-volume retail applications; (iv) leading and mentoring junior engineers to drive best practices and contribute to engineering excellence; and (v) providing 24/7 on-call Operational Support for critical merchandising platforms