Backcountry
ecommerce
SeniorFulfillmentEngineer
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“Senior Fulfillment Engineer at Backcountry. Skills: architecture design, ecommerce fulfillment systems, order management systems, warehouse management systems, AI toolsets, distributed systems, Java, Spring Boot. Drive architecture design, hands-on development, testing, deployment, and production support for ecommerce fulfillment systems including order management and warehouse management.. Leverage AI toolsets to improve engineering delivery throughput, quality, and reliability.”
What You'll Achieve.
delivered measurable improvements to system scalability and reliability; reduced technical debt in legacy components; established patterns for AI-accelerated development that other teams adopt; deliver scalable, user-focused features that elevate business value; deliver long-term efficiency gains
Industry & Context.
problem-solving ability; Identify opportunities to simplify legacy components, reduce technical debt, and deliver long-term efficiency gains.
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or a related field, 10+ years of professional software development experience with a ecommerce background, Hands-on experience leveraging AI toolsets for productivity and development acceleration, Expertise with Java and Spring Boot, Familiarity with order management and warehouse management systems, Deep expertise in software architecture, distributed systems, and design patterns including pub/sub and event-driven architecture, Proficiency in at least one core backend language such as Java, Python, or C#, understanding of relational databases and SQL, Hands-on skill with Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines, Experience with AWS or GCP and cloud-first architecture, Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills, problem-solving ability and the capacity to think creatively and strategically
What You'll Do.
Drive architecture design
and production support for ecommerce fulfillment systems including order management and warehouse management.
Leverage AI toolsets to improve engineering delivery throughput
Share and evolve AI capabilities with other developers and teams
raising the bar for AI use across the organization.
Partner with Product and Engineering leadership to deliver scalable
user-focused features that elevate business value.
Champion modern engineering practices including clean architecture
performance optimization
Break down large projects into manageable delivery chunks
clearly communicating status
and dependencies across teams.
Influence architectural direction and propose improvements that enhance system performance
Produce high-quality documentation including TRDs
technical instructions
and onboarding materials.
Improve reliability monitoring
and incident response for mission-critical systems.
Identify opportunities to simplify legacy components
reduce technical debt
and deliver long-term efficiency gains.
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Partner with Product and Engineering leadership to deliver scalable, user-focused features that elevate business value.; Share and evolve AI capabilities with other developers and teams, raising the bar for AI use across the organization.; Break down large projects into manageable delivery chunks, clearly communicating status, roadblocks, and dependencies across teams.; Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills
Communication Scope
Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills; clearly communicating status, roadblocks, and dependencies across teams
Process & Methodology
Break down large projects into manageable delivery chunks, clearly communicating status, roadblocks, and dependencies across teams.
Full Job Description
## Description Adventure is our Culture. Join a team that celebrates a lifestyle as bold as the terrain we love. At Backcountry, we are rooted in adventure, recognition, and wellbeing on and off the mountain. We spotlight employee stories, celebrate milestones, and offer exclusive outdoor perks. Whether you are at HQ, in a retail store, or remote, you will be part of a team that thrives on energy, exploration, and connection. Reports to: Director of Engineering Location: Remote (Costa Rica)/ Remote (United States)/ Remote (India) ## About the role Backcountry is looking for a senior engineer to own the architecture and evolution of the ecommerce fulfillment systems that power how orders move from click to doorstep. As Senior Software Engineer, Ecommerce Fulfillment, you will drive hands-on development across order management and warehouse management systems while leveraging AI toolsets to raise engineering throughput and quality across the team. Within your first 6–12 months, you will have delivered measurable improvements to system scalability and reliability, reduced technical debt in legacy components, and established patterns for AI-accelerated development that other teams adopt. This is a lean team. You will own a lot, move fast, and make decisions with full end-to-end responsibility. ## What You'll do Drive architecture design, hands-on development, testing, deployment, and production support for ecommerce fulfillment systems including order management and warehouse management. Leverage AI toolsets to improve engineering delivery throughput, quality, and reliability. Share and evolve AI capabilities with other developers and teams, raising the bar for AI use across the organization. Partner with Product and Engineering leadership to deliver scalable, user-focused features that elevate business value. Champion modern engineering practices including clean architecture, unit testing, automation, performance optimization, and observability. Break down large pr
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