Principal Engineer

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Principal Engineer leading fulfillment systems development for Backcountry's e-commerce platform. Spearheading AI innovation and managing a small development team in a hybrid work environment.

Posted 7/21/2026full-timeCottonwood Heights • Utah • 🇺🇸 United StatesLeadWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive experience in software development with a focus on e-commerce fulfillment systems, leveraging AI tooling and cloud platforms to enhance engineering delivery. Proven ability to lead teams, mentor engineers, and ensure high-quality software solutions through effective communication and collaboration.

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10+ Years Software Development ExperienceE-Commerce Fulfillment ExpertiseJava, Spring Framework, Spring Boot, Node.jsDocker, Kubernetes, Terraform, CI/CDCloud Platforms (GCP or AWS)

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Hard Skills

Software ArchitectureDesign PatternsRelational DatabasesSQL Query OptimizationNoSQL DatabasesAPI DocumentationObservability MonitoringAgentic WorkflowsFulfillment Systems DesignSoftware Development Best Practices

Soft Skills

Excellent Communication SkillsProblem-Solving SkillsCreative Thinking

Industry Keywords

E-CommerceOrder ManagementWarehouse ManagementTechnical MentorshipCross-Functional Collaboration

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloudDockerGoogle Cloud PlatformJavaJavaScriptKubernetesNode.jsNoSQLSpringSpring BootSpringBootSQLTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Spearhead AI technical innovation by designing AI and agentic workflows that empower engineering teams; leverage best-in-class AI toolsets to improve engineering delivery throughput, quality, and reliability.
Design, develop, and maintain fulfillment systems (warehouse management, order management, etc.) that power the e-commerce platform, ensuring scalability, performance, and long-term maintainability.
Lead a small team of developers in the design, development, and testing of software solutions, providing clear technical direction and accountability.
Enable other engineering stakeholders and their teams to integrate quickly with fulfillment system interfaces by surfacing clean API documentation, observability monitoring, and alerting that give consumers of your systems a high level of dependability.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams across product, design, and operations to ensure successful and timely delivery of projects.
Design and implement agentic quality gates that enable rapid iteration with a safety net developers can trust.
Act as a technical mentor for engineers at all levels, providing hands-on guidance on software development best practices.
Represent Backcountry's core values through your technical decisions and team interactions.

Requirements

What you’ll need

10+ years of experience in software development with a strong background in e-commerce fulfillment, including order management and warehouse management.
Experience leveraging best-in-class AI tooling to accelerate development.
Deep expertise in Java, Spring Framework, Spring Boot, and Node.js.
Strong understanding of software architecture and design patterns with demonstrated experience applying them at enterprise scale.
Expertise with relational databases and SQL, including query optimization.
Expertise with NoSQL and document-oriented databases.
Expertise with Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, and CI/CD tooling.
Experience with cloud platforms, specifically GCP or AWS.
Proven track record of leading software development teams and delivering high-quality, production-grade software.
Excellent communication skills in English; ability to operate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to think creatively under constraint.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Paid time off policies
401(k) match
Medical/dental/vision and a variety of supplemental policies
Employee discounts across our portfolio of brands