Senior Engineer, Cart & Checkout

Shipt

Senior Engineer in Checkout Team enhancing Conversion systems using Golang, Python, and Kafka. Collaborating with product and operation teams on Cart, Checkout, Tax, Fees, and Pricing challenges.

Posted 6/18/2026full-timeBirmingham • Alabama, California, Minnesota • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

GoJavaKafkaMicroservicesPostgresPythonRedisSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Build, manage, and enhance Conversion systems and Other related services.
Work on a team of 5-6 engineers to design, develop, test, deploy and maintain application code using Golang, Python, Redis, Postgres, and Kafka in a microservices architecture.
Work with our product and operation teams to solve different challenges in Cart, Checkout, Tax, Fees and Pricing etc.

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years of software development experience with a programming language like Golang (preferred), Python, Java, or C/C++.
Experience designing, developing, testing (unit/integration/etc.), deploying, and maintaining backend REST API services with a strong focus on performance and latency.
Comfortable working with SQL databases (Postgres preferred).
Actively participate in the design process to build efficient, scalable, and maintainable architecture.
Experience diagnosing and solving complex technical problems and performance bottlenecks using data.
Take ownership of production services, ensuring their reliability and performance, and are willing to participate in on-call production support rotation.
Collaborate effectively with fellow engineers, product managers, and partner teams to deliver impactful solutions.
Self-driven and outcome-oriented – care about delivering value more than just shipping features.
Passionate about learning, mentoring, and helping others grow.
Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
Experience designing, developing, and maintaining systems that integrate with third-party services.
Optimized backend systems for latency, performance, and scalability.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Employees (and eligible family members) are covered by medical, dental, vision and more.
Employees may enroll in our company’s 401k plan.
Employees will also be eligible to receive discretionary vacation for exempt team members, paid holidays throughout the calendar year and paid sick leave.
Other compensation includes eligibility for an annual bonus and the potential for restricted stock units based on role.

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Hard Skills & Tools

GolangPythonRedisPostgresKafkaREST APISQLunit testingintegration testingmicroservices architecture

Soft Skills

collaborationself-drivenoutcome-orientedmentoringcommunication