Principal Engineer

Shipt

Principal Engineer defining and scaling Shipt’s marketplace architecture. Leading technical direction and building scalable, resilient systems across frontend and backend.

Posted 7/15/2026full-timeMinneapolis • Alabama, Minnesota • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $170,000 - $220,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive experience in designing and scaling production-grade systems, with a strong focus on modern frontend and backend architectures. Proficient in GraphQL orchestration, microservices, and cloud-native technologies to drive innovation in marketplace engineering.

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15+ Years Software Engineering ExperienceFull-Stack Technical DepthGraphQL Schema DesignCloud-Native ArchitectureMicroservices and APIs Design

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Hard Skills

Frontend FrameworksBackend ServicesGraphQLMicroservicesAPIsEvent-Driven ArchitecturesData ModelingConfig-Driven UIServer-Driven UIDistributed Systems

Tools & Technologies

AWSGCPKubernetesDockerCI/CD PracticesDatadogOpenTelemetrySentryNew Relic

Industry Keywords

Marketplace ArchitectureCustomer-Facing PlatformsHigh-Traffic Digital ProductsPricingPromotionsLoyaltyPersonalizationExperimentationSearch/DiscoveryCheckout

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloudDistributed SystemsDockerGoGoogle Cloud PlatformGraphQLJavaJavaScriptKubernetesMicroservicesNext.jsNode.jsNoSQLPythonReactTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Define and scale the next generation of Shipt’s marketplace architecture.
Set technical direction across modern frontend architecture, backend services, GraphQL orchestration, pricing, loyalty, experimentation, and AI-native engineering workflows.
Partner closely with Engineering, Product, Design, Data Science, and business stakeholders to build scalable and resilient systems.
Drive the evolution of Config-Driven / Server-Driven UI patterns for flexible and reusable experiences.
Architect and scale GraphQL orchestration patterns, including schema design and caching strategies.
Guide the design of resilient backend microservices and APIs for high-scale marketplace domains such as pricing and promotions.
Champion AI-native engineering practices across Marketplace Engineering.

Requirements

What you’ll need

15+ years of software engineering experience, with a strong track record of designing and shipping production-scale systems across frontend and backend domains.
Deep experience leading architecture for large-scale customer-facing platforms, marketplaces, commerce systems, or high-traffic digital products.
Strong full-stack technical depth, including modern frontend frameworks such as React, Next.js, TypeScript, and backend services built in languages such as Go, Python, Java, or Node.js.
Proven experience designing and scaling distributed systems, microservices, APIs, event-driven architectures, and low-latency platform capabilities.
Strong understanding of GraphQL, including schema design, federation, orchestration, caching strategies, and frontend/backend contract governance.
Experience with Config-Driven UI, Server-Driven UI, metadata-driven applications, or dynamic content platforms.
Experience building or evolving platform capabilities in domains such as pricing, promotions, loyalty, personalization, experimentation, search/discovery, or checkout.
Strong understanding of cloud-native architecture, including AWS or GCP, Kubernetes, Docker, infrastructure as code, and modern CI/CD practices.
Experience with observability and operational excellence, including tools such as Datadog, OpenTelemetry, Sentry, New Relic, or similar platforms.
Strong data modeling experience across relational databases, NoSQL systems, caching layers, and event streams.

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.