Experienced Full Stack Distinguished Engineer – Distribution and Fulfillment Execution Systems

About Us

We are a leading company in the industry, dedicated to delivering innovative solutions that drive success. Our team is passionate about creating a culture of excellence, where collaboration, creativity, and innovation thrive. We're committed to making a positive impact on our customers, employees, and the community we serve.

Job Description

We're seeking an experienced Full Stack Distinguished Engineer to join our team, responsible for leading the design, development, and implementation of warehouse execution and warehouse control systems for our complex Distribution and Fulfillment Centers. As a key member of our team, you will oversee a group of software engineers and collaborate cross-functionally with Operations, Engineering, Product, Infrastructure, and Cybersecurity to optimize operational efficiency.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategy & Planning (30%):
  • Works with senior leaders to shape the go-forward vision for the organization from a specific domain perspective
  • Works with vendors and partners on the successful strategy, planning, and implementation of critical tooling and platforms
  • Participates in and influences development of technology roadmaps across the enterprise
  • Evaluates new technologies for adoption across the enterprise
  • Drives thought leadership and innovation within the organization
• Support & Enablement (30%):
  • Fields questions from product, project, and support teams
  • Evangelizes successful usage of tooling and technologies with teams
  • Monitors tools and leads conversations to encourage collaboration across product teams
  • Learns, through reading, tutorials, relationships, and videos, new technologies and best practices being used in other organizations
• Delivery & Execution (25%):
  • Teaches, mentors, grows, and advises other domain experts in the organization (including direct reports, if applicable)
  • Documents, reviews, and ensures that all quality and change control standards are met
  • Works with vendors and partners on the successful planning and implementation of critical tooling and platforms
  • Understands and articulates the value creation and business proposition to teams and functional partners
  • Participates in and leads review board sessions to drive consistency across the enterprise
• People (15%):
  • Acts as a point of escalation for teams facing extremely complex challenges
  • Participates in and leads learning activities within the organization
  • Connects teams facing similar challenges and problems to encourage consistency
  • Presents at and attends conferences and learns how to apply new technologies and concepts
  • Capable of jumping into a variety of teams to resolve issues
  • Provides leadership, mentoring, and coaching to direct reports (if applicable)
  • Conducts annual and mid-year reviews, reviewing individual development plans and providing performance feedback (if applicable)
  • Attracts, retains, develops, and motivates top talent (applicable if incumbent has direct reports)

Requirements

To be successful in this role, you will need:

Minimum Qualifications:

• Must be eighteen years of age or older
• Must be legally permitted to work in the United States

Preferred Qualifications:

• 8-10 years of relevant work experience
• Professionally recognized by peers and leaders in the organization for significant technical and retail domain expertise
• Mastery of problem-solving, innovation, vision, judgment, and leadership experience working cross-functionally
• Experience with building custom and/or off-the-shelf machine learning and AI solutions
• Track record of noteworthy innovation and execution that shaped the direction of an organization and/or the industry within a specific domain
• Experience in modernizing complex solutions to modern cloud platforms
• Track record of teaching, mentoring, growing, and advising other domain experts inside and outside of the organization
• Capable of understanding complicated systems quickly
• Active participation in or leadership of professional groups affiliated with a specific domain
• Mastery in an assigned domain

Education:

• Minimum: Bachelor's degree in a field of study related to the job
• Preferred: No additional education

Leadership Experience:

• Minimum: None
• Preferred: None

Competencies:

We're looking for someone with the following competencies:

• Action Oriented: Taking on new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy, and enthusiasm
• Attracts Top Talent: Attracting and selecting the best talent to meet current and future business needs (applicable if incumbent has direct reports)
• Builds Effective Teams: Building strong-identity teams that apply their diverse skills and perspectives to achieve common goals (applicable if incumbent has direct reports)
• Builds Networks: Effectively building formal and informal relationship networks inside and outside the organization
• Collaborates: Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives
• Courage: Stepping up to address difficult issues, saying what needs to be said
• Cultivates Innovation: Creating new and better ways for the organization to be successful
• Decision Quality: Making good and timely decisions that keep the organization moving forward
• Develops Talent: Developing people to meet both their career goals and the organization's goals (applicable if incumbent has direct reports)
• Drives Engagement: Creating a climate where people are motivated to do their best to help the organization achieve its objectives (applicable if incumbent has direct reports)
• Drives Results: Consistently achieving results, even under tough circumstances
• Drives Vision and Purpose: Painting a compelling picture of the vision and strategy that motivates others to action
• Global Perspective: Taking a broad view when approaching issues; using a global lens
• Manages Complexity: Making sense of complex, high quantity, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems
• Nimble Learning: Actively learning through experimentation when tackling new problems, using both successes and failures as learning fodder
• Self-Development: Actively seeking new ways to grow and be challenged using both formal and informal development channels
• Situational Adaptability: Adapting approach and demeanor in real time to match the shifting demands of different situations
• Strategic Mindset: Seeing ahead to future possibilities and translating them into breakthrough strategies
• Tech Savvy: Anticipating and adopting innovations in business-building digital and technology applications

What We Offer

We offer a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits package, and a dynamic work environment that fosters growth and innovation. As a remote employee, you will have the flexibility to work from anywhere, while still being part of a collaborative and supportive team.

How to Apply

If you're a motivated and experienced professional looking for a new challenge, we encourage you to apply. Please submit your resume and a cover letter explaining why you're the ideal candidate for this role. We can't wait to hear from you!