Principal Engineer

Impact

We are currently looking for a Principal Engineer to join our Foundations engineering organization! In this role, you will lead full lifecycle engineering efforts including architecture, design, implementation, testing, and release on the Core Services Backend team.

You will influence key technical decisions, set technical direction for products, and set an example of engineering excellence for the team.

Additionally, you will promote and advocate for best practices, help level-up the organization, and serve as a technical expert willing to dig in where needed to ensure the success of the team!

You will get experience working with a cross-disciplinary team shipping real-world products to our customers around the nation.

You will also receive hands-on mentorship from your friendly teammates on topics ranging from design to communications strategy.

What You’ll Need to Be Successful

Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science / Engineering or related field

7-10 Years of Software Development Experience

Able to apply functional and object-oriented paradigms

Able to apply the SOLID principles

Demonstrated ability designing and interacting with complex persisted data models

Able to both identify and improve poor performing code or database queries

Able to explain REST principles and design APIs that follow them

Experience with SOA, micro-services, and / or distributed architectures

You are interested in continually learning and mastering new skills

Able to communicate complex ideas and concepts simply and concisely

You are willing to monitor and own the production services team

You are empathic and enjoy learning from and mentoring other engineers

Work across teams and organizations, navigate vagueness, and establish technical clarity

Work Arrangement :

Shipt considers candidates located near a Shipt office or workspace in Birmingham, San Francisco, or Minneapolis to be hybrid, which means that they have the flexibility to work from home (with leader approval) or at a Shipt office in order to facilitate the ability to innovate, collaborate, and spark team connections.

In-office expectations will vary by role and leader. Certain roles may require in-office presence on a full-time basis. Please work with your recruiter to learn more about the classification of this role.

About Shipt

Shipt is a retail tech company that connects people to reliable, high-quality delivery with a personal touch. Shipt connects customers to the things they want from the stores they love, retail businesses to more satisfied customers, and workers to new earning opportunities.

At Shipt, we aim to put our team first to boost a sense of belonging, spark opportunities for growth, provide unique benefits and commit to giving back to our communities in ways that make life better, both personally and professionally.

We understand that our service, our culture, and our connection to our communities are only made better by every single person who shows up to work here every day.

Shipt is an independently operated, wholly owned subsidiary of Target Corporation and available in more than 5,000 U.S. cities.

Shipt was founded and is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama.