Principal Software Engineer - eCommerce (REMOTE)

At DICK’S Sporting Goods, we believe in how positively sports can change lives. On our team, everyone plays a critical role in creating confidence and excitement by personally equipping all athletes to achieve their dreams.  We are committed to creating an inclusive and diverse workforce, reflecting the communities we serve.

If you are ready to make a difference as part of the world’s greatest sports team, apply to join our team today!

OVERVIEW:

At DICK’S Sporting Goods, we take a people-centric approach to everything we do. Our Athletes, how we refer to customers, and our Teammates, how we refer to our employees, are at the center of every decision we make so that we can provide transformational experiences online, in store, and in sport. When you join Technology at DICK’S Sporting Goods, you’re joining a true team that wins together. We help our Athletes and fellow Teammates better their best by innovating solutions to interesting business problems and empowering every Technology Teammate to be an innovator. And, while we work remotely from all over the United States, we provide virtual and in-person events for the team to hangout, from virtual escape rooms to cheering on the Pittsburgh Pirates at beautiful PNC Park.

JOB PURPOSE

Acts as a portfolio-level problem solver, working across multiple product teams to design, test, and deliver best in class solutions, perform business/software analysis. Serves as an engineering culture advocate by educating self and others, positively influencing the engineering community and role modeling standards of excellence.

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

Technical experience:

• Web development technologies using JSON, HTML, and CSS preprocessors

• JavaScript/Typescript and asynchronous call structures

• Angular, Typescript, RxJs, and other web technologies

• Unit Testing and Test Coverage technologies

• Demonstrated experience in using NRWL/NX Mono-repo or similar mono-repo architecture

• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, or other Container technologies

• Familiarity with git-based source control

• Interest in researching and understanding alternative web technologies

• Experience using Agile development methodologies

• Experience building custom software solutions

• Experience of planning and managing resources to deliver predetermined objectives

• Experience leading teams of contractors in an onshore/offshore engagement

• Experience mentoring and growing the careers of Software Engineers and Engineering Managers.

• Track record of elevating Operational and Engineering excellence bar

RESPONSIBILITIES

Software Development

Own development of the most complex existing and new software by analyzing and identifying areas for modification and improvement within assigned product team. Develop software that is fast, secure and reliable to meet defined requirements.

Design and Conceptualization

Lead a collaborative solution design process by gathering input across all product portfolios to define a design system that is viable and scalable, and which strengthens the brand. Lead a cross-portfolio, multidisciplinary team that contributes to the evolution of the solution.

Technical Developments Recommendation

Provide subject matter expertise recommendations more complex or innovative technical developments to improve quality of the software and solutions to better meet users’ and/or business, performance, quality needs.

Software Roadmap

Own end-to-end road map of portfolio level capabilities to facilitate software development and ensure the development work is prioritized in line with business requirements.

Work Scheduling and Allocation

Develop medium- or long-term work schedules that enable the organization to achieve its business goals. Involves coordinating across multiple teams.

Program/Portfolio Management Support

Contribute to the management of a portfolio of programs while reporting to and in partnership with senior teammates.

Functional/Technical Requirements

Elicit complex functional requirements using a variety of methods such as interviews, document analysis, workshops, and workflow analysis to express the requirements in terms of target user roles and goals.

Technical Persistence Layer/Legacy Database Design/Development

Lead design of complex database resources and provide physical modeling and design services to tune database solutions for optimum performance across multiple programs/domains.

Data Architecture

Drive design, implementation, and evolution of robust and effec