Principal Software Engineer, Marketplace
$155,854–$233,781 year
RemoteUnited States
Job Summary
Lead the definition, design, architecture, implementation, and delivery of Slate's next-generation ecommerce platform, spanning product discovery, vehicle configuration, checkout, payments, and order management. Code and test system components while leading code reviews and owning end-to-end code quality, including system, functional, and integration tests. Collaborate with UX and product teams to invent new solutions that prioritize customers, acting as an authority on technical issues to drive awareness of decision impacts. Mentor individuals and guide managers on advanced technical issues and career growth. This high-impact role shapes the customer experience for a direct-to-consumer EV brand from the ground up, requiring 12+ years of experience in scalable distributed systems and modern ecommerce architectures.
Required Qualifications
- 12+ years of professional software development experience
- Strong technical leadership experience, including defining architecture, making complex technical trade-offs, and driving engineering decisions across teams
- Experience designing and building reliable, scalable distributed systems, including web services, APIs, cloud infrastructure, and modern software development practices
- Proven ability to lead through ambiguity, simplify complex problems, and deliver high-quality solutions in fast-paced environments
- Experience with modern ecommerce architectures, including headless or composable commerce patterns and integrations across product catalog (PIM), cart/checkout, payments, order management (OMS), and fulfillment systems
- Experience integrating third-party platforms and SaaS products through APIs, events, and webhooks to create seamless customer experiences
- Familiarity with marketplace or multi-vendor commerce models and the technical challenges they introduce
- Experience building high-performance customer experiences, including frontend performance optimization, Core Web Vitals, and conversion-focused engineering
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