Principal Engineer - Salesforce Commerce Cloud (PWA Kit)

At GameStop, we are committed to providing exceptional service and delivering the latest and greatest in gaming products to our customers. As a leading global retailer of video games, electronics, and gaming merchandise, we take pride in offering a wide range of products that cater to the needs and desires of gamers worldwide. Our mission is to create unforgettable experiences for our customers by constantly pushing the boundaries of what's possible. Whether you're a hardcore gamer or just starting out, we've got something for everyone. Join us in our mission to shape the future of gaming and bring the best gaming products to the world!

As our Principal Engineer-Salesforce Commerce Cloud, you will own the process and ensure the highest quality construction, improve the value and quality of the delivered solutions and enhance the potential of the technical team. You will autonomously evaluate eCommerce products, establish standards, define the architecture and be accountable for the necessary health of the overall solution. You will teach, mentor, and share knowledge, improve processes and develop systematic solutions to problem patterns.

This position sits onsite 5 days a week in Grapevine, TX.

Responsibilities:

• Own platform governance activities ensuring safe use of commerce cloud resources like reviewing/ mitigating/ resolving of error logs & performance issues, etc.
• Architect Digital Consumer experiences based on a foundation of SFCC (Salesforce commerce cloud) & React
• Translate functional requirements and high-level solution designs into detailed SFCC technical design
• Mentor and guide the team by improving commerce cloud platform knowledge, development skills, goal setting, performance evaluations, and performance evaluations
• Performs gap analysis between business requirements and commerce cloud features and designs the configurations and customizations desired to meet the requirements.
• Employ the use of proofs-of-concept (spike solutions) to validate cost estimates and de-risk technical solution delivery
• Identifies all desired third-party software products and documents the dependencies between system elements and these packages
• Design solution for fault-tolerance with appropriate fail-over mechanisms to enable service continuity, gracefully degrade as necessary, and minimize service outages
• Prepares time and cost estimates, identifies and mitigates project risks, plans the full project life cycle, and recommends approaches to improve time to market
• Diagnose and resolve technical problems related to commerce implementation, lead a team in resolving priority issues
   

Required Skills:

• 10 + Years Experience with Front End or Fullstack Technologies (React experience preferred)
• Previous experience as a consultant or developer in SFCC and related technologies
• Build a quality engineering culture (quality, security, performance, scalability, availability, etc.)
• Deep expertise in designing scalable and high-performance solutions using SFRA.
• 3+ years' experience with PWA Kit and/or Headless
• Strong knowledge of designing Architecture Diagrams and Data flows
• Experience with headless SFCC implementations and integrating with CMS, OMS, and third-party APIs.
• Advanced understanding of caching strategies (CDN, page caching, API caching) and security best practices.
• Knowledge of End-to-End Order Management lifecycle
• Solid experience in HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
• Expertise in GraphQL, RESTful APIs, and middleware integration for omnichannel experiences
• Solid experience with RESTful Service Architecture, preferred technologies are AWS/EKS/Java/Spring
• Have strong interpersonal, writing, and communication skills

As a senior member of our team, you'll need to:

• Thrive in an ambiguous environment, be resourceful, and make tradeoffs to deliver customer impact
• Exhibit a bias for action, constantly looking for ways to improve outcomes and customer experience
• Establish strong working relationships across all levels and functions of the organization
• Be results-oriented, data-driven, and passionate about building innovative customer experiences

You'll stand out if...

• History of progression from Software Engineer up through senior software positions
• Solid Front-End or Full-Stack development experience
• Experience in fast-paced environments
• Experience leading teams or projects to deliver software solutions

Full-time store positions at GameStop are also eligible to participate in incentive programs, health benefits, paid time off, 401 (k), employee discount and a casual work environment. Positions at GameStop may also be eligible for a bonus and/or other incentives.