Director of Core Platform Engineering — Scale AI Commerce

Arcade; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Daily lunch provided

Company events

Job summary

Arcade is seeking a Director of Core Platform Engineering to lead the engineering team responsible for the platform's mission-critical systems. This role involves overseeing order management, fulfillment pipelines, and ensuring the platform's reliability and scalability.

The ideal candidate should have over 8 years of experience in backend engineering, especially in e-commerce systems. A strong grasp of API development and familiarity with production-grade systems is essential. This is a unique opportunity to influence the architecture that shapes the company’s future.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of backend engineering experience with production systems.
• Experience with order management and fulfillment pipelines.
• Strong systems instincts and a background in scalable architecture.

Responsibilities

• Own the platform architecture and enforce clean APIs.
• Manage the order fulfillment pipeline including global supply chains.
• Oversee the dynamic pricing engine and real-time pricing strategies.

Skills

Backend engineering experience

Systems architecture

API development

E-commerce experience

Comfortable with ambiguity

Tools

TypeScript

Python

Job description

Arcade is seeking a Director of Core Platform Engineering to lead the engineering team responsible for the platform's mission-critical systems. This role involves overseeing order management, fulfillment pipelines, and ensuring the platform's reliability and scalability.

The ideal candidate should have over 8 years of experience in backend engineering, especially in e-commerce systems. A strong grasp of API development and familiarity with production-grade systems is essential. This is a unique opportunity to influence the architecture that shapes the company’s future.