Lead eCommerce Engineer

Vibehackers; Atlanta, Northern (GA, KY); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with company match

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Paid vacation & holidays

Job summary

Vibehackers leads a pod responsible for major areas of the flooranddecor.com platform, delivering full-stack work (React front-end, Java back-end) and providing hands-on engineering leadership. You will mentor engineers, drive platform decisions, and uphold best practices across CI/CD, testing, and observability.

The role requires strong React and Java expertise, experience guiding technical design, and a focus on reliable, scalable commerce solutions in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 7–10 years of professional software development experience with demonstrated full-stack expertise.
• 1–3 years of technical or team leadership experience (lead/staff responsibilities).
• Expert-level proficiency with React and modern front-end architecture.
• Strong Java back-end development and architecture experience.
• Experience leading technical design discussions, code reviews, and Agile/Scrum delivery at the team level.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical design, planning, and delivery of features for the pod, ensuring alignment with architecture and business priorities.
• Break down complex initiatives into well-scoped technical workstreams and guide the team through implementation.
• Serve as primary escalation for complex technical issues, production incidents, and cross-team dependencies.
• Remain hands-on across front-end, back-end services, and integrations, modeling best practices.
• Drive platform-level decisions for enterprise commerce platforms (e.g., Salesforce Commerce Cloud, WebSphere Commerce).
• Partner with the eCommerce Architect on integration patterns, service boundaries, and technical standards.
• Provide day-to-day leadership, coaching, and technical mentorship to engineers.
• Drive adoption of engineering best practices: code review standards, automated testing, CI/CD, and observability.
• Establish guidelines for responsible use of AI-assisted development tools and lead root cause analysis for production issues.
• Communicate technical progress, risks, and trade-offs to senior stakeholders.

Skills

Full-stack Development

Technical Leadership

System Design

Architecture

Mentoring

Code Reviews

Automated Testing

CI/CD

Observability

Agile/Scrum

Stakeholder Collaboration

Performance Optimization

Incident Management

Communication

Leadership

Tools

Salesforce Commerce Cloud

WebSphere Commerce

GitHub Copilot

Cursor

Claude Code

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

Explicitly references "vibe coding" and responsible use of AI-assisted tools; expects use of tools like GitHub Copilot, Cursor, and Claude Code to boost velocity and quality.

About the Role

Lead technical delivery and provide hands-on engineering leadership for a pod responsible for major areas of the flooranddecor.com platform. Act as a senior full-stack contributor (React, Java) and primary technical escalation while driving platform decisions, engineering best practices, and responsible use of AI-assisted development tools.

Job Description

Role

The Lead eCommerce Engineer provides hands-on technical leadership for an engineering pod owning a major area of the flooranddecor.com platform. This role combines full-stack engineering (React front-end, Java back-end), platform ownership on large-scale commerce systems, and day-to-day technical mentorship and escalation.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead technical design, planning, and delivery of features for the pod, ensuring alignment with architecture and business priorities
• Break down complex initiatives into well-scoped technical workstreams and guide the team through implementation
• Serve as primary escalation for complex technical issues, production incidents, and cross-team dependencies
• Remain hands-on across front-end, back-end services, and integrations, modeling best practices
• Drive platform-level decisions for enterprise commerce platforms (e.g., Salesforce Commerce Cloud, WebSphere Commerce)
• Partner with the eCommerce Architect on integration patterns, service boundaries, and technical standards
• Provide day-to-day leadership, coaching, and technical mentorship to engineers
• Drive adoption of engineering best practices: code review standards, automated testing, CI/CD, and observability
• Establish guidelines for responsible use of AI-assisted development tools and lead root cause analysis for production issues
• Communicate technical progress, risks, and trade-offs to senior stakeholders

Requirements

• 7-10 years of professional software development experience with demonstrated full-stack expertise
• 1-3 years of technical or team leadership experience (lead/staff responsibilities)
• Expert-level proficiency with React and modern front-end architecture
• Strong Java back-end development and architecture experience
• Experience leading technical design discussions, code reviews, and Agile/Scrum delivery at the team level

Preferred Qualifications

• Deep, hands-on experience with enterprise eCommerce platforms such as Salesforce Commerce Cloud or WebSphere Commerce
• Experience with platform migrations, replatforming, or modernization on enterprise commerce platforms
• Practical experience integrating AI-assisted development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude Code) into a team’s workflow
• Familiarity with microservices, headless/composable commerce architectures, and cloud-native deployments (AWS, Azure, GCP)
• Track record of mentoring engineers into senior and lead-level roles
• Strong communication skills and ability to present technical plans to senior technology leadership
• Performance-focused mindset for customer experience

Travel

• Occasional travel required: up to 5% (vendor sites, industry conferences)
• Bonus opportunities and career advancement
• 401(k) with company match
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Referral Bonus Program
• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, and other insurance plans (subject to eligibility)
• Paid vacation and sick time, paid holidays plus a personal holiday
• Paid Volunteer Time Off starting on Day 1

React Java Salesforce Commerce Cloud WebSphere Commerce GitHub Copilot Cursor Claude Code AWS Azure GCP microservices headless/composable commerce

Skills

Full-stack Development Technical Leadership System Design Architecture Mentoring Code Reviews Automated Testing CI/CD Observability Agile/Scrum Communication Performance Optimization Incident Management Stakeholder Collaboration