Lead Platform Engineer

ALO; Beverly Hills (CA); On-site; USD 200,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance bonuses

Long term incentives

PTO policy

Progressive benefits

Job summary

ALO is seeking a Senior Engineer in its Ecommerce Engineering team to own architecture and drive delivery for a scalable ecommerce platform. You’ll lead design choices, contribute code, and mentor peers while coordinating with cross-functional partners to ship performant web experiences across web and mobile channels.

You’ll work to optimize performance with edge cases, integrate cloud services, and ensure reliability on production systems, mentoring others and shaping the platform’s future

Qualifications

• 10+ years of web development experience building digital products & services.
• Experience with event-driven architecture and cross-browser performance considerations.
• Experience with major cloud providers – AWS, GCP.
• Proficient with front-end technologies – ReactJS/Redux, HTML5, CSS3.
• DevOps expertise with Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD and production troubleshooting.
• Ability to break complex problems into smaller parts for continuous delivery.
• Attention to detail, collaborative mindset, and strong communication with technical and non-technical partners.

Responsibilities

• Own architecture and execution of Ecommerce Technology initiatives.
• Lead and mentor team members while contributing code and design.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to align on technical strategy and delivery.
• Ensure a scalable, high-performance ecommerce platform across US and international channels.

Skills

Web dev leadership

Event-driven architecture

AWS/GCP cloud

ReactJS/Redux/HTML5/CSS3

DevOps: Docker/Kubernetes/CI/CD

Troubleshooting production issues

Cross-browser performance

Strong communication

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD tooling

BigCommerce

CommerceTools

Shopify

Job description

WHY JOIN ALO?

Mindful movement. It’s at the core of why we do what we do at ALO—it’s our calling. Because mindful movement in the studio leads to better living. It changes who yogis are off the mat, making their lives and their communities better. That’s the real meaning of studio-to-street: taking the consciousness from practice on the mat and putting it into practice in life.

OVERVIEW

The Ecommerce Engineering Team is responsible for providing a scalable, highly performant platform to power all Ecommerce experiences for US and International customers. Our Ecommerce experience reaches millions of Aloyoga customers through various channels with majority of interactions on Mobile web browsers primarily on Safari and Chrome. Our services powers our most loyal customers using our Native iOS App. As Lead Engineer, Platform Engineering you will be responsible for driving initiatives as Technical owner, alignment, architecture and execution of Ecommerce Technology’s unique problem space. As a Senior team member, you will take ownership and responsibility of the work done by other team members. All Software Engineers are expected to be hands-on and contribute code and be involved in architecture/design.

Required Skills

• 10+ years of web development experience, building, leading and architecting digital products & services, micro services and distributed systems.
• Proficient with event driven architecture. Awareness of cross-browser compatibility issues and client-side vs server-side performance considerations.
• Experience with major cloud providers – AWS, GCP.
• Proficient with front-end technologies – ReactJS/Redux, HTML5. CSS3, Web Pixels
• DevOps expertise with Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD, logging, telemetry, monitoring, alerting and proven track record of troubleshooting production issues.
• Ability to break complex things into small, simpler building blocks to ensure continuous delivery.
• Attention to detail, curious to learn, competitive to collaborate and win and have fun taking on challenges.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills with both technical and non-technical partners.

Desired Skills

• Experience with ecommerce platforms like BigCommerce, Commerce tools, Shopify
• Integration experience with incorporating third party products/vendors
• Experience with architecture and design to optimize performance with edge computing, CDNs, browser caching, incremental rendering to build blazing fast ecommerce sites.

The base salary range for this position is $200,000-$220,000 per year which represents the current range for the base salary for this exempt position. Please note that actual salaries will vary based on factors including but not limited to location, experience, and performance. As such, on occasion and when applicable, there is the possibility that the final, agreed-upon base salary may be outside of the upper end of the range. Please also note the range listed is just one component of the company’s total rewards package for exempt employees. Other rewards may include performance bonuses, long term incentives, a PTO policy, and many other progressive benefits.

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