Merch Systems Engineer – AI-Driven, Hybrid, Growth

Ulta Beauty, Inc.; Bolingbrook (IL); Hybrid; USD 88,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Paid time off

Health/dental/vision insurance

Job summary

Ulta Beauty, Inc. is seeking a Software Engineer to design, develop, and support scalable retail technology solutions in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

You will own features across the tech stack, work with Product Owners and QA, and help deliver high-quality software aligned to business goals. The role emphasizes Agile practices, CI/CD, cloud technologies, and the responsible use of AI-assisted development tools to accelerate delivery while maintaining reliability and security.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, related field, or equivalent experience.
• 3–5 years of software engineering or related technical experience.
• Strong experience with one or more programming languages, frameworks, and modern development practices.
• Experience building, testing, and supporting scalable applications and services.
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies, CI/CD pipelines, cloud technologies, and DevOps concepts.
• Experience with debugging, troubleshooting, and code review processes.
• Familiarity with AI-assisted software development tools, generative AI concepts, prompt engineering, or intelligent automation capabilities preferred.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively across teams.
• Passion for continuous learning, innovation, and improving engineering practices.
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple initiatives in a fast-paced environment.
• Off-hours support including 24x7 on-call responsibilities may be required.
• Minimal travel required (training/conferences)

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and implement software solutions across applications, APIs, and data layers.
• Build scalable, maintainable, secure, and resilient code following engineering standards and best practices.
• Leverage AI-assisted engineering tools to accelerate development, improve testing coverage, enhance troubleshooting, and streamline documentation activities.
• Contribute to technical design discussions, solution refinement, and architectural decisions.
• Collaborate with Product Owners and team members to refine user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Develop and execute unit, integration, and functional tests to ensure software quality and reliability.
• Support CI/CD pipelines, deployment automation, infrastructure automation, and DevOps practices.
• Troubleshoot and resolve application, integration, and environment issues across the software lifecycle.
• Participate in performance optimization, scalability improvements, and operational stability initiatives.
• Conduct code reviews and contribute to improving engineering practices, standards, and automation capabilities.
• Partner cross-functionally with QA, infrastructure, security, data, and business teams to support solution delivery.
• Identify opportunities for automation, AI enablement, simplification, and process improvement

Skills

Programming languages

Agile methodologies

CI/CD pipelines

Cloud technologies

DevOps concepts

AI-assisted development tools

Debugging

Code reviews

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

Jira

Oracle Apex

Oracle PLSQL

Job description

Ulta Beauty, Inc. is seeking a Software Engineer to design, develop, and support scalable retail technology solutions in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

You will own features across the tech stack, work with Product Owners and QA, and help deliver high-quality software aligned to business goals. The role emphasizes Agile practices, CI/CD, cloud technologies, and the responsible use of AI-assisted development tools to accelerate delivery while maintaining reliability and security.