Senior Software Engineer

Shipt; Birmingham (AL); Hybrid; USD 98,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Shipt is seeking a Senior Engineer to build and enhance shopper payments systems and compliance services, leveraging geo-spatial foundations. You will work with a team of engineers to design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain backend services in a microservices framework using Go, Python, Redis, Postgres, and Kafka.

You will collaborate with product and operations teams to tackle challenges across market clearance, supply chain, and pricing platforms, while owning production services and

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software development experience with a language like Go, Python, Java, or C/C++.
• Experience designing, developing, testing, deploying, and maintaining backend REST API services with a focus on performance and latency.
• Comfort with SQL databases (Postgres preferred).
• Actively participate in design to build scalable, efficient architectures.
• Experience diagnosing complex issues and performance bottlenecks using data.
• Ownership of production services, reliability, and on-call rotation participation.
• Collaborate with engineers, product managers, and partner teams to deliver impactful solutions.
• Self-driven and outcome-oriented with focus on delivering value.
• Passion for learning, mentoring, and helping others grow.
• Excellent communication skills; experience with third‑party service integrations.
• Optimized backend systems for latency, performance, and scalability.

Responsibilities

• Build, manage, and enhance shopper payments systems and compliance services powered by geo-spatial foundations.
• Design, develop, test, deploy and maintain application code in a microservices architecture.
• Collaborate with product and operations teams on market clearance, supply chain, pricing platform, and new ventures.
• Take ownership of production services and participate in on-call rotation.
• Mentor teammates and drive best practices in software engineering.

Skills

Go

Python

REST APIs

SQL/PostgreSQL

Distributed systems

Education

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Kafka

PostgreSQL

Redis

Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

Git

CI/CD

Job description

Impact

As our Senior Engineer in Birmingham, Minneapolis, or working remotely, you will build, manage, and enhance shopper payments systems and compliance services powered by Geo spatial foundation capabilities. Every day you will work on a team of 5-6 engineers to design, develop, test, deploy and maintain application code using Golang, Python, Redis, Postgres, and Kafka in a microservices architecture. You will work with our product and operation teams to solve different challenges in market clearance, supply chain, pricing platform, and any new ventures.

What You’ll Need to Be Successful

• You have 5+ years of software development experience with a programming language like Golang (preferred), Python, Java, or C/C++.
• You have experience designing, developing, testing (unit/integration/etc.), deploying, and maintaining backend REST API services with a strong focus on performance and latency.
• You are comfortable working with SQL databases (Postgres preferred).
• You actively participate in the design process to build efficient, scalable, and maintainable architecture.
• You have experience diagnosing and solving complex technical problems and performance bottlenecks using data.
• You take ownership of production services, ensuring their reliability and performance, and are willing to participate in on-call production support rotation.
• You collaborate effectively with fellow engineers, product managers, and partner teams to deliver impactful solutions.
• You are self-driven and outcome-oriented – you care about delivering value more than just shipping features.
• You are passionate about learning, mentoring, and helping others grow.
• You have excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• You have experience designing, developing, and maintaining systems that integrate with third‑party services.
• You have optimized backend systems for latency, performance, and scalability.

AI/LLM Familiarity

• Experience integrating LLM APIs (OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini) into applications.
• Design and implement tools that allow AI models to interact securely with our backend services, ensuring the LLM has the right context to perform tasks.
• Familiarity with orchestration concepts (Google’s ADK, Vercel AI SDK, or custom orchestration).
• Database Literacy: Comfortable writing SQL queries and interacting with relational databases (Postgres preferred).
• Engineering Best Practices: Experience with Git version control, CI/CD basics, and writing unit tests.

Nice-to-Have Skills

• Geo-spatial experience or foundation platform building experience

Pay Range

$95,800 - $170,000

Please note that the salary range above is a guideline, and individual total compensation will vary based on factors such as qualifications, skill level, competencies, and work location.

Skills & Education

This list includes key skills used in this job but is not inclusive of all skills needed for the role. Please see any required education below.

Apache Kafka, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Go Programming Language, Microservices ArchitectureBachelor's Degree or equivalent experience| Required

Work Arrangement

To foster connection while offering continued flexibility, hybrid team members have the following in‑office expectations:

• Hybrid roles in Birmingham, AL typically work in‑office at least 2 days per week, with core in‑office days on Wednesdays and Thursdays.
• Hybrid roles in Minneapolis, MN typically work in‑office at least 1 day per week on either Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday.
• Hybrid roles in San Francisco, CA typically work in‑office at least 1 day per week between Monday and Thursday.
• Certain roles may require in‑office presence on a full‑time basis. Please work with your recruiter to learn more about the classification of this role.

About Shipt

Shipt is a retail tech company that connects people to reliable, high‑quality delivery with a personal touch. Shipt connects customers to the things they want from the stores they love, retail businesses to more satisfied customers, and workers to new earning opportunities.

At Shipt, we aim to put our team first to boost a sense of belonging, spark opportunities for growth, provide unique benefits and commit to giving back to our communities in ways that make life better, both personally and professionally. We understand that our service, our culture, and our connection to our communities are only made better by every single person who shows up to work here every day. Learn More.

Shipt is an independently operated, wholly owned subsidiary of Target Corporation and available in more than 5,000 U.S. cities. Shipt was founded and is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama. For more information, please visit Shipt’s company site at Shipt.com.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ethnicity, religion or religious belief, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, military or veteran status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Employees (and eligible family members) are covered by medical, dental, vision and more. Employees may enroll in our company’s 401k plan. Employees will also be eligible to receive discretionary vacation for exempt team members, paid holidays throughout the calendar year and paid sick leave. Other compensation includes eligibility for an annual bonus and the potential for restricted stock units based on role.