Senior Software Engineer

Global-e Online Ltd.; Hoboken (NJ); Hybrid; USD 165,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading cross-border e-commerce platform is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to enhance their global logistics services. The role involves designing core services using Scala and modern microservices architecture while collaborating with various teams. Candidates should have substantial experience in building scalable applications and a passion for solving complex problems. The expected compensation is between $165,000 and $175,000, plus equity, with a collaborative and diverse work environment.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience building highly scalable consumer-facing applications.
• Experience with Agile methodologies and CI/CD.
• Strong database experience, especially around scaling applications.

Responsibilities

• Manage delivery of new features for the organization.
• Promote technical design and coding standards.
• Propose features and infrastructure to scale the product.
• Focus on stability and efficiency in software delivery.

Skills

Problem solving

Effective communication

Adaptability

Team collaboration

Curiosity and willingness to learn

Tools

Scala

AWS

Kubernetes

Job description

Global-e (Nasdaq: GLBE) is the world’s leading platform to enable and accelerate global, direct-to-consumer cross-border e-commerce growth. The chosen partner of hundreds of retailers and brands across the United States, Europe and Asia, Global-e makes selling internationally as simple as selling domestically. With Global-e, retailers and brands can increase international traffic conversion and grow sales by offering customers in over 200 destinations worldwide a seamless localized shopping experience. Our end-to-end e-commerce solutions combine best-in-class localization capabilities, big-data best-practice business intelligence models, streamlined international logistics and vast cross-border experience, enabling online retailers to sell to and from anywhere in the world and seamlessly expand their brand worldwide. Our people play the key role in our success, and we are always looking for more driven, talented and ambitious individuals to join our growing international family.

ABOUT THE ROLE:

As a Senior Software Engineer at Global-e, you will design and deliver the core services behind our global logistics platform. You will drive innovation within our API‑first microservice architecture built on Scala, Kubernetes, and AWS. Working with cross‑functional teams you will design and implement robust distributed systems that handle millions of transactions. Your contributions will fuel our growth, shape global logistics capabilities for merchants worldwide, and elevate the technical bar for the entire organization.

Our Logistics team is critical to Global-e’s success. We integrate with multiple global carriers, manage taxation and compliance, and offer real‑time tracking for customers everywhere. By combining deep industry experience with cutting‑edge technology, we deliver best‑in‑class e-commerce solutions.

If you’re driven to build software that makes a real‑world impact on a massive scale, we’d love to hear from you.

This role reports to the Engineering Manager for the team and is based out of our Hoboken, NJ office or our Dublin, Ireland office.

You Will:

• Manage delivery of new features for the organization
• Share technical architecture with other members of the technology organization
• Promote technical design and coding standards that raise the technical bar of the team and product
• Propose and develop features, tooling, and infrastructure to scale the product
• Bring a rigorous approach to delivering quality software / verification of works as intended
• Focus on stability, metrics, and moving fast with confidence while iterating work with a modern cloud‑based microservice architecture, really learn how to deliver quality software efficiently with Global‑e’s unique software development lifecycle
• Write code mostly in Scala. There is no need‑to‑know Scala in advance, just a desire to learn

Requirements

You Are:

• Curious and enthusiastic for tackling tough problems and deliver
• Always learning and hungry for new knowledge and skill sharing
• A great verbal and written communicator – you’ll be part of a team and will be collaborating with stakeholders across the business
• A deep problem solver – the ability to analyse a business or technical problem and select the most appropriate solutions
• A multi-tasker with the ability to manage unplanned work without impacting committed, high priority deliverables
• A strong believer that great teams are necessary to create world class products. Willing to invest the time to build strong relationships and help others on the team grow

You Have:

• 6+ years of experience building highly scalable consumer-facing applications
• Experience with Agile, Continuous Integration, Continuous Deployment
• Strong database experience, especially around scaling applications

Compensation: 165k-175k + Equity

Global-e is an equal opportunity employer. Our team is made up of people from a wide variety of backgrounds and lifestyles. We embrace diversity and welcome applications from people of all walks of life.