Staff Engineer - MarTech & eCommerce Systems

Pittsburgh Tomorrow; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous associate discount

Hybrid schedule

In-person interviews at Pittsburgh/NYC

Job summary

American Eagle Outfitters is seeking a Staff Engineer to lead and shape our MarTech engineering efforts in Pittsburgh. You will design, build, and scale a cloud-based, event-driven platform using Java, Spring Boot, and microservices, while mentoring the team and aligning delivery with eCommerce goals.

You will drive architecture decisions, define roadmaps, and push for robust observability, CI/CD, and high-availability solutions.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in eCommerce/MarTech domains.
• 10+ years of software engineering with Java focus.
• Strong cross-functional leadership and communication skills.
• Experience designing scalable, high-availability distributed systems.

Responsibilities

• Architect and deliver distributed, cloud-based microservices with Java/Spring Boot.
• Lead technical design through RFCs and Architecture Decision Records.
• Drive automated CI/CD pipelines and zero-downtime releases.
• Design for observability and lead RCAs/COEs in a 24/7 environment.
• Mentor engineers and elevate the team’s technical capabilities.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

Microservices

Technical leadership

REST APIs

Cloud architectures

Observability

Mentorship

Distributed systems

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science / Software Engineering

Tools

Bamboo

GitHub Actions

Bitbucket

Job description

American Eagle Outfitters is seeking a Staff Engineer to lead and shape our MarTech engineering efforts in Pittsburgh. You will design, build, and scale a cloud-based, event-driven platform using Java, Spring Boot, and microservices, while mentoring the team and aligning delivery with eCommerce goals.

You will drive architecture decisions, define roadmaps, and push for robust observability, CI/CD, and high-availability solutions.