Staff Engineer- Merchandising Software

Life in Pittsburgh; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. is seeking a Staff Engineer for Merchandising Software to design and build scalable, cloud-native solutions across an enterprise retail platform.

The role emphasizes migrations from legacy CMS to ContentStack, asset workflows, and high-traffic image delivery using Cloudinary and Scene7. The position offers remote work from anywhere in the United States with periodic in-person interviews at Pittsburgh or NYC locations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or related field.
• 5+ years of post-baccalaureate experience in software development or architecture.
• Experience with legacy CMS Oracle WebCenter Sites and migration to ContentStack is required.
• Experience with asset management and image delivery in a retail context.
• Proficiency in Java and DevOps practices, including automated CI/CD pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Architect and deploy enterprise-scale merchandising software solutions.
• Integrate Cloudinary for image processing within merchandising systems.
• Mentor junior engineers on cloud-native and microservices development.
• Provide 24/7 support for merchandising platforms.
• Lead migrations from Oracle WebCenter Sites to modern CMS platforms and configure Scene7 for high-traffic image delivery.

Skills

Cloud-native development

Microservices architecture

API integration

Java

CI/CD pipelines

Kubernetes

Google Cloud Platform

Backstage

Temporal

On-call support

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or related field

Tools

Contentstack

Cloudinary

CreativeForce

Oracle WebCenter Sites

AEM

Scene7

Backstage

Temporal

Kubernetes

Google Cloud Platform

CI/CD

Job description

Job Description

Staff Engineer- Merchandising Software

AEO Employment Services CO LLC seeks a Staff Engineer- Merchandising Software to design and build specialized retail merchandising software. This is a fully remote position, and the employee can work from anywhere in the United States. Periodic in person presence is required at one of our Pittsburgh or NYC headquarters, distribution centers or field locations for interviews, orientation and quarterly meetups.

Duties include:

• (i) architecting and deploying enterprise-scale content management solutions using Contentstack;
• (ii) integrating Cloudinary for dynamic image processing within merchandising systems;
• (iii) managing creative asset workflows via CreativeForce for seamless team collaboration;
• (iv) migrating and decommissioning Oracle WebCenter Sites and Adobe Scene7;
• (v) implementing Backstage for internal developer portal and service discovery;
• (vi) introducing Temporal for distributed workflow orchestration in merchandising;
• (vii) mentoring junior engineers on cloud-native and microservices development;
• (viii) providing 24/7 support.

This is a fully remote position, and the employee can work from anywhere in the United States. Periodic in person presence is required at one of our Pittsburgh or NYC headquarters, distribution centers or field locations for interviews, orientation and quarterly meetups.

Must have a Bachelor's degree (or foreign equivalent degree) in Computer Science, Software Engineering or a related field, plus 5 years of post-baccalaureate and progressively responsible experience in a related software development or architecture position.

Experience must include 5 years working with:

• (i) legacy CMS Oracle WebCenter Sites and preparing for migration to modern CMS platforms such as ContentStack;
• (ii) asset management and delivery, including image management processes in a retail environment (sample management, high-volume production workflows, publishing, and delivery);
• (iii) developing custom solutions in AEM and configuring Scene7 for high-traffic image delivery with predefined presets.

Experience must also include 3 years working with:

• (i) cloud-native development, microservices architecture and API integration for real-time retail applications;
• (ii) developer tools and workflow orchestration including Backstage for service discovery and Temporal for distributed workflow orchestration;
• (iii) programming and DevOps, including proficiency in Java, automated CI/CD pipelines, advanced concurrency design patterns in containerized microservices using Kubernetes and Google Cloud Platform (Google Cloud Platform) for high-volume retail applications;
• (iv) leading and mentoring junior engineers to drive best practices and contribute to engineering excellence;
• (v) providing 24/7 on-call Operational Support for critical merchandising platforms.

Experience can be concurrent.

This is a fully remote position, and the employee can work from anywhere in the United States. Periodic in person presence is required at one of our Pittsburgh or NYC headquarters, distribution centers or field locations for interviews, orientation and quarterly meetups.

About Us

Get to Know AEO

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (NYSE: AEO) is a leading global specialty retailer with a portfolio of beloved apparel brands including American Eagle, Aerie, OFFL/NE by Aerie, Todd Snyder and Unsubscribed.

Rooted in optimism, inclusivity and authenticity, AEO's brands empower every customer to celebrate their unique personal style by offering casual, comfortable, timeless outfitting and high-quality products that are made to last. In addition to a robust e-commerce business, we operate stores in the United States, Canada and Mexico, with merchandise available in more than 30 countries through a global network of license partners.

At AEO, we believe in the power of our people and our brands. Our Better Together culture creates a mutual desire to succeed-inspiring our community to excel, while driving future growth for the business and associates. Through experience, exposure and education we empower associates to build their unique career journey.

Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Access at AEO

We remain committed to building an inclusive culture that is welcoming and fosters a sense of belonging for everyone. Please see more about our initiatives here.

AEO is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to complying with all federal, state and local equal employment opportunity ("EEO") laws. AEO prohibits discrimination against associates and applicants for employment because of the individual's race or color, religion or creed, alienage or citizenship status, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, sexual orientation, disability, gender identity or expression, marital or partnership status, domestic violence or stalking victim status, genetic information or predisposing genetic characteristics, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. This applies to all AEO activities, including, but not limited to, recruitment, hiring, compensation, assignment, training, promotion, performance evaluation, discipline and discharge. AEO also provides reasonable accommodation of religion and disability in accordance with applicable law.

Applications will be accepted until the Apply Before date (if applicable), but may be extended based on applicant volume.