URBN Software Engineer

URBN Urban Outfitters, Inc.; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

PTO

Employee discounts

Retirement savings

Job summary

URBN Urban Outfitters, Inc. is seeking a Software Engineer to contribute across the full software development lifecycle, focusing on ecommerce platforms such as Anthropologie.com, UrbanOutfitters.com, FreePeople.com and ShopTerrain.com.

You will design and build microservices, implement features, and collaborate with architects, partners and end users while leveraging AI coding agents and modern web technologies to deliver robust customer-facing applications.

Qualifications

• Proficient in OO design patterns and modern software practices.
• 3–5+ years of software development experience.
• Experience with browser technologies: JSON, REST, HTML, AJAX, CSS.
• Self-starter with responsibility for features from inception to completion.
• Proficient in Python and Golang.
• Strong RESTful services design and async messaging knowledge.
• Hands-on experience with an AI coding agent in professional codebases.
• Excellent communication across developers, QA and business counterparts.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop microservices and event-driven systems.
• Develop new features for Ecommerce applications and enhance existing code.
• Plan, design and develop complex business-critical software solutions.
• Create functional designs with architects, partners and end users.
• Leverage AI coding agents and ensure code quality and correctness.
• Respond to production issues and incidents as needed.
• Collaborate in a cross-functional team environment.

Skills

OO principles

Software development

JSON/REST/HTML/AJAX/CSS

Python

Golang

RESTful services

Async message processing

AI coding agent

Communication

Cross-team collaboration

Teamwork

Tools

Elastic Search

Solr

Django

Tornado/Flask

Vue.js/React

NoSQL DB

PostgreSQL/Cloud SQL

CLI tools

Job description

Role Summary

URBN is seeking a Software Engineer who will be an integral part of each phase of the software development lifecycle includingdesign, development, deployment and maintenance. The primary focus will be on enhancing our Ecommerceplatforms supporting the online shopping experience for our brands including Anthropologie.com,UrbanOutfitters.com, FreePeople.com, and ShopTerrain.com, developing customer facingapplications, and the ability to work with or in existing store brands.

Role Responsibilities

• Design and development of microservices and event driven systems
• Develop new product features and advance the design of existing code for the Ecommerce applications
• Help determine the requirements, then plan, design, and develop complex and business critical softwaresolutions
• Develop functional designs while interacting with enterprise architects, developers, business partners aswell as end users
• Leverage AI coding agents across planning, implementation, and review, and take accountability for the correctness and quality of the resulting code
• React to possible production issues
• Enjoys working in a collaborative team setting

Role Qualifications

Qualifications

• Understanding of OO principles and design patterns
• At least 3-5 years of software development experience
• Experience with related browser technologies including JSON, REST, HTML, AJAX, CSS
• Self-starter, ready to learn new concepts and technologies. Willing to take on responsibility for newfeatures and develop them from inception to completion
• Proficient in Python/Golang
• Strong understanding of RESTful services design
• Strong understanding of asynchronous message processing technologies
• Strong data modeling skills
• Hands-on experience with an AI coding agent in a professional codebase (Claude Code, Cursor, or similar)
• Strong communications skills - able to discuss complex technical problems with developers, QA andBSAs
• Enjoys working across teams and sharing knowledge with other engineers

Job Skills

• Familiarity with search solutions like Elastic Search, Solr
• Demonstrated expertise with Unit Testing frameworks and mocking libraries
• Familiar with Django or other ORM frameworks
• Experience with Tornado/Flask or other web server technologies
• Experience with Vue.js or React or similar web frameworks
• Experience with any NoSQL DB
• Experience with RDBMS preferably postgres/cloud sql
• Experience authoring agent files and reusable skills, and connecting agents to real systems via CLI tools or MCP
• Exposure to data science and Machine learning technologies
• Understanding of cloud hosting platforms and infrastructure

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The Perks

URBN offers comprehensive Perks & Benefits to employees. Availability and eligibility to specific benefits may be subject to your location and employment status. Benefits include medical, dental, vision, PTO, generous employee discounts, retirement savings and much more! For additional information visit www.urbn.com/work-with-us/benefits

EEO Statement

URBN celebrates diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We are proud to provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, sex (including gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity or expression), religion, creed, age, physical or mental disability, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, citizenship, service in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic as established by law. We believe strongly in fostering a safe, fair and respectful work environment. To ensure compliance with our non-discrimination and anti-harassment policies, we offer anti-harassment training to managers and employees.