URBN Software Engineer

Terrain; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

Employee discounts

Job summary

URBN is seeking a Software Engineer to support design, development, deployment and maintenance of our Ecommerce platforms including Anthropologie.com, UrbanOutfitters.com, FreePeople.com, and ShopTerrain.com. You will build customer-facing applications and collaborate with store brands to enhance the online shopping experience.

You will design and develop microservices, implement new features, and plan complex software solutions in collaboration with architects, developers, and end users.

Qualifications

• OO principles and design patterns.
• 3-5 years of software development experience.
• Experience with JSON, REST, HTML, AJAX, CSS.
• Self-starter and willing to take on new features.
• Proficient in Python/Golang.
• Strong understanding of RESTful services design.
• Strong data modeling skills.
• Hands-on experience with AI coding agents.

Responsibilities

• Design and development of microservices and event driven systems.
• Develop new product features for Ecommerce applications.
• Plan, design, and develop complex software solutions with stakeholders.
• Interact with architects, developers, business partners and end users.
• Leverage AI coding agents to improve code quality.
• React to production issues.
• Collaborate across teams and share knowledge.

Skills

OO Principles

3-5 years exp

RESTful services

Async messaging

Data modeling

AI coding agent

Communication skills

Cross-team collaboration

Python

Golang

JSON

REST

HTML

AJAX

CSS

Tools

PostgreSQL

Django

Vue.js

React

Tornado

Flask

ElasticSearch

Solr

Unit Testing

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

URBN is seeking a Software Engineer who will be an integral part of each phase of the software development lifecycle including design, development, deployment and maintenance. The primary focus will be on enhancing our Ecommerce platforms supporting the online shopping experience for our brands including Anthropologie.com, UrbanOutfitters.com, FreePeople.com, and ShopTerrain.com, developing customer facing applications, 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 software solutions
• Develop functional designs while interacting with enterprise architects, developers, business partners as well 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

Qualifications

Role 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 new features 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 and BSAs
• 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

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.