ALO · 16 hours ago
Lead Software Engineer - Retail Systems
San Ramon, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$175K/yr - $220K/yr
7+ years expALO is dedicated to mindful movement and enhancing the lives of its community through yoga. They are seeking an experienced Lead Engineer to design, build, and deliver core Retail Store systems that enhance in-store and omnichannel experiences, focusing on applications like POS and inventory management.
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Responsibilities
Lead the technical design and implementation of store systems including POS, OMNI fulfillment (ship-from-store, BOPIS, cancellations, returns), and inventory receiving
Act as a hands-on technical lead, setting architecture, coding standards, and best practices across the team
Translate business and operational requirements into scalable, resilient, and maintainable technical solutions
Contribute directly to development using Java, Python, NodeJS, and React across backend and frontend systems
Design and build integrations with Shopify, ERP, OMS, loyalty platforms, and third-party vendors
Support international store expansion by deep diving into localization, regional compliance, taxation, and operational requirements for new countries
Ensure systems work effectively in physical retail environments, including POS hardware, peripherals, and unreliable network conditions
Collaborate closely with store managers and store teams to understand operational pain points and deliver pragmatic, easy-to-adopt solutions
Partner with Retail Operations and Product on rollout planning, training support, and adoption of new store-facing features
Design and operate event-driven and distributed systems using Kafka, ensuring idempotency, retries, and eventual consistency
Own service reliability for store systems by defining SLOs, improving error rates, and reducing MTTR
Build and maintain monitoring, alerting, and observability using tools such as Splunk and New Relic
Participate in on-call rotations, incident response, root-cause analysis, and post-incident improvements
Plan and execute for peak retail events (promotions, holidays, store launches) and support change discipline during critical windows
Drive best practices for testing, CI/CD, release management, and infrastructure-as-code
Ensure data accuracy, auditability, and reconciliation across inventory, order, and financial systems
Maintain strong security, access controls, and compliance standards for systems used in physically accessible store environments
Mentor junior engineers through technical guidance, code reviews, and design discussions
Qualification
Required
7+ years of software engineering experience, with experience leading technical design and delivery for complex systems
Strong domain experience in Retail systems, store operations, and omnichannel commerce
Experience delivering store-facing systems such as POS, inventory receiving, and order fulfillment
Proficiency in Java, Python, and NodeJS; experience building backend services using Spring
Experience with frontend development using React
Hands-on experience integrating with Shopify and other retail platforms
Strong experience with relational and NoSQL databases including Oracle DB, MySQL, and DynamoDB
Experience designing and operating event-driven architectures using Kafka
Strong understanding of distributed systems concepts including retries, idempotency, eventual consistency, and transactional patterns
Experience with monitoring, logging, and alerting using tools such as Splunk and New Relic
Experience owning production reliability, incident response, and operational metrics
Proficiency with build and configuration tools such as Maven, Ant, and YAML
Experience with source control and collaboration using GitHub
Hands-on experience with containerization and orchestration using Docker and Kubernetes
Experience deploying and operating systems in AWS, including SAM and Terraform
Understanding of payment processing, settlement, taxation, and country-specific compliance considerations
Experience with omnichannel retail workflows including store fulfillment, ship-from-store, BOPIS, split shipments, cancellations, and returns
Strong ownership mindset with accountability for technical quality and business outcomes
Data-driven problem solver with pragmatic engineering judgment
Excellent cross-functional collaboration and communication skills
Comfortable operating in fast-paced, imperfect retail environments where store impact is critical
Benefits
Performance bonuses
Long term incentives
A PTO policy
Many other progressive benefits
Company
ALO
We are ALO.
501-1000 employees
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