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[Remote] Staff Engineer- Merchandising Software

๐ŸŒ Remote ยท United States ๐Ÿ’ผ Full-time

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. AEO Employment Services CO LLC seeks a Staff Engineer to design and build specialized retail merchandising software. The role includes architecting and deploying merchandising technology solutions, mentoring engineers, and providing 24/7 support.

Responsibilities

  • Architecting and deploying enterprise-scale content management solutions using Contentstack
  • Integrating Cloudinary for dynamic image processing within merchandising systems
  • Managing creative asset workflows via CreativeForce for seamless team collaboration
  • Migrating and decommissioning Oracle WebCenter Sites and Adobe Scene7
  • Implementing Backstage for internal developer portal and service discovery
  • Introducing Temporal for distributed workflow orchestration in merchandising
  • Mentoring junior engineers on cloud-native and microservices development
  • Providing 24/7 support

Skills

  • 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
  • 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); and (iii) developing custom solutions in AEM and configuring Scene7 for high-traffic image delivery with predefined presets
  • 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 (GCP) for high-volume retail applications; (iv) leading and mentoring junior engineers to drive best practices and contribute to engineering excellence; and (v) providing 24/7 on-call Operational Support for critical merchandising platforms

Benefits

  • Fully remote; the employee can work from anywhere in the United States. Periodic in-person presence is required at a Pittsburgh or NYC headquarters, distribution center, or field location for interviews, orientation, and quarterly meetups.

Company Overview

  • American Eagle Outfitters (AEO) is a portfolio of unique, loved and enduring brands: American Eagle, Aerie, OFFL/NE by Aerie, Todd Snyder and Unsubscribed. It was founded in 1977, and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is https://www.aeo-inc.com.
  • Company H1B Sponsorship

  • American Eagle Outfitters Inc. has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 3 in 2026, 43 in 2025, 35 in 2024, 36 in 2023, 41 in 2022, 32 in 2021, 43 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.
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