Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Foot Locker is a global sports and lifestyle retailer whose brands connect sport, style, and self-expression. The company is seeking a Senior Engineer to design, build, and support solutions across global merchandising technology platforms, including planning and allocation, while contributing to modernization and platform evolution. The role owns key application areas, delivers enhancements and integrations, and collaborates with distributed teams to ensure reliable, scalable technology solutions.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain applications and services supporting merchandising capabilities
- Deliver enhancements, integrations, and defect resolution across platforms
- Contribute to development and integration of AI/ML-driven features within applications and services
- Utilize AI-assisted development tools (e.g., Copilot) to improve coding efficiency and quality
- Ensure solutions meet performance, scalability, and reliability requirements
- Participate in system monitoring, support, and incident resolution
- Own and support a set of applications or capabilities, which may include:
- Planning (allocation, assortment, MFP)
- Pricing, promotion, and markdown
- Core merchandising and item/product systems
- Inventory, replenishment, and size/pack optimization
- Support and enhance legacy platforms while identifying opportunities for improvement and modernization
- Follow engineering best practices for coding, testing, and deployment
- Demonstrate proficiency across multiple technologies and languages, adapting to different systems and platforms as needed
- Contribute to code reviews and ensure adherence to standards
- Build and maintain integrations using APIs, messaging, and data pipelines
- Support CI/CD pipelines and automation efforts
- Work with cross-functional teams to deliver projects, enhancements, and fixes
- Collaborate across onshore/offshore teams and time zones
- Participate in agile ceremonies including sprint planning and retrospectives
- Communicate technical solutions clearly to business and technical stakeholders
- Contribute to efforts to refactor, migrate, or replace legacy systems
- Identify opportunities to improve system performance and maintainability
- Help drive simplification and consolidation of technology platforms
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
- 5–8 years of experience in application development and support
- Experience with enterprise platforms and distributed systems
- Strong experience with APIs, integration technologies, and databases
- Experience working across legacy and modern environments
- Familiarity with data-driven and AI-enabled solutions, with interest or experience in applying machine learning or intelligent automation in enterprise environments
- Experience with cloud platforms, CI/CD, and DevOps tools
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Experience working in global, distributed teams
Benefits
- Employee Discount
- Paid Time Off
- Medical | Dental | Vision Coverage
- 401(k) | Roth 401(k)
- Stock Purchase Plan
- Life Insurance
- Flexible Spending Account
- Opportunities for Advancement
- Tuition Reimbursement for Qualified Courses
- Strong Company Culture
- Employee Resource Groups
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