Software Engineering Lead - A global lifestyle and fashion retailer offering apparel and accessories across multiple brands, catering to customers in North America, Europe, and Asia.

s a Software Engineering Lead for Distribution Center Technology, you will: Lead and mentor a team of 1-4 software engineers in designing, building, and maintaining mission-critical systems that support distribution center operations. Partner closely with product owners, operations leaders, and engineering peers to deliver high-impact technology that improves safety, accuracy, and efficiency in our facilities. Design and implement automated test strategies early in the software lifecycle, leveraging TDD and BDD principles. Work hands-on with testing frameworks such as JUnit, Playwright, and Cucumber to ensure robust, reliable solutions. Drive the adoption of observability and monitoring tools—including application monitoring, session replay, and centralized logging—to proactively detect and resolve production issues. Oversee the full SDLC for distribution center systems, ensuring maintainability, scalability, and security are built in from the start. Facilitate technical design sessions, conduct thorough code reviews, and lead process improvement initiatives enforcing sound design, coding, and testing standards Develop accurate estimates and assist other team members with the estimation process in an Agile workflow Analyze, define, and document technical requirements for data, workflow, logical processes, environments, interfaces, and testing. Execute development of business logic, desktop-web screen layouts, and necessary system programs. Foster a culture of software craftsmanship and unbreakable quality across the team. What will you need to bring? Required Skills & Experience: 6-9 years of software engineering experience, with at least 2 years team lead role. Demonstrated success delivering reliable, high-performance software in operational or logistics environments. Expertise in TDD/BDD and modern automated testing practices. Proficiency with JUnit, Playwright, Cucumber, or similar frameworks. Experience with observability platforms (e.g., New Relic, Datadog, Dynatrace) and centralized logging tools (e.g., Splunk, ELK stack). Working experience of object-oriented concepts, patterns, and practices on the Java platform Experience using a Java web application framework (Thyme Leaf, SpringBoot, Struts2, Spring MVC, etc.). Experience with Oracle database technology and PL/SQL development language. Proven ability to mentor engineers, set technical direction, and drive alignment with business goals. Strong collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively across technical and operational teams. Experience in any Integration technology – Kafka preferred Preferred Skills & Experience: Retail, distribution center, or warehouse technology experience Knowledge of warehouse management systems (WMS), warehouse control systems (WCS), or material handling equipment integrations such as Oracle RDM, Manhattan WMOS, etc. Exposure to cloud-relevant technologies (e.g., Kubernetes, Terraform, Azure, Git, build pipelines).