Principal Software Engineer

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September 6

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Stord

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eCommerce • Logistics • Software

Stord is a company that provides cloud supply chain solutions for direct-to-consumer (DTC) and omnichannel brands, specializing in fulfillment, last-mile delivery, and inventory management. By integrating best-in-class software with physical logistics operations, Stord aims to enhance the consumer experience from pre-purchase to post-delivery. The company supports over $5 billion in commerce annually and offers services such as order management, shipment protection, and inventory planning to streamline supply chains and improve brand loyalty. Stord also serves a wide range of industries, including health & beauty, nutrition & supplements, and apparel & accessories.

501 - 1000 employees

Founded 2019

🛍️ eCommerce

📋 Description

• Define and articulate technical vision and strategy for scalable systems, aligning with business objectives and customer needs • Identify and prioritize high-impact technical initiatives across OMS, Billing, WMS, and other core systems • Work closely with product management to develop and refine the technical roadmap • Drive architectural decisions that will scale across multiple product teams • Write high-quality, maintainable code in Elixir/Phoenix • Architect and implement scalable, fault-tolerant systems leveraging Elixir's concurrency model • Build and maintain robust data pipelines for data ingestion, processing, and transformation • Ensure the performance, reliability, and security of distributed systems • Work hands-on with GCP cloud services and modern infrastructure practices • Design and implement event-driven architectures and real-time systems • Provide technical direction and guidance to engineering teams • Lead system design and architecture with focus on simplicity and maintainability • Mentor engineers and foster continuous learning and professional development • Partner with Product, Design, and other stakeholders to define and prioritize work • Set and uphold high standards for code quality, testing, and software development practices • Lead cross-team technical initiatives and contribute to scaling processes, tools, and technologies

🎯 Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in software engineering, with a strong focus (in recent years) on the Elixir programming language • Proven track record of architecting and implementing complex, distributed systems in production environments • Strong understanding of functional programming principles and concurrent system design • Experience with cloud platforms, preferably GCP • Experience building data pipelines and working with large datasets • Demonstrated ability to learn and adapt to new technologies • Experience with high-throughput, low-latency systems • Expert proficiency in Elixir/Phoenix and the OTP ecosystem • Strong understanding of data engineering principles and practices • Experience with database systems, data warehousing, and event streaming platforms • Familiarity with front-end technologies (React, TypeScript) is a plus • Experience with containerization (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes) • Knowledge of distributed system patterns and microservices architecture • Ability to define and articulate a clear technical vision • Excellent communication skills and ability to translate technical concepts to diverse audiences • Ability to influence and guide technical teams without direct management authority • Ability to translate business requirements into technical solutions • Ability to collaborate effectively with other Principal Engineers and teams • Bonus: previous startup experience, previous Staff+ positions, logistics or supply chain experience, experience with OMS/WMS/TMS, GenServer patterns, Phoenix LiveView, Erlang/OTP supervision trees, distributed Erlang clusters, message queues and event streaming (Kafka, RabbitMQ), observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana), contributions to open-source Elixir projects