Job Summary:
ShiftCode Analytics, Inc. is seeking a Tech Lead / Staff Engineer to shape backend architecture for a global ecommerce platform. The role involves leading technical direction, ensuring system scalability and quality, and mentoring engineers while remaining hands-on with production code.
Responsibilities:
• Serve as a technical leader and owner of backend architecture across ecommerce and personalization systems
• Design, build, and evolve scalable backend services and APIs
• Make and drive architectural decisions with a long-term scalability and reliability mindset
• Remain deeply hands-on with production code
• Own code quality standards and best practices
• Perform, gate, and guide code reviews across the team
• Partner closely with Product, Frontend, and Business stakeholders to translate business goals into technical solutions
• Mentor engineers through technical guidance and design reviews (without formal people management)
• Lead complex initiatives involving performance optimization, reliability, and system scalability
• Participate in production deployments, monitoring, and incident resolution
• Navigate ambiguity and provide technical clarity in fast-moving environments
Qualifications:
Required:
• Strong backend engineering expertise in Python
• Proven experience designing and owning backend systems at scale
• Deep understanding of: System design and architecture, Design patterns, Scalability, reliability, and performance optimization
• Passion for building high impact ecommerce platforms
Preferred:
• Experience with DynamoDB
• Deep ecommerce domain experience, especially on the buy side: Cart, Checkout, Payments
• Experience integrating payment providers (e.g., Stripe, PayPal, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Amazon Pay)
• Familiarity with PCI, security, and compliance considerations
• Exposure to global commerce and multi-region systems
Company:
ShiftCode Analytics Inc is a Tampa, FL based firm formed with one sole purpose of delivering best and quick services to its clients nationwide. Founded in 2019, the company is headquartered in Tampa, USA, with a team of 51-200 employees. The company is currently Growth Stage.