Principal Software Engineer - OMNI Technology (REMOTE)
Remote
At DICK’S Sporting Goods, we believe in how positively sports can change lives. On our team, everyone plays a critical role in creating confidence and excitement by personally equipping all athletes to achieve their dreams. We are committed to creating an inclusive and diverse workforce, reflecting the communities we serve.
If you are ready to make a difference as part of the world’s greatest sports team, apply to join our team today!
OVERVIEW:
At DICK’S Sporting Goods, we take a people-centric approach to everything we do. Our Athletes, how we refer to customers, and our Teammates, how we refer to our employees, are at the center of every decision we make so that we can provide transformational experiences online, in store, and in sport. When you join Technology at DICK’S Sporting Goods, you’re joining a true team that wins together. We help our Athletes and fellow Teammates better their best by innovating solutions to interesting business problems and empowering every Technology Teammate to be an innovator. And, while we work remotely from all over the United States, we provide virtual and in-person events for the team to hangout, from virtual escape rooms to cheering on the Pittsburgh Pirates at beautiful PNC Park.
JOB PURPOSE
Acts as the OMNI engineering leader who horizontally thinks about how all the engineering parts of the OMNI portfolio stich together. This includes delivery solutions across the portfolio, technical debt, consistent engineering practices and design patterns, leaning in with architecture to solve real problems across the entire portfolio. They will influence and collaborate heavily on how we build solutions with their product portfolio and others, but also with their platform, reliability engineering and test engineering partners and ensure those practices are consistent within the domain/portfolio of products. This is a highly important and visible role and engagement with end customers is paramount, the ability to take tech talk and simplify it for business consumption is critical. This means they need to understand the end-to-end capabilities the portfolio supports and builds to. Ensuring all products are built with the resiliency and scale for rapid growth for all products will also be a key element to this role.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Software Development
Own development of the most complex existing and new software by analyzing and identifying areas for modification and improvement within assigned product team. Develop software that is fast, secure and reliable to meet defined requirements.
Design and Conceptualization
Lead a collaborative solution design process by gathering input across all product portfolios to define a design system that is viable and scalable, and which strengthens the brand. Lead a cross-portfolio, multidisciplinary team that contributes to the evolution of the solution.
Technical Developments Recommendation
Provide subject matter expertise recommendations more complex or innovative technical developments to improve quality of the software and solutions to better meet users’ and/or business, performance, quality needs.
Software Roadmap
Own end-to-end road map of portfolio level capabilities to facilitate software development and ensure the development work is prioritized in line with business requirements.
Work Scheduling and Allocation
Develop medium- or long-term work schedules that enable the organization to achieve its business goals. Involves coordinating across multiple teams.
Program/Portfolio Management Support
Contribute to the management of a portfolio of programs while reporting to and in partnership with senior teammates.
Functional/Technical Requirements
Elicit complex functional requirements using a variety of methods such as interviews, document analysis, workshops, and workflow analysis to express the requirements in terms of target user roles and goals.
Technical Persistence Layer/Legacy Database Design/Development
Lead design of complex database resources and provide physical modeling and design services to tune database solutions for optimum performance across multiple programs/domains.
Data Architecture
Drive design, implementation, and evolution of robust and effectively aligned architecture solutions that operate in the cross-product/domain ecosystem.
Database Specifications
Approve database specifications, ensuring all agreed standards and protocols are followed and data integrity is preserved.
Information Security
Lead in detecting and analyzing cybersecurity incidents including attacks, breaches, and identified vulnerabilities and remediate any security gaps in line with the security incident management procedure.
BEHAVIORAL COMPETENCIES
Tech Savvy
Anticipates and adopts innovations in business-building digital and technology applications. For example, ensures that the team has adequate resources to invest in technology advancements and the training to use them well. Deploys some new technologies to enhance effectiveness of the group and business.
Collaborates
Builds partnerships and works collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives. For example, readily involves others to accomplish goals; stays in touch and shares information; discourages "us versus them" thinking; shows appreciation for others' ideas and input.
Courage
Steps up to address difficult issues, saying what needs to be said. For example, shares own ideas and points of view openly, regardless of potential criticism or risk; shows conviction when faced with adversity and challenges; raises difficult topics to be sure they are addressed.
Decision Quality
Makes good and timely decisions that keep the organization moving forward. For example, knows when to act independently and when to escalate issues. Integrates various inputs, decision criteria, and trade-offs to make effective decisions. Typically makes good independent decisions.
Action Oriented
Takes on new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy, and enthusiasm. For example, takes timely action on important or difficult issues. Identifies and pursues new opportunities that benefit the organization.
Customer Focus
Builds strong customer relationships and delivers customer-centric solutions. For example, keeps in contact with customers to ensure problems are resolved, or to improve customer service. Studies customer feedback and emerging customer needs and uses these to determine some creative new ideas.
Instills Trust
Gains the confidence and trust of others through honesty, integrity, and authenticity. For example, demonstrates integrity, upholding professional codes of conduct. Instills trust by following through on agreements and commitments despite competing priorities and by being honest and straightforward.
SKILLS (required)
Deep technical background – 8-10 years of multiple and deep engineering and arch background
Experience with modern technologies: (8-10 years)
Kotlin, Java, Spring Boot, React
Event-based architecture; Kafka, RabbitMQ
Database technologies; Document & RDMS
Modern practices; micro services, test driven development, CI/CD, application scalability, observability, reliability
Cloud native architecture; Microsoft Azure, Kubernetes, Tanzu Application Platform
Experience building custom software solutions (6-10 years)
Experience mentoring and growing the careers of software engineers (5+ years)
Track record of elevating Operational and Engineering excellence bar (5+ years)
Leadership skills to level up engineering teams and processes within the Omni portfolio (5+ years)
Experience of general supervision of more junior to lead level engineers (5+ years)
If no formal degree then 10+ years of equivalent engineering experience with increased responsibility.
QUALIFICATIONS:
General Education
Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Level Preferred
General Experience
Experience enables job holder to deal with the majority of situations and to advise others (6 to 10 years)
Managerial Experience
Experience of general supervision of more junior colleagues (7 to 12 months)
Targeted Pay Range: $95,200 - $158,800. This is part of a competitive total rewards package that could include other components such as: incentive, equity and benefits. Individual pay is determined by a number of factors including experience, location, internal pay equity, and other relevant business considerations. We review all teammate pay regularly to ensure competitive and equitable pay. We also offer a generous suite of benefits. To learn more, visit www.benefityourliferesources.com.