Remote Senior Software Engineer II, Pricing

Description:

• GOAT Group represents the leading platforms for authentic sneakers, apparel, and accessories, operating four distinct brands: GOAT, Flight Club, Grailed, and alias.
• As a Backend Engineer at GOAT Group, you will own and build the platform that supports GOAT's global marketplace, connecting over 60 million buyers and sellers.
• You will work on various clients, including web properties, mobile apps, API partners, and internal services.
• Your role will involve building and maintaining GOAT’s dynamic pricing algorithm, which computes regional low prices based on product prices, inventory locations, fulfillment costs, and trade and tax regulations.
• You will also build tooling to configure and test this algorithm and manage the underlying pipeline that updates prices in real-time across the platform.
• The position requires you to contribute to shared features like checkout, offer settlement, tax remittance, and accounting.
• We are looking for a high Senior or Staff level engineer to help mature the Pricing platform, ensuring it remains stable, scalable, and easy to understand as new features are added.
• You will need to acclimate quickly to a large existing codebase and communicate clearly despite complexity.
• As an expert and potential technical lead, you will have significant opportunities for leadership and growth, making a lasting impact at GOAT.

Requirements:

• You must have 5+ years of experience in backend software engineering, preferably in Golang or Ruby.
• Experience with relational (PostgreSQL) and non-relational (DynamoDB) data stores is required.
• You should have experience working on large, production, customer-facing systems.
• Experience as a service owner or technical lead is necessary.
• You must be able to collaborate with non-technical stakeholders to clarify complex business problems.
• You should have experience and comfort in working with and improving large codebases.
• Familiarity with both monoliths and service-oriented architectures is required.
• Experience working on features related to e-commerce, pricing, or checkout is preferred.
• You should be a self-starter with high attention to detail and strong communication skills.
• An interest in taking on more scope and responsibility over time is essential.
• A BS degree is preferred.
• Bonus points for engineering experience at a public e-commerce or marketplace company and at a successful IPO-stage startup.

Benefits:

• The hiring range for this position is $160,000—$200,000 USD, plus benefits.
• Benefits include 401K, paid time off, dental, medical, vision, disability, and life insurance options.
• The company carefully considers various factors, including work location, role/level, skills, experience, market demands, and internal parity when determining starting pay within the hiring range.