Senior Engineer – Backend

As the fastest-growing distributor of restaurant equipment, HVAC and residential appliance parts, we embrace unique enthusiasm, high integrity, and courage to embrace change. We value passionate people with fresh ideas from diverse backgrounds and are proud to be recognized on the Inc. 5000 list for 15 consecutive years and the Crain’s Fast 50 list ten times. Our workplace has also been voted a Chicago Tribune Top Workplace for the last four years.

About the role

As a Senior Engineer – Backend (SAP CC), you will design and implement secure, scalable, and high-performing backend systems that power our platforms. You’ll work on cloud-native architectures, microservices, and integration strategies while ensuring disaster recovery, monitoring, and performance optimization. This role focuses on driving best-in-class backend practices, collaborating across teams, and delivering solutions that keep our systems reliable, efficient, and ready for growth.

Responsibilities

• Help with and implement backend architectural artifacts, including platform-level systems (PIM, ERP, Commerce, CMS, Marketing) and their relationships.
• Design secure, cloud-native, scalable, and performant backend services (monoliths, microservices, modularization).
• Contribute to and maintain org-wide Architecture Decision Records.
• Support the delivery and maintenance of Backend Engineering Policies, Procedures, and Standards, including CI/CD practices, environment configuration, feedback loops, and backend tooling.
• Provide technology stack/services consultancy and selection based on scalability, performance, security, and compliance requirements.
• Drive platform and backend operational practices, including disaster resiliency, recovery, and availability planning.
• Develop logging strategies for efficient root cause analysis and low MTTR, as well as monitoring, alerting, and on-call policies.
• Implement unit, integration, and acceptance-level API contract testing strategies.
• Create ongoing metrics and dashboarding for backend performance (SLAs, SLOs, SLIs, Golden Signals).
• Support ecommerce and company-wide projects.
• Work across disciplines and with other Principal Engineers to advocate for backend needs.
• Facilitate knowledge transfer, training, and mentoring of backend practices across engineering teams.

Requirements

• 5+ years of relevant industry experience and a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or equivalent.
• Extensive ecommerce experience with major platforms (SAP Commerce Cloud, Magento, Mirakl, Punchouts, etc.).
• Expertise in backend technologies such as SAP Commerce Cloud, SAP S/4, ElasticSearch/Solr, Redis, MSSQL, MySQL, PostgreSQL.
• Advocacy for strong quality controls (unit, integration, acceptance testing) using tools like Junit, SonarCloud, Jmeter, Webdriver.io.
• Proficiency in major cloud platforms (Azure preferred, Google Cloud, AWS) and deep understanding of cloud-native methodologies.
• Experience with containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes, Artifactory, GCR, ACR, ECR).
• Hands-on experience with vertical and horizontal scaling of systems, including microservice, monolithic, and distributed architectures.
• Fluency in REST, GraphQL, and event-driven architecture (Pub/Sub, Kafka).
• Experience with APM, distributed tracing, monitoring, and logging tools (AWS CloudWatch, ELK Stack, OpenTelemetry, Dynatrace, Datadog, New Relic).
• Strong understanding of oAuth2, SPIFFE, and other authentication/authorization best practices.
• Coding proficiency in languages/frameworks such as Java, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, SpringBoot, ReactJS, NextJS, TailwindCSS.
• Knowledge of diagramming tools (Miro, Diagrams.net, Figjam, Mermaid.JS).
• Excellent communication skills in English (written and verbal).
• High-speed internet connection at home.

About Your Future Team

The Ecommerce team is a fast-growing group that embraces rapid change and values transparency, collaboration, and work-life balance. We prioritize a positive workplace culture where team members feel appreciated and supported.

Pay

The salary range for this role is $111,382.34–$150,314.59, based on qualifications, experience, and geographical location. Parts Town is a pay-for-performance company, and this role may include profit-sharing and an annual bonus.

Benefits

• Quarterly profit-sharing bonus.
• Hybrid work schedule.
• Team member appreciation events and recognition programs.
• Volunteer opportunities.
• Monthly IT stipend.
• Casual dress code.
• On-demand pay options.
• Health, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k) with company match.
• Employee assistance programs.
• Paid time off, sick time, holidays, and parental leave.
• Professional development opportunities.