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Five Below · 3 months ago

Sr Software Engineer - Digital

positionPhiladelphia, PA 19106
timeFull-time
remoteHybrid
senioritySenior Level
date7+ years exp

Five Below is a dynamic retail company that values creativity and fun, and they are seeking a Senior Full-Stack Developer to enhance their digital commerce platform. The role focuses on building scalable and reliable systems by leveraging modern technologies and architectures to create a world-class customer experience across various platforms.

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Responsibilities

Architect, build, maintain, and deliver full-stack features: from UI/UX front-end through backend microservices
Design, document, version, and evolve APIs; ensure backward compatibility and smooth integration with the commerce platform
Optimize front-end performance (build times, bundle sizes), ensure SEO readiness, accessible, responsive / mobile user experience
Develop scalable backend services on AWS: data modeling, caching, scaling, fault tolerance, observability
Own and improve CI/CD pipelines, deploy processes, versioning, and test environments
Implement monitoring, logging, tracing, metrics, and alerting across the stack; perform performance / load testing; identify and resolve bottlenecks
Ensure code quality with unit, integration, end-to-end tests; maintain high test coverage; conduct code reviews
Identify and reduce technical debt; advocate for clean, maintainable, scalable architecture
Mentor junior / mid-level developers; lead design / architecture discussions; contribute to roadmap and strategic decisions
Collaborate closely with Product, UX, QA, DevOps and other stakeholders to deliver features meeting business goals
Maintain security best practices: secure APIs, data protection, secure integration, compliance as needed

Qualification

Full-stack developmentSpring BootAWSReact / Next.jsMACH architectureCommercetoolsPerformance testingAPI designCI/CD toolingRetail / Ecommerce experienceLeadership skillsCommunication skills

Required

Strong experience (7-10+ years or equivalent senior level) with full-stack development, with significant hands-on experience on both frontend and backend
Strong experience with Spring Boot services on AWS; proven ability to design and build backend microservices
Proficiency in frontend frameworks (React / Next.js or similar) and deploying with Netlify (or equivalent static / headless / CDN setup)
Solid experience in MACH / headless commerce architecture; experience integrating with Commercetools or similar
Hands-on experience with performance / load testing, observability, monitoring, and production troubleshooting
Depth in API design and versioning, service reliability, data persistence, caching, and error handling
Familiarity with CI/CD tooling, test environment setup, version control, deployment automation
Excellent code quality practices: tests, code reviews, maintainable architecture
Strong leadership / mentorship skills; ability to contribute to architectural decisions and own features end-to-end
Good communication skills; ability to articulate trade-offs, collaborate across teams
Retail / Ecommerce experience is a must
Highest level of personal integrity, and the ability to professionally manage confidential matters and exude the appropriate level of judgment and maturity
Exceptionally self-motivated and directed
Must be able to support on and offshore teams

Benefits

Health coverage
Financial and personal wellness

Company

Five Below

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Five Below, Inc. operates a chain of retail stores in the United States. It offers sporting goods, games, wearables and jewelry,
dateFounded in 2002
location
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
people-size10001+ employees
web-link
http://www.fivebelow.com

H1B Sponsorship

Five Below has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (13)
2024 (5)
2023 (13)
2022 (15)
2021 (7)
2020 (3)

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$211M
Key Investors
Advent International
2012-07-19IPO
2010-10-29Private Equity· $194M
2008-09-15Private Equity· $17M

Leadership Team

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Thomas G. Vellios
Founder and CEO
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Kenneth R. Bull
COO at Five Below
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Recent News

AL.com
Retail, bar, industrial and commercial properties all change hands in coastal Alabama
2025-12-22
Business Insider
After holiday shopping at Five Below, I was surprised by how many items cost more than $5
2025-12-21
GlobeNewswire
Johnson Fistel Investigates Claims on Behalf of Five Below, Inc. (FIVE) Shareholders
2025-12-19
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