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GameStop · 1 week ago

Lead Software Engineer - Java

GameStop is looking for a Lead Software Engineer to join their Omni-Channel Engineering team. In this role, you will collaborate with engineers, product managers, and designers to design, build, and maintain scalable microservices and front-end components for an enhanced customer experience.

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Responsibilities

Collaborate with product managers, designers, and fellow engineers to build software solutions that power the shopping experience across all platforms
Architect, design, and implement highly-performant web applications and services
Work across web development and scalable middle tier and back-end services
Translate functional and technical requirements into detailed architecture, design, and extensible code
Write scalable, performant, readable, and tested code. Monitor, track, and optimize performance on an ongoing basis
Review code and provide meaningful feedback to peers to help build better solutions
Provide mentorship and guidance to peers and less experienced engineers
Use data to provide input to prioritization decisions
Thrive in an ambiguous environment, be resourceful, and make tradeoffs to deliver customer impact
Exhibit a bias for action, constantly looking for ways to improve performance and customer experience
Establish strong working relationships across all levels and functions of the organization
Be results-oriented, data-driven, and passionate about building innovative customer experiences

Qualification

JavaAWSMicroservicesReactAgile DevelopmentData-DrivenCollaborationMentorship

Required

Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field, or equivalent relevant experience
12+ years relevant work experience with building highly performant full-stack applications and services. This is in addition to degree/experience requirement above
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, startup-like, agile development environment
Strong understanding of computer science fundamentals, object-oriented design, and data structures
Working knowledge of HTML5, CSS3 and latest JavaScript standards
Experience with HTML5, CSS, and web frameworks such as React or Angular
Proficiency in at least one modern programming language/technology such as Java, JavaScript, Node.js, Angular.js, or React
3+ years of experience with AWS, Microsoft Azure, or another cloud service
Demonstrated track record of cultivating strong working relationships and collaborating across multiple teams

Preferred

Deep understanding of ReactJS or Spring Boot
Proficiency in more than one modern programming language/technology
Experience working on streaming data applications (e.g. Kafka, Kinesis, Flink, or Spark Streaming)
Ecommerce experience

Benefits

Health benefits
Paid time off
401 (k)
Employee discount
A casual work environment
May also be eligible for a bonus and/or other incentives

Company

GameStop

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GameStop is a video games and entertainment software retailer operating thousands of retail stores.

H1B Sponsorship

GameStop 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)
Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (29)
2024 (7)
2023 (3)
2022 (49)
2021 (20)
2020 (4)

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$5.98B
Key Investors
RC Ventures
2025-06-12Post Ipo Debt· $2.7B
2025-03-27Post Ipo Debt· $1.3B
2024-05-24Post Ipo Equity· $933.4M

Leadership Team

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Charles Larkin
Vice President of Technology
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Javier Gomez-Cirlos
VP, Program Management
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