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VSE Aviation · 3 weeks ago

Principal Application Developer

United States

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

7+ years exp

VSE Aviation is seeking a Principal Application Developer to design and develop a modern e-commerce platform backend. This role involves ensuring the platform is secure, scalable, and reliable, while collaborating with various teams to deliver a seamless experience.

AerospaceIndustrialManufacturing

Responsibilities

Design, build, and maintain the core back-end software architecture for a scalable e-commerce platform

Develop APIs, microservices, and integrations to power front-end applications and third-party services

Implement secure payment systems, inventory management, and order fulfillment logic

Optimize database schemas and queries for high availability and large-scale traffic

Ensure platform compliance with security and privacy standards

Collaborate with front-end developers, DevOps, and product managers to deliver a seamless platform experience

Build automation, CI/CD pipelines, and monitoring tools for system reliability

Proactively identify performance bottlenecks and design scalable solutions

Qualification

ECommerce platform developmentRESTfulGraphQL APIsMicroservices architectureServer-side languagesRelationalNon-relational databasesCloud platformsJSONXMLCI/CD pipelinesPerformance optimizationSoft skills

Required

Bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering or equivalent experience + OR an additional 3 years of specific work experience in lieu of degree

7 years of relevant/technical work experience

Strong proficiency in server-side languages

Experience with frameworks

Proficiency in relational and non-relational databases

Experience with JSON, XML, and structured data formats

Experience building and consuming RESTful and/or GraphQL APIs

Knowledge of microservices architecture, event-driven systems, and containerization

Familiarity with cloud platforms

Hands-on experience with eCommerce including inventory management, payment gateways, shopping cart logic, and shipping APIs

Experience with integrations involving ERP backend systems

Understanding of catalog management, inventory, promotions, and multi-vendor systems

Will be required to travel 25%