Lead, eCommerce Product Engineering

Location: Fort Lauderdale, FL, United States

One of the best-known names in cruising, Princess is the world’s leading international premium cruise line and tour company, carrying millions of guests each year to hundreds of destinations around the globe.  With parent company Carnival Corporation, Princess has introduced Medallion Class Vacations. This award-winning innovation offers the fastest way to an effortless, personalized vacation.

We are seeking an experienced technical/engineering lead to join our team. This is a hybrid/in office position based in our Fort Lauderdale office. As Lead, eCommerce Engineering you’ll spearhead the development and optimization of our digital commerce platforms, driving innovation and technical excellence across customer-facing web applications. This role blends strategic leadership with hands-on engineering, ensuring seamless user experiences, robust architecture, and scalable solutions that support our business growth.

 

Here’s a summary of what Princess is looking for in its Lead, eCommerce Engineering. Is this you?

Responsibilities

• Team Leadership:

  • Lead cross-functional engineering teams to deliver high-performing e-commerce solutions. Architect and implement scalable, secure, and responsive web applications using modern frameworks (e.g., React, Next.js).

  • Lead, mentor, and grow a team of e‑commerce developers and engineers.

  • Assign tasks, review code, and ensure adherence to best practices.

  • Foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, and accountability

• Technical Strategy:

  • Define and implement the technical roadmap for e‑commerce platforms.

  • Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend adoption where beneficial.

  • Ensure architecture decisions align with scalability, performance, and security needs

  • Collaborate with product managers, UX designers, and stakeholders to translate business goals into technical deliverables.

• Platform Development:

  • Oversee development of core e‑commerce features (catalog, checkout, payments, order management).

  • Manage integrations with CRM, booking engineer, logistics, and third‑party APIs.

  • Drive optimization of site performance, SEO, and accessibility.

  • Mentor developers, conduct code reviews, and promote best practices in DevOps and agile methodologies.

• Operational Excellence:

  • Establish CI/CD pipelines, testing frameworks, and monitoring systems.

  • Ensure compliance with PCI DSS, GDPR, and other data protection standards.

  • Proactively identify and resolve performance bottlenecks.

  • Oversee the full software development lifecycle, including planning, coding, testing, deployment, and maintenance. Ensure platform reliability, performance, and compliance with accessibility (WCAG), security (PCI), and data privacy standards.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

 

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Computer Science/Math or equivalent degree.

• 7+ years of experience in software engineering, with 3+ years in a technical leadership role.

• Proven ability to build productive collaborative relationships, motive team members, and instill a positive can do attitude.

• Experience in the planning, analysis, and design of software application strategies.

• Extensive knowledge of the system development life cycle, the customer area’s functions and systems, and application program development alternatives.

• Should have a deep understanding of many software development methodologies.

• Deep understanding and application of WCAG, PCI, PII, Encryption requirements.

• 3 years Adobe Experience Manager is a plus.

• 3+ years of experience in modern web technologies like React, API gateways.

• 3+ years of experience with web systems architecture componenets like Akamai/CDN, DNS, SSL.

• 3+ years of experience with MarTech solutions like Adobe target, Analytics, session recording, Personalization tools.

• Strong understanding of Web UI Technologies and frameworks such as React and Angular.

• Proven experience on Product Testing and driving result through iterative testing.

• Strong experience and understanding of Serverless Architecture.

• Strong experience with REACT.

• Strong experience and understanding of Event Driven Architecture.

• Micros services & SPA experience preferred.

 

This is a hybrid/in office position, based in our Fort Lauderdale office. Candidates must be comfortable coming into the office 4 days/week (Monday-Thursday).

 

What You Can Expect

• Cruise and Travel Privileges for You and Your Family

• Health Benefits

• 401(k) 

• Employee Stock Purchase Plan 

• Training & Professional Development

• Tuition & Professional Certification Reimbursement

• Rewards & Incentives 

 

Our Culture… Stronger Together

Our highest responsibilities and top priorities are compliance, environmental protection and the health, safety and well-being of our guests, the people in the communities we touch and serve, and our shipboard and shoreside employees. Please visit our site to learn more about our Culture Essentials, Corporate Vision Statement and our Core Values at: 
https://www.princess.com/aboutus/culture-framework/.

Princess is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.

 

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

Princess will provide reasonable accommodations with the application process, upon your request, as required to comply with applicable laws.  If you have a disability and require assistance in this application process, please contact [email protected]

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One of the best-known names in cruising, Princess is the world’s leading international premium cruise line and tour company, carrying millions of guests each year to hundreds of destinations around the globe. With parent company Carnival Corporation, Princess has introduced Medallion Class Vacations. This award-winning innovation offers the fastest way to an effortless, personalized vacation.