Principal Engineer, Core Systems

Tecovas was founded with the simple goal of making the world's best western boots, apparel and leather goods - and selling them at a fair price. We are a brand revolutionizing a category and welcoming first-time boot buyers and western enthusiasts alike.

Tecovas is looking for a Principal Engineer to serve as a senior technical resource on the Core Systems team to produce technical deliverables while providing mentorship and guidance to junior engineers.  Reporting directly to the VP, Engineering and Core Systems, you will serve as a steward of quality across all core systems’ code bases. 

This role is required to be based in Austin, TX. Candidates must either be currently located in or willing to relocate to Austin, TX.

What you’ll do:

• Work as the most senior engineering resource under the VP of Engineering and Core Systems
• Design, build, test, deliver, and support highly scalable solutions across the entire solution stack
• Serve as a mentor to jr and sr engineers providing code reviews, pair programming engagements, and providing feedback on solution design
• Provide suggestions and enhancements to future and current code bases, test pipelines, and deployment pipelines based on your deep experience and subject matter expertise
• Serve as a technical chief of staff under the VPE for key projects as needed
• Work directly with business partners and stakeholders to provide guidance and provide scalable solutions to complex issues

Experience we’re looking for:

• 10+ years of experience in software engineering with at least 5 years in e-commerce, preferably in a D2C environment either as a client or an e-commerce congruent software or software solution provider
• Previous experience as a staff or principal level engineer serving under a Director of Engineering or above
• Significant production level experience with Python codebases and general working knowledge of various python web frameworks and toolkits like Django, Flask, Pydantic, FastAPI, etc.
• Experience building solutions around integrations with e-commerce and ERP systems with preferred experience in integrating with Shopify and Netsuite
• Experience with EDI/XML transformations with external partners
• Strong subject matter expertise building, designing, and integrating with REST and GraphQL APIs with ample experience in integrating with 3rd party API’s in general
• Experience working in, designing, or building event driven architectures
• GCP product subject matter expertise, specifically environment set up and configuration with Cloud functions, Cloud Containers, GKE, and Datastore (comparable ISP experience is ok)
• Deep understanding of containers and managing production level container deployments
• Experience with working in production level Kubernetes deployments
• Experience building production grade CI/CD, build, and test pipelines using tools like GH workflow, Circle CI, Gitlab pipelines, bitbucket, etc.
• General experience working in or managing javascript and/or typescript codebases
• Experience operating in any of the various work management tool suites like Atlassian, Gitlab, GH Projects, Asana, Monday, etc.

What you bring to the table:

• You are an experienced software engineer/architect with experience in building solutions in the e-commerce, retail, and/or DTC space as a backend engineer.
• You enjoy working with a small, autonomous team that focuses on value add vs process overhead.
• You are passionate about code quality through test driven development.
• You enjoy working as a cross functional resource and collaborating directly with business partners and stakeholders.
• You are passionate about event driven architectures, modular enterprise solution architecture, and domain driven design.

Full Time Benefits & Perks: 

• We offer insurance plans that pay 79-90% of your health premium coverage and 100% of your dental & vision insurance coverage for your family/dependents
• Paid Parental Leave
• Flexible PTO policy
• Corporate wellness program
• Competitive salary
• Eligibility to participate in Corporate Bonus Program
• Generous employee discounts!

About Us:

Tecovas was born out of a love for cowboy boots, their time-honored craftsmanship, rich materials that last, and traditional styling that always looks good. Each pair of Tecovas boots is crafted by hand in over 200 steps. It’s not the easiest or cheapest method, but we’re committed to classic construction techniques that stand the test of time. With 32 retail stores (and counting) across the country, we’re bringing western goods into new frontiers and aim to be the most welcoming brand in western. We’re certainly growing- and hiring passionate, humble, positive, and talented people determined to help us continue to grow!

Important note: We strive to hire values-aligned people because we believe it takes each and all of us to be successful, and lead with grit, speed and a clear vision of where we’re headed. In a remote setting, interviewing at Tecovas may include phone interviews, virtual “on-site” interviews, and on-the-job mock cases. We are committed to run a thorough process for candidates with whom we identify a potential match, and we will do our best to follow-up with each and every applicant! If you’re on the fence, just give it a try! 

Hiring process and disclaimer: Should you receive an offer from us after going through the interview process, a background check will be conducted prior to onboarding. The results of a background check are evaluated as part of the hiring process, but this does not mean that you will not be considered for the job based upon the results. We are an equal opportunity employer and we encourage everyone to apply!