About us:

Gooten is a technology company that enables eCommerce businesses to easily access high-quality, global, on-demand manufacturing. We give businesses the tools to create products to sell online and manage orders across a multitude of stores and sales channels. Businesses powered by Gooten can source and identify new products and trends, run promotions, and track analytics on new and repeat purchasers, while focusing business efforts on what drives revenues - creating, developing and marketing brands and products.

The Gooten platform handles thousands of complex print-on-demand orders each day leveraged by our in-depth product creation, order management services, integrations, and dynamic routing. Our store owner partners enjoy our platform for its consolidation of their many e-commerce shops and our speed to deliver through our globally distributed vendor network.

Gooten is a fully distributed, remote company with team members across the globe.

Your role:

As a Principal Engineer at Gooten, you’ll join a close-knit set of engineering teams to build the future of our order routing and logistics systems destined to serve millions of orders a day. This individual will create the technical strategy and direction for the systems that support our order routing and logistics systems and improve our product and delivery capabilities.

We’re looking for an experienced Principal Engineer who is passionate about delivering highly critical technical projects end-to-end. The ideal candidate will be motivated and extremely knowledgeable about distributed system architecture and enabling teams to ship software with high quality. This is a fully remote role.

How you'll power eCommerce:

• Collaborate with teams to deliver high-quality, high-throughout software
• Provide architecture and technical direction for frontend and backend systems
• Be hands-on to help the team to design, develop, test, and deliver software
• Research and pioneer the adoption of new technologies
• Partner with leadership to ensure operational success of your teams

You should have:

• 8+ years of experience designing and developing large-scale, distributed software applications and systems
• High proficiency with one or more of the following technologies: Clojure, C#, JavaScript (Node.js and/or React), Java, Python, SQL and/or NoSQL data stores
• Master-level knowledge of software design patterns and standards, REST and HTTP interaction, and the software development life cycle
• Proficiency with Azure or other cloud services
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent practical experience
• A collaborative, flexible, and positive mindset

Bonus points!

• Experience with B2B and/or eCommerce products
• Experience creating and improving cloud-based infrastructure
• Experience creating and improving automated test frameworks
• Master’s degree or further education or experience in engineering, computer science or other technical related field

The really important stuff:

• Be part of the village:  We nurture a culture of open communication. Because our team is a collection of people from diverse backgrounds and cultures, we have seen a great level of cross-team cooperation. We are a globally distributed team, with individuals located in Europe, North America, and South America and we are energized by the diversity of thought our team brings to the table.
• Care for your family:  We carry a comprehensive parental leave for new parents in our different geographies 
• Life in balance: We're passionate about our work, yet we are believers in taking time to relax and recharge. We offer 30 days of paid time off (this includes holidays), so you're able to schedule breaks according to your beliefs and values!
• Continue learning: We offer financial assistance for continuous development related to your current or future role in the company and are invested in helping you as a person and professional.
• Take ownership: Every teammate who joins Gooten receives meaningful equity in the company. Our people are directly responsible for our success and we want our entire team to benefit from what we are achieving together.

At Gooten, we celebrate and support the differences that allow our team to empower our eCommerce partners to grow their businesses and democratize access to high-quality, global, on-demand manufacturing. As a proud Equal Opportunity Employer, we welcome all applicants and teammates regardless of race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion or religious creed, mental or physical disability, medical condition, genetic information, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, military or veteran status, citizenship, or other characteristics protected by applicable law. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please contact us at [email protected].