At REI, we love to get outside and play, and we know first-hand the importance of quality outdoor gear. We stand behind all our products with a 100% satisfaction guarantee, and we design our own line of award-winning REI brand gear and clothing. Whether you‘re new to outdoor adventure or a seasoned pro, we gladly share our enthusiasm for our products-and the trails, slopes and waterways where we play.

Each year, REI donates millions of dollars to support conservation efforts nationwide, and sends scores of volunteers to build trails, clean up beaches, and teach outdoor ethics to kids. Through responsible business practices, we strive to reduce our environmental footprint.

• Company:
  REI (Recreational Equipment, Inc.)
• Location:
  Kent, WA 98030
• Job Category:
  IT/Software Development
• Industry:
  Retail
• Status:
  Full Time, Employee
• Career Level:
  Manager (Manager/Supervisor of Staff)

• Contact Name:
  REI (Recreational Equipment, Inc.)
• Contact Address:
  Kent, WA 98030
• Reference ID:
  79MON

Do you have a passion for the outdoors and an interest in working for a company that values and supports your interest in working hard and playing hard? Are you a driven leader in the ecommerce space with experience leading highly complex projects and solving highly technical problems? If this describes you, consider this fantastic opportunity to join REI, ranked FORTUNE Magazine "100 Best Company to Work For" for 12 consecutive years as a Lead Software Engineer - Order Services!



The Order Services team provides the technology platform for REI.com and our online business - one of REI's top sales channels. We are looking for a Lead Software Engineer who is expert at building systems that adapt and scale as the business grows.



RESPONSIBILITIES:

* Project lead and software developer for large and/or complex projects.

* Participates in requirements gathering for the project, vendor evaluations, and buy/build decisions.

* Participates in architecture definition. Recommends project-appropriate open source and COTS technologies and frameworks, software strategies, and design patterns.

* Performs software design and constructs software design artifacts.

* Participates in development of a project release planning strategy and iteration planning.

* Defines development task list for development iterations. May work with other teams in defining their task lists.

* Leads one or more full-time or contract developers in construction of software. Provides mentorship to other developers.

* Leads code and design reviews when required. Participate in pair programming as applicable.

* Leads daily stand-up for project team. Reports on blockers and escalates.

* Plans, estimates, and manages enhancement tasks for the team. Provides input into team resource plan. Drives construction of release plans. Notifies stakeholders of software releases.

* Leads defining and updating team's standards and process. Ensure and validate the standards are meet.

* Participates in on call rotation and leads root cause resolution.

* Participates in the hiring of full-time/contract developers.

Bachelors' degree in Computer Science (or equivalent), preferred

5+ years engineering experience with large-scale applications and complex systems

5+ years experience leading the development of web-based applications in Java

Ability to apply highly complex principles, theories and concepts of the technical discipline and provide solutions to a wide range of complex tasks, projects and problems

Ability to work on multiple assignments simultaneously

In-depth knowledge of line of technical solutions for line of business supported

Experience with Java EH, Java application servers (particularly Web Sphere and Tomcat), SAO, Spring, Hibernate

Excellent verbal and written communication skills with both business and IT audiences

Previous ecommerce or retail experience preferred

Experience supporting projects using agile/lean software development techniques

Proven leadership skills for teams of 10+ people

Strong analytical and problem solving skills

Ability to participate in on-call rotation for 24x7 service requirement