Job Title: Principal Application Developer

Company Name: VSE AVIATION

Job Url: https://www.simplyhired.com/job/ZQJpjUvfw4zegoqz4hzmJTNnLOsD4_DjAAtawMguaJpS637Ou3cZTg

Job Description: Principal Application Developer
VSE AVIATION
Fort Worth, TX

Job Details
Full-time
Qualifications
Computer science
Computer Science
Software Engineering
Continuous Delivery (CD) implementation
XML
Inventory management
Payment processing
IT system monitoring
ERP systems
High availability architecture
System design
NoSQL
Build automation
Scalable systems
E-commerce
3 years
Automating deployment processes
Microservices
Information security compliance
Bachelor's degree
Cloud-based systems
Containerization
Implementing web services
Application design
Improving database performance
E-commerce fulfillment operations
Scalability
Developing and maintaining backend systems
JSON
GraphQL
Distributed computing
Senior level
SaaS
Bachelor's degree in software engineering
Bachelor's degree in computer science
Order fulfillment
High availability
System performance monitoring
Full Job Description
SUMMARY: The Principal Application Developer is accountable for the design, coding/build, and scale-out of a modern e-commerce platform backend. In this role you will be responsible for the software architecture and development of a custom, robust eCommerce platform able to support a wide array of product catalogs, checkout workflows, and integrations with third-party applications and services to ensure seamless commerce. You will play a key role in ensuring the platform is secure, scalable and reliable to handle high transaction volumes and future growth.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

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.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

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%
PREFERRED REQUIREMENTS:

Experience designing distributed systems for high-traffic e-commerce
Knowledge of caching, message queues, and search optimization
Exposure to headless commerce platforms and API-first architectures
Previous experience with large-scale e-commerce builds or SaaS platforms

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