About this Lead Engineer, Software role at Levi Strauss & Co.
Calling all originals: At Levi Strauss & Co., you can be yourself — and be part of something bigger. We're a company of people who like to forge our own path and leave the world better than we found it. Who believe that what makes us different makes us stronger. So add your voice. Make an impact. Find your fit — and your future.
Introduction
As a Lead Software Engineer, you will design, build, and operate the technology that powers Levi Strauss & Co. consumer digital experiences, including Order Management platforms. You will work within a “you build it, you run it” environment, owning solutions from design through production support while leveraging AI-enabled engineering practices to accelerate delivery. You will partner closely with cross-functional teams and help shape scalable, resilient platforms that serve consumers globally.
About the Job
- Design, develop, and operate scalable domain services, APIs, and event-driven solutions that support high-volume digital commerce experiences.
- Own systems end-to-end, including deployment, observability, production support, on-call responsibilities, incident response, and continuous reliability improvements.
- Leverage AI-powered development tools to accelerate solution design, implementation, testing, documentation, and engineering productivity while ensuring accuracy, security, and quality.
- Build secure, resilient, and maintainable software by applying modern engineering practices including automated testing, CI/CD, infrastructure automation, and progressive delivery techniques.
- Collaborate across product, engineering, and business teams while mentoring engineers and driving best practices that improve platform performance and customer experience.
About You
- 7+ years of professional software engineering experience building and supporting production systems in cloud-based or high-traffic digital environments, with at least 3 years on Order Management Systems (OMS).
- Demonstrated experience owning applications through the full software lifecycle, including production support, incident management, and operational excellence.
- Strong proficiency in at least one modern programming language and experience developing APIs, distributed systems, and event-driven architectures.
- Hands-on experience with cloud platforms, CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, infrastructure as code, containerization technologies, and observability practices.
- Practical experience using AI development tools such as GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude Code, or similar technologies to improve software engineering outcomes.
- Experience with event-driven and message-based integration (Pub/Sub, Kafka).
- Hands-on experience with best-in-class Order Management platforms (home-grown or off-the-shelf such as Manhattan Active Omni or IBM Sterling Commerce) including extensions, configuration and integrations.
- Deep understanding of omnichannel retail flows: order capture, promising, allocation, fulfillment, invoicing, returns and customer service.
