Staff Engineer Software - WMS

We are excited to announce an opening for Staff Engineer Software at ACI. Please find below the details of the role and its responsibilities.
Position Title: Staff Software Engineer
Good to Have Skills:

Frontend: HTML / CSS / JavaScript / Bootstrap Python (data structures, scripting, Pandas / NumPy) LangChain or agent framework exposure RAG & vector search Vertex AI or Azure ML model deployment Apache Camel & Enterprise Integration Patterns Apache Spark / Databricks Azure Data Factory GraphQL Micro-frontends & SSR Node.js & BFF services Terraform, Helm & GitOps Service mesh & progressive delivery Container image scanning & signing Azure Key Vault GitHub Copilot or similar

Label and report development MarkMagic, SCI

Skills Required:

MAWM,ProActive, JSON,Java (11 / 17+), Spring Boot, REST APIs, Microservices, OOAD, ReactJS, AngularJS, JavaScript / TypeScript, HTML5, CSS / SCSS, Bootstrap, jQuery, AJAX, NodeJS, SPA & SSR, Responsive & Mobile-First Design, Apache Kafka, JMS / ActiveMQ, Event-Driven Architecture, API Gateway, SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, MongoDB, Cassandra, NoSQL, Redis / Varnish Caching, Cloud (Azure / GCP), Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD (Jenkins / GitHub Actions / Azure DevOps), Git, Terraform, Tomcat, Apache Jetty, Reactor Netty, JVM Performance Tuning, Capacity Planning, Observability & Distributed Tracing, JUnit / TestNG, Selenium, Playwright, Cucumber, Jest, Rest-Assured, Karate, Appium / Espresso, Design Patterns, GenAI & LLM Integration, Python, Agile, GitHub Copilot

Experience Required:

• 5+ yearsin Manhattan WMS/MAWM implementations.
• At least2 full lifecycle Manhattan Active WMS implementations.
• Experience with warehouse automation and MHE integrations such as ASRS, Goods to person, Sortation systems, Pick to light
• 9 12 years as a full-stack developer across Java, web, and mobile development technologies
• 7+ years programming in Java with a strong focus on building microservices and REST APIs with Spring Boot / Spring Cloud
• 5+ years developing web applications with ReactJS and/or AngularJS, including component architecture, state management, and testing
• In-depth knowledge of UI / Web 2.0 development JavaScript, TypeScript, CSS, SCSS, HTML5, AJAX, jQuery, NodeJS including responsive and mobile-first design and front-end performance
• Advanced knowledge of application servers Tomcat, Apache Jetty, Reactor Netty including tuning, thread and connection pool configuration, and failure characteristics
• Strong expertise in relational databases (Oracle, Azure SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL) and NoSQL (MongoDB, Cassandra) modeling for access patterns, indexing, query optimization, and mobile data handling and synchronization
• Working expertise in caching Redis or Varnish, cache-aside patterns, TTL and eviction policy, invalidation strategy, and CDN / edge caching
• 4+ years with event streaming and messaging Kafka (topics, partitioning, consumer groups, schema registry) and JMS / ActiveMQ including idempotency and error handling
• 3+ years with cloud platform services and application development on Microsoft Azure or GCP
• DevOps experience including setup and management of Docker and/or Kubernetes clusters, plus exposure to Terraform or Infrastructure-as-Code
• Specialized knowledge of CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or Azure DevOps, with automated quality and security gates
• Advanced knowledge of automated unit testing with JUnit / TestNG and Jest, and automation frameworks such as Selenium, Playwright, Cucumber, Rest-Assured, and Karate; plus, mobile testing tools such as Appium or Espresso
• Advanced expertise in capacity planning, systems performance analysis, and optimization in distributed client / server and mobile environments, including JVM and GC tuning and profiling
• Experience with observability practice structured logging, metrics, and distributed tracing (Open Telemetry, Prometheus / Grafana, App Insights, Cloud Operations) and debugging production issues from them
• Hands-on exposure to GenAI or AI-enabled product features integrating LLM or Vision AI services, or building retrieval and prompt-driven functionality into an application
• Working proficiency in Python for scripting, automation, and data work is an advantage
• Strong expertise in design patterns and architectural principles for building scalable, maintainable applications across web and mobile platforms
• Deep understanding of the full software development lifecycle and Agile methodologies, working in a distributed onshoreoffshore model
• Familiarity with GitHub Copilot or similar AI-assisted development tools

Competencies:

• Compassionate and kind, showing courtesy, dignity, and respect. They show sincere interest and empathy for all others
• Foster innovation through creativity to get to a workable solution. Use analytical thinking through issues using logic and reason
• Show integrity in what is done and how it is done - without sacrificing personal/business ethics
• Embrace an inclusion-focused mindset, seeking input from others on their work and encouraging the open expression of diverse ideas and opinions
• Team-oriented, positively contributing to team morale and willing to help
• Learning-Focused, finding ways to improvise in their field and use positive constructive feedback to grow personally and professionally
• Think strategically and proactively anticipate future problems, needs or changes in the work
• Retail Domain Experience is required
• Experienced in mentoring development teams
• Hands-on experience in production environments with an SRE (Site Reliability Engineering) mindset
• Proficient in design patterns and architectural skills, with a proven track record of delivering large-scale initiatives while managing multiple parallel projects effectively

Mandatory Skills Required:

• MAWM,ProActive, JSON
• Programming Languages: Java (11 / 17+), JavaScript / TypeScript
• Backend & Frameworks: Spring Boot, REST APIs, Microservices, OOAD
• Frontend: ReactJS (or AngularJS), HTML5, CSS / SCSS, JavaScript, responsive design
• Integration & Messaging: Apache Kafka, JMS / ActiveMQ, event-driven design
• SQL Databases: MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, Azure SQL Server
• NoSQL Databases: MongoDB, Cassandra
• Caching: Redis o cache-aside, TTL and eviction policy, CDN / edge caching
• Cloud: Azure or GCP hands-on application development
• Containers & DevOps: Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD with Jenkins / GitHub Actions / Azure DevOps, Git
• Automation Testing: JUnit / TestNG, Jest, Selenium / Playwright / Cucumber, Rest-Assured / Karate
• Application Servers: Tomcat, Apache Jetty, Reactor Netty
• Performance: JVM tuning, query optimization, capacity planning
• Domain: Retail