Shutterfly · Durham, NC, United States
Skills: React, Next.js, TypeScript, Node.js, AWS, Docker, GraphQL
At Spoonflower (part of the Shutterfly family of brands) our mission is to empower your vision by helping you discover the perfect design for you and your print on wallpaper, fabric, or home decor. Spoonflower connects independent artists worldwide who create designs with consumers, makers, and interior designers looking for unique designs and products that are right for their projects.
Spoonflower is evolving its eCommerce platform into a modern, service-oriented architecture supporting a global, made-to-order retail environment. We are hiring a Senior Principal Software Engineerto drive the design and evolution of core backend systems powering our commerce experience. This role reports directly to the Director of Engineering and is for a deeply technical engineer who takes hands-on ownership of major platform areas while partnering closely with other engineers and teams. You will be a key contributor to scaling our platform through Shopify integrations, GraphQL federation, and service-based systems.
What You'll Do Here:
Own the design and evolution of core backend services and APIs supporting commerce workflows Lead architecture and implementation of GraphQL services on our Apollo Federation supergraph Build and improve Shopify integrations (Storefront API, Admin API, webhooks, order lifecycle) as part of a cross-team effort Reconcile Shopify's inventory-and-SKU commerce model with our made-to-order, print-on-demand fulfillment flow, where the order lifecycle is the hard problem Define and improve service boundaries, data models, and integration points across systems Partner with frontend, product, and platform teams to simplify how teams build and integrate Diagnose and resolve deep distributed-systems and runtime-level failures, including federation transport behavior, connection-pool issues, and event-loop performance under load Own production systems, including operability, observability, and incident response Act as a technical reference point through design rev…
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