Senior Director, Backend Engineering

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💎 Seniority level: Director, 12+ years

📍 Location: United States, PST

🔍 Industry: E-commerce

🏢 Company: Birdy Grey👥 51-100💰 Seed over 5 years agoE-Commerce Wedding Fashion

🗣️ Languages: English, Mandarin

⏳ Experience: 12+ years

🪄 Skills: Backend DevelopmentDockerLeadershipProject ManagementSQLCloud ComputingGCPKubernetesPeople ManagementAPI testingData engineeringREST APICI/CDMicroservicesTeam managementData modeling

Requirements:

12+ years of engineering experience, with at least 5+ years in supply chain, logistics, or backend systems, including ERP integrations
Proven leadership experience managing distributed engineering teams, including offshore development teams in China.
Expert in cloud architecture and deployment, particularly within Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
Strong background in API development, microservices architecture, and enterprise system integrations.
Deep understanding of SQL, NoSQL, data lakes, and real-time streaming technologies.
Experience building and optimizing order management, warehouse management, and fulfillment systems.
Strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to navigate complexity and drive results.
Fluency in Mandarin and English, with the ability to lead technical discussions and collaboration between U.S. and China teams.

Responsibilities:

Develop and own the technical architecture for backend, supply chain, and fulfillment systems, ensuring seamless integration between ERP, OMS, WMS, MPS, and 3PLs.
Build and scale a high-performing engineering team, overseeing hiring, mentorship, and professional development.
Lead the development and deployment of API-based integrations that automate order flows, inventory updates, and logistics management.
Implement real-time monitoring, data validation, and anomaly detection to enhance system reliability and security.
Develop scalable microservices architecture to support high-volume SKU management and complex production workflows.
Oversee data engineering efforts, ensuring that all order, inventory, and logistics data is synchronized in real-time across platforms.
Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders, including Product, Supply Chain, Ops, and Finance, to ensure technology aligns with business objectives.
Drive best practices in cloud infrastructure, focusing on Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines.
Develop technical roadmaps and strategy, aligning long-term engineering vision with business goals.

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