Who We Are
As Qurate Retail Group's newest department, vCommerce Ventures (vCV) is designed to accelerate our innovation in video commerce. Within vCV, sune is building a next-generation video-driven shopping platform where the story of makers and their creations come alive and are discovered by passionate consumers that love to own & gift the artisanal, hand-crafted & handmade.
This standalone NY-based "startup" enjoys the autonomy to imagine a new vCommerce business model with the backing, resources, and expertise of Qurate Retail Group. We are redefining how consumers shop by creating the most entertaining "live" shoppable moments. If you are soulful, and passionate with a sincere interest in changing and improving the human shopping experience, join us
The Opportunity
As a Senior Backend Software Engineer, you will help build the infrastructure and primary services that underpin our livestream shopping experience. You will develop the backend architecture that supports our multi-sided platform, including APIs, databases, and cloud services. This role is crucial in ensuring seamless and secure integration between our consumer mobile app and the B2B web platform for brands and influencers. You will work with product, design, and commercial teams to define our holistic product vision and bring together brands, consumers, and influencers in an engaging and entertaining way. You will report to the Tech Lead. This is a hybrid opportunity based in New York, NY. You will be in the office Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.
Your Impact
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Backend Development: Independently develop, configure, and test backend services and APIs, ensuring they are secure, scalable, and maintainable. Collaborate with other developers and the Tech Lead to solve technical challenges and remove any impediments.
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Database Design and Management: Design complex databases (PostgreSQL) to support both the consumer mobile app and the B2B web platform, ensuring data integrity and security.
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Cloud Infrastructure: Design, deploy, and manage cloud-based solutions using Azure DevOps, ensuring high availability and performance.
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API Integration: Build APIs that facilitate communication between several frontend applications and backend services.
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DevOps and CI/CD: Implement and maintain continuous integration and continuous delivery pipelines to automate the build, test, and deployment processes.
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Mentorship and Collaboration: Coach peers on the tech team, through code reviews and pair programming, to promote best practices and continuous improvement.
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Iterative Improvement: Work iteratively with the team on improvements to the SDLC processes, estimating backlog items during refinement and planning sessions.
What You Bring
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Experience: 3+ years relevant experience with a master's degree OR 5+ years' experience with a bachelor's degree.
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Technical Proficiency: Required technical experience in Java Spring Boot, Azure DevOps, and PostgreSQL. Knowledge of frontend technologies (e.g., React Native, React, TypeScript) is a bonus but not essential for this role.
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Expertise in Best Practices: Experience with code refactoring, design patterns, test-driven development, continuous deployment, scalable applications, and application security.
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Project Management: Ability to contribute to the development of project plans, provide estimates, identify important milestones, and propose alternative solutions.
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Agile Methodology: Experience in Agile development practices (e.g., XP, continuous integration, continuous delivery).
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Architectural Skills: Comfort with making architecture decisions at a team and product level, with the ability to align an organization on complex technical decisions.
Candidates looking for an exciting startup environment and growth opportunities with earning potential - based on the success of the new organization - this is the company for you! Our compensation package is a combination of base salary, short-term annual bonus, long-term cash-based incentives and a Founder's Bonus for initial team members. Base salary for this role ranges from $130,000-$160,000 plus the annual and long-term variable incentives noted. Salary ranges are general guideline only, and actual salaries will vary and are based on factors such as a candidate's qualifications and geographic location and business and market conditions. This compensation package provides rewards to you over-time based on company performance and personal success.
At Qurate Retail Group, salary is just one component of a comprehensive Total Rewards package that includes a benefits package (inclusive of health), 401K match, tuition reimbursement and company discounts — plus an amazing culture!
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Join us as we enrich life’s everyday moments – including yours. Apply today!
If you enjoy being a part of a team, creating experiences and delighting customers, you’ll love it here. If you’re excited about retail, fashion, media, social, live streaming, technology, customer service, design and more, you’ll find amazing projects to work on. If you want to grow professionally and learn every day, you’ll thrive with us. If you appreciate
flexible working options, our Qurated community
, where intentional connections matter and a company committed to diversity, equity and inclusion, you’ll be amazed at what’s available for our team members! We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package including competitive compensation, health care benefits starting on day 1, 401(k), paid time off, tuition reimbursement, employee assistance program, parental leave, paid volunteer hours, company discounts and much more. Best of all, working with Qurate Retail Group means friendly teams, ambitious projects and fast-moving careers!
For Qurate Retail Group, our focus on diversity, equity and inclusion is deeply rooted in Our Principles. They call on us to Drive Progress, Act With Empathy, Be Brave, Embrace the Future, and Do What’s Right so that everyone can thrive. We are committed to ensuring that our workplace provides equal employment opportunities for all team members and candidates and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations. As an equal opportunity employer, Qurate Retail Group is committed to a barrier-free employment process. If you need reasonable accommodations/support throughout, please contact us at
workwithus@qurateretail.com
for assistance.