Gap Inc. Direct (GID) is the award winning, e-commerce division of Gap Inc.
GID, the fastest growing division of Gap Inc., strategically operates as a separate business unit where we create and manage the websites for some of the most powerful retail brands in the world. Our websites include: gap.com, oldnavy.com, bananarepublic.com and piperlime.com.
With a strong commitment to building a scalable platform based on the latest technologies and open source solutions, GID is at the forefront of ecommerce. The majority of our platform is built in-house from the ground up using technologies such as J2EE, Web services, AJAX and Linux just to name a few. Our platform consists of everything from Content, Product, Promotion Management, to Order Capture and Order Management…and our dedicated team builds it all. With our talented team of Software and QA Engineers on staff, we drive monthly releases of features and functionality, leveraging the collaborative Agile software methodology.
This is the place to be if you're serious about working in a cutting edge, engineering-focused environment. Add in our commitment to work/life balance, unparalleled benefits, and location in one of the most celebrated cities in the world and you've got it all. Come join us!
- Develops and maintains dynamic object oriented eCommerce application code with a strong emphasis on J2EE architectures and patterns
- Strong focus on Supply Chain process, specifically Order Management systems and business processes
- Design and develop applications with for reliability, security, manageability, scalability, extensibility, performance and re-use; provide technical expertise in the areas of architecture, design, and implementation
- Work with technical and business team members to create excellent software
- Determines the best implementation that will meet the design of the Application Architect
- Ensures that thorough unit and component testing is carried out
- Sets and adheres to software coding and style guides to ensure consistency
- Performs code reviews to ensure consistency to style standards and code quality
- Support (3rd level) and troubleshoot problems with existing applications
- Mentors and trains others engineers on domain knowledge and new technologies
- Sets technical direction and develops guidelines for domains and new technologies.
- BS in computer science or equivalent.
- Hands on Experience with Sterling Commerce product suite for order management preferred.
- A minimum of 5 years software engineering development experience, 3 years of which are Java/J2ee specific, is required.
- Strong commitment to test driven development.
- Familiarity with front-end technologies - Object-Oriented Javascript, AJAX, XHTML, HTML, XML/DOM
- Thorough understanding of Object Oriented principles ( Analysis and Design)
- Candidates must have a robust understanding of Java , an in-depth understanding of other Java technologies including Servlets, JSP, JDBC, and other J2EE technologies; and familiarity with XML, XSD, and XSL. Other object oriented design experience, experience applying design patterns, and UML familiarity is essential.
- Full lifecycle development experience on large projects, creating distributed and scalable eCommerce systems.
- Familiarity with front-end technologies - Object-Oriented Javascript, AJAX, XHTML, HTML, XML/DOM Experience building usable highly scalable systems or applications
- Experience with XML and WebServices (REST, SOAP, XML-RPC, etc)
- Experience with servlets, JSP, Struts/Tiles or other Java-based UI framework.
- Experience writing optimized JDBC/SQL for large OLTP database backend. Good understanding of SQL query analysis tools, optimization techniques and on-going query tuning. Oracle strongly preferred.
- Familiarity with ORM solutions (iBatis, Hibernate)
- Experience in developing and driving SOA strategies within large enterprises and deploying SOA implementations to production a big plus.
- Excellent problem solving skills; meticulous & methodical
- Self-motivated team player with excellent time management and communication skills
- Mentor and guide others who are still developing their skills
- Familiarity with EAI patterns, queuing systems (e.g. MQ Series, JMS, etc.) and business process orchestration (e.g. BPEL), workflow automation systems, etc.
- Hands on experience with Agile methodologies.
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