Rithum™ is the world’s most trusted commerce network, accelerating how brands, suppliers, and retailers work together to deliver seamless e-commerce experiences. We provide an unmatched platform for brands and retailers, enabling them to accelerate growth, optimise operations across channels, scale product offerings and enhance margins.
Today, more than 40,000 companies trust Rithum to grow their business across hundreds of channels, representing over $50 billion in annual GMV. Using our commerce, marketing, and delivery solutions, our customers create optimised consumer shopping journeys from beginning to end.
Overview
The Engineering Team employs some of the top engineering talent who are constantly working to improve processes, quality and techniques, with the goal of producing the highest quality software solutions in the industry. The lines between traditional QA and software engineering are blurred here, with quality being considered at all stages of development. Our team is comprised of very talented and highly motivated individuals, who pride themselves on working smarter, not harder. We’re empowered to make local decisions, reducing the overhead of getting things done. We aim for operational excellence, having a DevOps culture and a “you build it, you run it” mentality. We favor a Lean approach to our product development, following agile workflows such as Scrum and Kanban depending on the directive of the team. We welcome new technologies and are constantly self-evaluating our tech stack to make sure we are providing software of the highest quality. Continuous Delivery is important to us, and we are constantly looking to improve our automated testing and continuous integration.
As a Software Engineer for our Retailers business function, you develop, write, and test code for software applications or systems. You are responsible for supporting your software engineering team, ensuring quality standards, and striving for innovation in meeting our business goals.
Responsibilities
- Participate in reviewing code written by peers and receive feedback on your own code to ensure quality and maintainable software development.
- Learn new technologies, languages, tools, and best practices. We expect our Software Engineers to be proactive in improving their skills and staying updated with the latest trends in software development.
- Engage in the software development process utilizing agile methodologies. This includes contributing to sprints, user stories, and participating in sprint reviews & retrospectives.
- Manage medium to large-sized tasks or features assigned by senior engineers, delivering them on time and to specification.
- Participate in the analysis of feature requirements or issues and propose solutions. You may be involved in solving technical challenges related to performance, scalability, or user experience. Occasionally perform research or develop prototypes to test out new ideas, frameworks, or technologies.
- Partner with Product/User Experience designers to bring to life excellent client experiences.
- Help to mentor more junior members of your team
- Understanding of relevant software development tools including version control, build processes, debuggers, and test frameworks
- Diagnose and fix software defects or bugs reported by users or uncovered during testing
- Participate in on-call rotation
- Understanding and utilization of software development tools including version control, building processes, debuggers, and test frameworks for:
- Primary technologies (may include):
- Java, JavaScript, JavaServer Pages, Typescript,
- Angular, React.js,
- Python, Node.js
- Secondary technologies
- AWS services (OpenSearch, Lambda, DynamoDB, Kinesis, RDS, ECS, and others)
- SOAP/REST web service APIs
- Redis, NoSQL
- Microsoft SQL Server
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
- 2+ years' experience developing in Angular, Typescript, JavaScript or Node.js.
- 2+ years' experience developing in AWS Technologies
- Experience using AI Development tools like Cursor, Copilot
- Strong verbal and written English communication skills
- Experience developing web applications, working with databases, and consuming APIs
- Understanding of relevant software development tools including version control, build processes and test frameworks
- Ability to work independently with limited supervision
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science or a closely related field
- Experience with cloud computing infrastructures such as AWS or Azure
- Use of source code repositories such as Azure DevOps and Git
- Experience working with SQL Server and NoSQL databases
- Experience performance tuning and optimizing high scale systems
- Experience working with development teams in multiple time zones
- Proven track record of creating secure and scalable software that scales to dozens or hundreds of servers in a distributed, fault tolerant manner
- Experience with e-commerce, retail, online marketplaces, or digital advertising
- Excellent analytical, decision-making and problem-solving skills
- Proven ability to work in a rapidly changing environment with keen attention to detail
- 1+ years of AI/ML experience with a strong strategic focus,
- 1+ years expertise in machine learning algorithms, NLP, computer vision, or large-scale deployment
- 1+ years experience in creating data systems for feature stores or vector databases
- Proficiency in Python, TensorFlow/PyTorch, or cloud platforms
Travel Required
Up to 10%
Other Duties
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
What it’s like to work at Rithum
When you join Rithum, you can expect to work with smart risk-takers, courageous collaborators, and curious minds.
As part of the Rithum team, you are valued, supported, and included. Guided by a transparent culture and accessible, approachable leadership, we offer career opportunities aligned to your ambitions and talents. To ensure work and life balance works for you, we also offer an array of resources to support you and your families, including comprehensive benefits and wellness plans.
At Rithum you will:
- Partner with the leading brands and retailers.
- Connect with passionate professionals who will help support your goals.
- Participate in an inclusive, welcoming work atmosphere.
- Achieve work-life balance through remote-first working conditions, generous time off, and wellness days.
- Receive industry-competitive compensation and total rewards benefits.
Benefits
- Medical coverage provided through Irish Life Health; premiums paid by the company
- Life & disability insurance
- Pension plan with 5% company match
- Competitive time off package with 25 Days of PTO, 11 Company-paid holidays, 2 Wellness days and 1 Paid Volunteer Day
- Access to tools to support your wellbeing such as the Calm App and an Employee Assistance Program
- €50/month Remote work stipend for internet
- Professional development stipend and learning and development offerings to help you build the skills and connections you need to move forward in your career.
- Charitable contribution match per team member
Rithum is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates without regard to race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other protected characteristic. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.
We're committed to providing reasonable accommodations in accordance with the law for qualified applicants. If you require assistance during the interview process due to a medical condition or need support accessing our website or completing the application process, please reach out to us by completing the Accommodations Request Form. Your comfort and accessibility are important to us, and we're here to ensure a seamless experience as you explore opportunities with our team.
