Software Engineer 1, Supply Chain Integrations

Position Title: Software Engineer 1 - Supply Chain Integrations

Reports to: Manager, Customer Facing Systems Software Engineering

Location: A&F Office Bengaluru, India

Description

• We are one of the largest and most innovative retail organizations in the world, serving hundreds of thousands of customers every week across our stores and digital platforms. Our supply chain is the lifeblood of our business, and were transforming the way we design, build, and deliver software to keep pace with our customers needs.
• We are seeking a Software Engineerto join our Supply Chain Integrations teamdriving high-quality, resilient solutions that connect critical internal Abercrombie systems, 3rd party partners, and processes. You will be on a team of engineers who all champion a test-driven development mindset, scalable engineering practices, and operational excellence.

What will you be doing

• We are one of the largest and most innovative retail organizations in the world, serving hundreds of thousands of customers every week across our stores and digital platforms. Our supply chain is the lifeblood of our business, and were transforming the way we design, build, and deliver software to keep pace with our customers needs.
• We are seeking a Software Engineer to join our Supply Chain Integrations teamdriving high-quality, resilient solutions that connect critical internal Abercrombie systems, 3rd party partners, and processes. You will be on a team of engineers who all champion a test-driven development mindset, scalable engineering practices, and operational excellence.

What will you be doing

As a Software Engineer, you will:

• Design, develop, test, and deploy software for our supply chain integration team.
• Partner with product managers, architects, and cross-functional engineering teams to design automated testing strategies early in the development lifecycle.
• Advocate for and implement Test-Driven Development (TDD), behavior-driven approaches, and modern testing frameworks (e.g., JUnit, Playwright, Cucumber).
• In early phases of role, manually test software in order to learn how to appropriately automate the testing
• Utilize observability toolsincluding application monitoring, logging, and session replayto proactively identify and resolve issues in production.
• Ensure solutions meet high standards of scalability, performance, and maintainability, with a relentless focus on unbreakable quality.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders to ensure integrations are reliable, well-documented, and optimized for retail supply chain needs.
• Promote engineering excellence, software craftsmanship, and streamlined SDLC practices across the organization.

What will you need to bring

Required Skills & Experience:

• 3-6 years in Java software engineering roles
• 2+ years working with Spring Framework / Spring Boot with Java and experience on Kafka
• Proven track record designing and delivering complex integration solutions in high-volume, high-availability environments.
• Strong experience with TDD, BDD, and automated testing strategies.(Playwright/Javascript/API)
• Excellent collaboration and communication skillsable to partner effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experienced working in Agile software development lifecycle

Preferred Skills & Experience:

• Core Engineering: Strong foundation in core Java and Spring Boot to build scalable, resilient enterprise services.
• Event-Driven Systems: Hands-on experience designing and operating message-driven architectures using Apache Kafka and RESTful APIs.
• Cloud & DevOps: Practical exposure to cloud-native delivery pipelines using Azure, Kubernetes, Terraform, and Git.
• Quality & Test Automation: Proven expertise writing automated test suites across unit, functional, and BDD layers (JUnit, Playwright, Cucumber).
• Performance & Reliability: Experience conducting performance testing (k6, NeoLoad) and diagnosing production health using modern observability and logging stacks (Datadog, New Relic, Splunk, ELK).
• Domain & Operating Model: Background in retail or supply chain, with firsthand experience collaborating within a Global Capability Center (GCC).