Software Engineer II- Athlete Order (REMOTE)

At DICK’S Sporting Goods, we believe in how positively sports can change lives. On our team, everyone plays a critical role in creating confidence and excitement by personally equipping all athletes to achieve their dreams. We are committed to creating an inclusive and diverse workforce, reflecting the communities we serve. If you are ready to make a difference as part of the world’s greatest sports team, apply to join our team today! OVERVIEW: ABOUT THE COMPANY At DICK’S Sporting Goods, we take a people-centric approach to everything we do. Our Athletes, how we refer to customers, and our Teammates, how we refer to our employees, are at the center of every decision we make so that we can provide transformational experiences online, in store, and in sport. When you join Technology at DICK’S Sporting Goods, you’re joining a true team that wins together. We help our Athletes and fellow Teammates better their best by innovating solutions to interesting business problems and empowering every Technology Teammate to be an innovator. And, while we work remotely from all over the United States, we provide virtual and in-person events for the team to hangout, from virtual escape rooms to cheering on the Pittsburgh Pirates at beautiful PNC Park. JOB PURPOSE Builds and learns to design and test best in class solutions. Performs business analysis and software analysis with some supervision. May coordinate initiatives with limited complexity. Supports initiatives that ensure enterprise systems remain best-in-class. JOB PURPOSE The Athlete Order Team at DICK’S Sporting Goods requires us to support, maintain, and enable a seamless, transparent, and reliable athlete order experience by ensuring all order data is delivered from a single, consistent source to both athletes and teammates. This role safeguards the integrity of the order lifecycle by providing secure, efficient processes for order creation, management, and fulfillment, while also maintaining accurate historical records that support operational excellence and informed decision‑making. The architecture underpinning this work is guided by principles that include maintaining an immutable record of orders, ensuring scalability and high throughput to support growing order volumes, and promoting loose coupling to accommodate organizational transformation. It also relies on a highly distributed pub/sub model capable of supporting unlimited producers and consumers, strict event ordering to preserve data integrity, and replay capabilities that enable system recovery, feature development, and continuous improvement. We are looking for engineers who enjoy solving meaningful business problems through thoughtful system design, strong analysis, and collaboration. In this role, you will help build and evolve scalable enterprise solutions that power critical capabilities across Dick’s Sporting Goods. You will partner with product, engineering, and business stakeholders to analyze complex problems, deliver reliable systems, and continuously improve the platforms that support our growing omnichannel ecosystem. Acts as a product-team problem solver and domain SME to design, test, and deliver best-in-class solutions. Perform business and software analysis and coordinates work of moderate complexity within the assigned data-focused product team. The ability to evaluate the current solution landscape and recommend continuous improvements to system design, scale, and performance will set you apart. You are eager to analyze business and software needs, collaborate across teams, and work cross-functionally to build a robust omnichannel data platform that powers tooling for business operations, athlete care, store operations, vendor operations, and future search and intelligence products for Dick’s Sporting Goods. Tech Stack: Java, Kotlin, Postgres, Elasticsearch, and Kafka RESPONSIBILITIES Software Development Develop existing software and contribute to development of new software by analyzing and identifying areas for modification and improvement. Develop new software that is fast, secure and reliable to meet defined requirements. Software Maintenance Monitor, identify, and correct moderately complex software defects to maintain fully functioning software, with limited supervision from others. Technical Developments Recommendation Support efforts to research and suggest ways to optimize solutions to better meet user and/or business, performance, quality needs. Software Roadmap Maintain road map to facilitate software development and ensure the development work is prioritized in line with business requirements. Faults Diagnosis and Correction Find root cause and resolution to limit and address issues promptly. Functional/Technical Requirements Support collection of functional requirements using document analysis and workflow analysis to express requirements clearly and succinctly. Technical Persistence Layer/Legacy Database Design/Development Design database resources and provide physical modeling and design services to tune database solutions for optimum performance with some support from other teammates. Program/Portfolio Management Support Understand how to work within an established program management plan to achieve specific goals. Ongoing Learning and Development Develop own capabilities by participating in assessment and development planning activities as well as formal and informal training and coaching; gain or maintain external professional accreditation where relevant to improve performance and fulfill personal potential. Maintain an understanding of relevant technology, external regulation, and industry best practices through ongoing education, attending conferences, and reading specialist media. BEHAVIORAL COMPETENCIES Customer Focus Builds strong customer relationships and delivers customer-centric solutions. For example, probes deeply into customer needs to identify less obvious interests or expectations. Consistently goes above and beyond to understand customer requirements and surpass their expectations. Decision Quality Makes good and timely decisions that keep the organization moving forward. For example, swiftly internalizes coaching on routine issues; handles issues confidently after instruction. Leverages rules and procedures to speed up decision making. Confidently and quickly draws on others' expertise. Action Oriented Takes on new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy, and enthusiasm. For example, identifies what needs to be done and acts quickly. Shows optimism and enthusiasm that affects others positively. Works independently, but knows when to ask for help. Collaborates Builds partnerships and works collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives. For example, finds many ways to add value to the team; probes to draw out richer input from others; is a valued resource who goes out of the way to help others. Instills Trust Gains the confidence and trust of others through honesty, integrity, and authenticity. For example, consistently adheres to organizational policies and practices, even when they are unpopular or inconvenient. Builds trust by honoring commitments and by being open and honest at work. Courage Steps up to address difficult issues, saying what needs to be said. For example, is known for expressing views directly and respectfully; communicates what needs to be said. Assumes personal ownership and responsibility when confronted or challenged; shows readiness to learn and to resolve issues. Tech Savvy Anticipates and adopts innovations in business-building digital and technology applications. For example, investigates technologies to learn some cutting-edge best practices. Uses digital/social media to benefit the team and add value to the work being done; understands how to avoid misuse of these tools. #LN-JN1 QUALIFICATIONS: Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Level Preferred 3-5 years of relevant experience Tech Stack: Java/Spring Boot, PostgreSQL/MySQL/Cosmos, Kafka VIRTUAL REQUIREMENTS: At DICK’S, we thrive on innovation and authenticity. That said, to protect the integrity and security of our hiring process, we ask that candidates do not use AI tools (like ChatGPT or others) during interviews or assessments. To ensure a smooth and secure experience, please note the following: Cameras must be on during all virtual interviews. AI tools are not permitted to be used by the candidate during any part of the interview process. Offers are contingent upon a satisfactory background check which may include ID verification. If you have any questions or need accommodations, we’re here to help. Thanks for helping us keep the process fair and secure for everyone! Targeted Pay Range: $76,500.00 - $124,600.00. This is part of a competitive total rewards package that could include other components such as: incentive, equity and benefits. Individual pay is determined by a number of factors including experience, location, internal pay equity, and other relevant business considerations. We review all teammate pay regularly to ensure competitive and equitable pay.DICK'S Sporting Goods complies with all state paid leave requirements. We also offer a generous suite of benefits. To learn more, visit ACHIEVING SUCCESS AT DICK’S SPORTING GOODS Everything we do is focused on helping athletes achieve their dreams. Accomplishing this takes a team of people committed to being their best. That means learning, growing, advancing and exploring new experiences. Advancing in our career is much like a climbing wall; it isn't always a vertical path. Climbers plan their path, make moves in every direction and reach further. Whatever direction you want to explore, we encourage you to be brave, curious and hungry for new experiences. We are the athletes, the coaches, the energy in the stands, and the fans that fill them. The referees that call the games and the neighbor that can’t wait until the next one. The sports enthusiasts that wake up and strive to reach our personal best. We are DICK’S Sporting Goods – a community united by our passion for sport, standing together in our pursuit of our best. What we bring to the game is what we believe will change it. By upholding the values that strengthen our performance, fosters collaboration, and ignites our desire to win, we actively demonstrate the impact and change we inspire when we work as one.