Job description
Who we are
Athos Commerce enables ecommerce and digital marketing teams greater control over how their products are found, merchandised, and sold—on-site and across all digital marketing channels. Our tools span AI-powered search, personalized recommendations, smart merchandising, optimized product data syndication, A/B Testing, and marketplace/social commerce performance.
We help brands grow with sharper visibility, higher conversion, and less friction. Backed by PSG Equity and supported by a global team across North America, Europe, and APAC, we are building practical, powerful tools for the next era of commerce. Athos Commerce unites shopper intent and product visibility across every touchpoint.
Who You Are
Self-directed problem solver capable of taking independent ownership of end-to-end backend features.
Proactive collaborator who communicates effectively with Product Managers, Designers, QA, and DevOps teams.
Quality-focused developer dedicated to producing clean, idiomatic code and providing constructive peer code reviews.
Reliable engineer with strong analytical skills for troubleshooting production issues and maintaining performance SLAs.
Growth-minded team player committed to continuous improvement and assisting in onboarding junior engineers.
What You'll Do
In this role, you will build, maintain, and drive features for our flagship search and merchandising products under the Search and Merchandising Engineering team. Reporting to the Engineering Manager, you will independently own end-to-end backend features and take technical ownership of Go microservices. You will collaborate closely with Product Management, Design, QA, and DevOps to refine user stories, evaluate technical feasibility, and deploy high-availability services. Through your work, you will ensure high reliability, low latency, and continuous performance for key commerce workloads, playing a crucial role in helping Athos deliver exceptional search and merchandising experiences for our clients.
How You Will Succeed
Independently own and deliver end-to-end features across search and merchandising backends from requirements through deployment.
Take technical ownership of specific backend services and Go microservices.
Collaborate proactively with Product Managers, Designers, and QA to refine user stories and evaluate technical feasibility.
Produce clean, idiomatic Go code and conduct thorough peer code reviews.
Troubleshoot, debug, and upgrade existing production software while maintaining system performance SLAs.
Assist in onboarding junior engineers and contribute to continuous process improvements.
Partner with DevOps on infrastructure-related activities, cloud systems, and CI/CD deployment pipelines.
What We're Looking For
1–4 years of professional backend software engineering experience.
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent practical work experience.
Strong experience building and maintaining distributed, cloud-based, high-availability, and high-traffic systems.
Demonstrated ability writing production-grade Golang services.
Familiarity with modern data and deployment tools including Elasticsearch, Milvus, ScyllaDB, MySQL, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, and Argo.
Prior e-commerce search and merchandising domain experience preferred.
Proficiency with AI tools, specifically GitHub Copilot, Claude, and Gemini, is considered ideal but optional.
Benefits
Open PTO
Company-paid health, dental, and vision insurance
Medical and dependent care FSA
Company-paid Short Term and Long Term Disability
Company-paid Life and AD&D
Voluntary benefits including critical illness, accident, legal services, and pet insurance
401(k) plan with employer match
Flexible work environment. Office, hybrid, or remote.
Salary Range
Salary ranges from $85,000-$100,000
Actual compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including, but not limited to, skills, experience and specific work location.
Athos Commerce is an equal-opportunity employer and proud to foster a workplace free from discrimination and harassment. We strongly believe that diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives are essential in cultivating an inclusive culture and building an innovative, successful organization. All qualified applicants are considered for employment, without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other protected status. If you require accommodation during the application process, please don't hesitate to contact us.
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Who can apply
Eligible countries: United States. Accepted UTC offsets: UTC-10, UTC-9, UTC-8, UTC-7, UTC-6, UTC-5, UTC+14. Review the full description for employer-specific work authorization, residency and schedule requirements.