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Ulta Beauty

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OVERVIEW Live the experience. From professional empowerment to continual learning opportunities. From ongoing investment in new and emerging technologies to a career of self-determination. At Ulta Beauty, our tech team is critical to our scalability—and is recognized that way. We’ve been defined as a “mature start-up.” A place where interdepartmental exposure, open doors, and genuine collaboration is ubiquitous. Where challenges come fast and furious, requiring agility, mental dexterity, and creativity. Where our passion for better solutions drives us and is core to who we are.  We’re engineering for the future of retail, and it’s no-holds-barred. But for those motivated by continual change and ambiguity, by superior leadership, by whip smart colleagues who will press you daily for your very best, you’ll find that virtually nothing’s impossible at Ulta Beauty. COMPANY: Ulta, Inc. LOCATION: 1000 Remington Blvd., Suite 120, Bolingbrook, IL 60440 TITLE: Back-end Technical Lead HOURS: Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm DUTIES: Collaborate with Architects, Product owners, Scrum masters, Tech Leads, QA, and cross-functional teams to design and implement complex, scalable, and maintainable Java-based solutions, ensuring best practices and code quality while providing technical leadership to the development team and mentoring team members. Design and implement web applications in a service-oriented architecture that is event-driven, highly scalable, secured, and exposed as Rest API on the Google Cloud platform. Lead a team of developers, ensuring best coding practices while maintaining code quality, supporting QA and production go-live. Investigate complex issues, implement fixes, and perform performance tuning. Propose design solutions, conduct proof of concepts, estimate development effort, and write code according to solution design in a dynamic and fast–paced work environment. Partner with the Product Owner to align the roadmap with strengths and opportunities within the technical stack. Work alongside business stakeholders, visual designers, UX architects, Java technical leads, QA analysts, and application architects in a collaborative environment to iteratively deliver solutions on time and on budget. REQUIREMENTS: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, or related.Five (5) years in any occupation with software development experience. Five (5) years in any occupation with software development experience; Experience designing, programming, and implementing large information systems; Developing enterprise-scale, Microservices-based, headless REST APIs and implementing event-driven architectures working with message streams; Experience leading highly technical teams in agile and iterative models; Java Stack: Java/JEE v8 and above, Maven/Gradle, Spring Boot, Spring, web services, Junit, SonarQube, Swagger/OAS 3.0; Monitoring tools such as DynaTrace, NewRelic, MATor JProfiler; Mocking frameworks such as Mockito, EasyMock or PowerMock; Message streaming platforms such as Kafka, SQS, SNS, or Azure Service Bus; NoSQL databases such as MongoDB, Azure Cosmos DB, or similar platforms; Cloud platforms such as GCP, AWS or Azure; GIT / Bitbucket repository and understanding of branching strategies; E-Commerce domain; and Experience managing technical priorities within the Backlog. SALARY: $153,317 - $154,317 per year  APPLY: https://careers.ulta.com/careers/ Job ID 481561     The pay range for this position is $153,317.00 - $154,317.00 / Year with the opportunity for eligible associates to earn additional compensation pursuant to the Company’s bonus plan. Exact pay will be based on factors including, but not limited to relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, level, shift, geographic location, and business and organizational needs. Full-time positions are eligible for paid time off, health, dental, vision, life and disability benefits. Part-time positions are eligible for dental, vision, life, and disability benefits. For additional information concerning our benefits, visit our Benefits and Career Development page: https://learn.bswift.com/ulta ABOUT At Ulta Beauty (NASDAQ: ULTA), the possibilities are beautiful. Ulta Beauty is the largest North American beauty retailer and the premier beauty destination for cosmetics, fragrance, skin care products, hair care products and salon services. We bring possibilities to life through the power of beauty each and every day in our stores and online with more than 25,000 products from approximately 500 well-established and emerging beauty brands across all categories and price points, including Ulta Beauty’s own private label. Ulta Beauty also offers a full-service salon in every store featuring—hair, skin, brow, and make-up services. We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with arrest records, conviction records, or other criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of any applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the New York City Fair Chance Act.

Tech Lead

Back-end Technical Lead

Bachelor’s in Computer Science or related; 5 years software development experience; leadership in agile environments; Java stack expertise; cloud and microservices experience.

Full Stack Developer

Experience building UI and backend services with Java, Node.js, SQL, and Python; API/DB development; collaborative mindset; familiar with modern web technologies and DevOps; financial services experience a plus.

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As the Digital Technology Lead for the Vin POD, you are the "Data Architect" of our proprietary vehicle intelligence. You will oversee the technical migration of legacy catalog logic into a modern, scalable microservice environment that supports our global eCommerce goals. You are a "Data-First Engineer" who excels at refactoring legacy codebases into clean, API-first solutions. Your mission is to ensure that our Vin lookup service is the fastest and most accurate in the industry.

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1. Modernization & Microservices<ul><li>System Refactoring: Lead the technical execution of the "Strangler Pattern" migration, moving legacy SQL-based catalog logic into a modern, decoupled microservice (Node.js, .NET, or Java).</li><li>High-Performance Search: Optimize the indexing and query logic for our part-search engine to ensure sub-second response times for complex Vin lookups.</li><li>API Contract Design: Define and maintain the API contracts that allow the Storefront and Core Commerce PODs to consume fitment and catalog data.</li></ul>2. Technical Data Governance<ul><li>Database Optimization: Design and maintain the data structures required for complex part relationships (Supersessions, Alternates, and Kits).</li><li>Legacy Interoperability: Ensure the new modern services maintain a secure and performant bridge to legacy data sources during the transition phase.</li></ul>3. AI-Augmented Engineering (10x Efficiency)<ul><li>Legacy Code Translation: Mastery of AI coding assistants (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Cursor) to rapidly analyze legacy code and "rewrite" it into modern, documented microservices.</li><li>AI-Powered Data Mapping: Utilize AI agents to automate the categorization of "Unstructured" part data and technical specifications from old manuals.</li><li>Automated Regression Testing: Leverage AI to generate thousands of Vin-to-Part validation tests to ensure migration doesn't break fitment accuracy.</li></ul>

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<ul><li>Bachelor's degree and at least 5 years of software engineer experience</li><li>At least 1 years of lead experience</li></ul>OR<ul><li>Master's degree and at least 3 years of software engineer experience</li><li>At least 1 years of lead experience</li></ul>OR<ul><li>At least 8 years of software engineer experience</li><li>At least 1 years of lead experience</li></ul>

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<ul><li><div style="margin: 0px;">Qualified candidates, excluding current employees, must be legally authorized on an unrestricted basis (US Citizen, Legal Permanent Resident, Refugee or Asylee) to be employed in the United States. We do not anticipate providing employment related work sponsorship for this position (e.g., H-1B status)</div></li></ul>

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<ul><li>7+ years of professional software engineering, with at least 3 years focused on Data-intensive applications or Legacy Modernization.</li><li>Expert-level proficiency in Modern Backend Languages (Node.js/TypeScript, Python, or similar) and Cloud-native Databases.</li><li>A proven track record of migrating legacy "monolith" logic into microservices.</li><li>Advanced ability to use AI-driven coding assistants to perform "Legacy-to-Modern" code translation and documentation at 10x speed.</li><li>Experience with Elasticsearch, Algolia, or similar high-performance indexing tools.</li><li>Expert understanding of caching strategies and database query optimization.</li></ul>

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This position offers competitive market-based compensation, along with a comprehensive benefits package designed to support employee wellbeing. You can learn more about the benefits offered for this position by visiting <a href="https://careers.international.com/#benefits" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://careers.international.com/#benefits</a>. The expected salary offered for this position will fall within the stated range, with the final offer based on the candidates' applicable skills, knowledge, and experience.

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We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics. If you are a qualified individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to access the online application system or participate in the interview process due to your disability, please email <a href="mailto:hub@international.com?subject=Application%20Accomodation Request" target="_blank" rel="noopener">HUB@International.com</a> to request assistance. Kindly specify Job Requisition Number / Job Title and Location in response. Otherwise, your request may not be considered.

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Digital Technology Lead – Vin & Catalog Modernization

Software Engineer Lead

Bachelor's or Master's in a related field with strong software engineering experience; 7+ years total, 3+ years leading; experience with modern backend languages, data-intensive apps, and microservices.

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