Staff+ Engineer - Warehouse Management System

Trove Recommerce is seeking a Staff+ Engineer to architect and evolve our Warehouse Management System (ReWMS), the critical infrastructure powering our recommerce operations. In this role, you will serve as a technical leader focused on our custom-built WMS written in TypeScript, which is optimized for condition grading pre-owned goods during receiving. You will design robust integrations between ReWMS and other critical systems including e-commerce platforms, third-party logistics providers (3PLs), and enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems.

As a Principal Engineer, you will balance technical innovation with operational stability, ensuring ReWMS can scale to support growing business volume while maintaining performance and reliability. Your work will directly impact our ability to process second-hand goods efficiently, a cornerstone of our sustainable retail mission.

**Key Responsibilities:**
- Architect and evolve our Recommerce Warehouse Management (ReWMS) System to support increasing scale and complexity of warehouse operations
- Design robust integrations between ReWMS and other critical systems (e-commerce platform, 3PLs and ERPs)
- Lead technical decisions regarding ReWMS customizations, extensions, and optimizations to support unique recommerce workflows
- Partner with warehouse operations teams to translate their requirements into technical solutions
- Establish monitoring, observability, and reliability practices for mission-critical ReWMS components
- Mentor and guide engineers working on ReWMS-related projects and initiatives
- Create technical roadmaps for ReWMS enhancements that align with business growth objectives

**Requirements:**
- Strong experience designing and implementing warehouse management systems or similar logistics/supply chain technologies
- Deep understanding of inventory management, order processing, and fulfillment workflows
- Track record of optimizing system performance in high-volume transaction environments
- Experience with asynchronous processing, queueing systems, and distributed system design
- Knowledge of database design and optimization for inventory and order management use cases
- Ability to balance technical elegance with pragmatic solutions that solve immediate operational needs
- Excellent communication skills to bridge the gap between warehouse operations and engineering teams

**Bonus Qualifications:**
- Experience with specific WMS platforms or logistics software (Manhattan, HighJump, etc.)
- Background in designing systems that handle unique recommerce challenges like product condition grading or authentication
- Experience with TypeScript/JavaScript
- Prior experience working at a startup

**Compensation:**
The estimated pay range for this role is $190,000 - $234,000. Additionally, this role is eligible to participate in Trove's equity plan.

**About Trove:**
Trove powers recommerce for Patagonia, REI, Canada Goose and many other retailers. We're recognized in 2020 by FastCo as one of the world's most innovative companies. With our white-label capabilities, our partners reap the rewards of managing their own resale market by accelerating long-term revenue, increasing customer loyalty, gaining new customers and boosting store and site traffic. Resale is a revenue and customer engagement opportunity growing at 5 times the rate of e-commerce and 21 times the rate of traditional retail. We power in-store and online retail for leaders such as Patagonia, REI, Eileen Fisher, Arc’teryx, Allbirds, Carhartt, Michael Kors, Levi’s, and more.

Join us in building the future of retail and contributing to a more sustainable planet. Trove is committed to creating an equitable and transparent workplace. We believe that diversity and gender balance will help us reach our full potential.