Hybrid

Meijer Stores LP is hiring a Sr Technical Product Owner - Backend E-Commerce

About the Role

This role leads the design and delivery of backend e-commerce capabilities, aligning technical development with business goals through agile practices and stakeholder collaboration.

Responsibilities

  • Define and prioritize product backlogs for backend e-commerce platforms
  • Collaborate with engineering teams to translate business needs into technical requirements
  • Lead sprint planning and backlog refinement sessions
  • Monitor system performance and identify scalability improvements
  • Work closely with architects to ensure platform reliability and maintainability
  • Facilitate communication between technical and non-technical stakeholders
  • Drive incident resolution and post-mortem analysis for backend services
  • Ensure compliance with security and data privacy standards
  • Manage dependencies across multiple development teams
  • Evaluate new technologies for integration into the backend ecosystem
  • Support continuous integration and deployment pipelines
  • Track key performance indicators for service uptime and response times
  • Coordinate release planning across interconnected systems
  • Advocate for customer-centric solutions in platform design
  • Maintain documentation for APIs and service contracts
  • Identify technical debt and propose remediation plans
  • Participate in architecture reviews and system design discussions
  • Ensure alignment with enterprise-wide technology roadmaps
  • Drive adoption of best practices in API design and microservices
  • Support disaster recovery and high availability planning

Nice to Have

  • Master's degree in a technical or business-related discipline
  • Certification in product management or agile frameworks
  • Experience with large-scale retail or grocery e-commerce platforms
  • Background in Java, Spring, or similar backend technologies
  • Familiarity with containerization and orchestration tools
  • Exposure to observability and monitoring tools
  • Understanding of internationalization and localization needs
  • Prior work in high-availability systems with strict SLAs

Compensation

Competitive salary and benefits package

Work Arrangement

Hybrid work model with flexible remote options

Team

Collaborative technology and product development environment

About the Team

This role operates within a dedicated e-commerce technology unit focused on backend services, supporting millions of transactions daily through resilient and scalable systems.

Growth Opportunities

Opportunities exist for professional development, mentorship, and advancement within the technology organization based on performance and business needs.

Not available for this position

Required Skills
JavaSpring BootGraphQLKafkaRESTful APIsAgile MethodologiesAPI DesignStakeholder Management
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Meijer Stores LP
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Posted 10 months ago