Lead Software Engineer, Oracle Xstore

At this time, Foot Locker will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization, or offer any immigration related support for this position (i.e. H1B, F-1 OPT, F-1 STEM OPT, F-1 CPT, J-1, TN, or another type of work authorization., We’re seeking a Lead Engineer with deep technical experience in Oracle Xstore (POS & Back Office) and a passion for creating robust, maintainable, scalable retail store foundations. In this role, you will lead the design and modernization of our POS platform-driving Xstore version upgrades, enhancing configuration frameworks, improving observability and operational excellence, ensuring global compliance, and strengthening system resilience. You’ll serve as a technical leader, partnering with Architecture, Security, Infrastructure, Operations, Field Support, and Vendor teams to deliver high-impact foundational improvements that reduce downtime, improve performance, and create a long-term sustainable POS ecosystem. This position is ideal for engineers who thrive in fast-paced retail environments, enjoy solving complex technical challenges, and can deliver high-quality solutions that support thousands of store associates and customers. Responsibilities: Core Platform Engineering & Modernization

• Lead Oracle Xstore development, enhancements, and lifecycle management-focusing on stability, maintainability, and scalability.
• Drive major version upgrades, patching cycles, dependency modernization, and technical debt reduction with structured rollout plans.
• Expand and optimize configuration management: store-specific overrides, tenancy handling, global/local variance, and dynamic configuration models.
• Architect and implement core services, frameworks, and extension points that other teams can build on.

Compliance, Reliability & Global Expansion

• Implement country-specific compliance requirements-fiscalization, tax rules, receipt specifications, privacy mandates, and transaction standards.
• Work cross-functionally to ensure adherence to local regulations, certification requirements, and retail compliance frameworks.
• Improve platform-level resiliency, startup health, and recovery processes

Observability & Operational Excellence

• Enhance and standardize observability across the entire POS landscape-logs, metrics, traces, health checks, dashboards, and alerting.
• Champion operational efficiency by designing better troubleshooting tools, diagnostics, self-healing mechanisms, and automated monitoring.
• Lead incident response and postmortems, reducing MTTR and improving fleet-wide reliability.

Collaboration & Leadership

• Provide technical leadership and mentorship for engineers across POS teams.
• Drive architectural discussions, propose foundational improvements, and establish engineering best practices.
• Guide cross-team initiatives and represent the POS Foundation in design reviews, rollout planning, and vendor interactions., At Foot Locker, we value innovation, authenticity, and integrity in all that we do. To uphold the security and fairness of our hiring process, we ask that candidates refrain from using AI tools, including ChatGPT, during interviews and assessments. To ensure a smooth and secure experience, please review the following guidelines:
• Cameras must be on for all virtual interviews.
• AI tools are strictly prohibited during interviews or assessments.

Do you have experience in Team leadership?, * 7+ years engineering experience with strong emphasis on Oracle Xstore (POS and Back Office) including customizations and environment management.

• Proven experience performing Xstore upgrades, patching, platform migrations, and architectural modernization.
• Deep understanding of retail store POS operations, system flows, configuration frameworks, and store-level constraints.
• Strong proficiency in Java (Xstore), RESTful services, integrations, and patterns for large-scale distributed retail systems.
• Experience building or evolving observability: logging pipelines, telemetry standards, dashboards, alerting, and health checks.
• Demonstrated ability to lead large technical initiatives with multiple stakeholders.
• Excellent communication skills and an ability to work cross-functionally with Ops, Security, Infrastructure, and Field teams.

Preferred Requirements:

• Experience supporting international POS deployments involving fiscalization, tax rules, receipt formats, and local compliance frameworks.
• Strong understanding of store networking fundamentals, deployment patterns, and offline/failover strategies.
• Exposure to performance tuning, startup optimization, service orchestration, and large-scale rollout management.
• Experience with automation (PowerShell, Bash, Python) for builds, deployments, and diagnostics.
• Previous work modernizing legacy retail platforms or designing foundational frameworks.

3.83.8 out of 5 stars United States $130,000 - $150,000 a year - Full-time, Pulled from the full job description

• Tuition reimbursement
• Employee stock purchase plan
• 401(k)
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Employee discount

• Vision insurance, The annual base salary range is $130000 - $150000 / year. This range represents the anticipated low and high end of the salary for this position. This role is also eligible to receive short term incentives that align with individual and company performance. Salary will be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data. Salary is one component of the Foot Locker, Inc. total compensation package, which includes the below. Foot Locker Benefits:

• Employee Discount
• Paid Time Off

• Medical

  Dental

  Vision Coverage

• 401(k)

  Roth 401(k)

• Stock Purchase Plan
• Life Insurance
• Flexible Spending Account
• Opportunities for Advancement
• Tuition Reimbursement for Qualified Courses
• Strong Company Culture
• Employee Resource Groups