Senior Lead Engineer, Retail Inventory

Role Overview: You have an exciting opportunity to join Levi Strauss & Co. as a Senior Lead Engineer in the Digital and Technology Engineering team. The role involves transforming the retail experience through cutting-edge technology, focusing on developing advanced solutions that utilize RFID technology and AI-enabled workflows to optimize inventory management and in-store processes. As a Senior Lead Engineer, you will oversee the architecture and development of RFID-driven intelligent systems to enhance visibility, accuracy, and operational efficiency across retail stores. Key Responsibilities: - Offer technical expertise and thought leadership to support the company's strategy and transformation into a world-class, AI-forward retailer - Collaborate with Product teams and engineers to develop intelligent applications that enhance consumer experiences and boost revenue - Communicate complex technical and AI-driven solutions in clear, business-friendly language - Work with Business, Product, and IT leadership to identify challenges and opportunities for automation and agentic workflows - Lead a team of engineers to design scalable solutions for tracking inventory, automating store processes, and providing real-time and predictive insights using RFID and AI - Design and implement end-to-end microservices and cloud-native solutions on GCP, applying OOP principles, algorithms, data structures, DBMS/SQL, and top-tier software engineering practices - Build mobile and web applications spanning multiple store touchpoints and RFID-enabled operational workflows - Embed agentic AI capabilities into inventory workflows to enable autonomous decision-making, predictive insights, and intelligent process automation across store operations - Integrate LLM-based tooling and AI agents into backend services to reduce manual intervention and provide proactive recommendations to store teams - Manage multiple projects independently, prioritize tasks, and handle high-pressure situations - Stakeholder management with Business and IT leadership - Maintain comprehensive documentation of code, architecture, and AI workflows; contribute to the team's repository of best practices and reusable solutions - Guide automated and self-service solutions to decrease incident resolution times - Set guidelines and governance for code reviews, branching strategy, test automation, and observability - Lead and mentor other team members - Work within Agile frameworks (Scrum/Kanban) across globally distributed teams Qualifications Required: - 10+ years of experience with at least 5+ years of hands-on full-stack development and 3+ years as a technical lead - Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related discipline - Previous experience in the retail or e-commerce domain, building solutions with cross-functional teams - Exposure to AI/ML integrations, LLM APIs (Vertex AI, OpenAI, or similar), or agentic frameworks (LangChain, CrewAI, or similar) is a strong plus - RFID exposure preferred; experience with GCP preferred - Builder mindset with a growth path toward broader architectural leadership Additional Details: Levi Strauss & Co. is a company that values authenticity and individuality. They strive to create a work environment where employees can be themselves and contribute to something bigger. The company believes in making a positive impact and leaving the world better than they found it. If you are looking for a place where your unique qualities are appreciated and where you can make a difference, Levi Strauss & Co. might be the perfect fit for you. Role Overview: You have an exciting opportunity to join Levi Strauss & Co. as a Senior Lead Engineer in the Digital and Technology Engineering team. The role involves transforming the retail experience through cutting-edge technology, focusing on developing advanced solutions that utilize RFID technology and AI-enabled workflows to optimize inventory management and in-store processes. As a Senior Lead Engineer, you will oversee the architecture and development of RFID-driven intelligent systems to enhance visibility, accuracy, and operational efficiency across retail stores. Key Responsibilities: - Offer technical expertise and thought leadership to support the company's strategy and transformation into a world-class, AI-forward retailer - Collaborate with Product teams and engineers to develop intelligent applications that enhance consumer experiences and boost revenue - Communicate complex technical and AI-driven solutions in clear, business-friendly language - Work with Business, Product, and IT leadership to identify challenges and opportunities for automation and agentic workflows - Lead a team of engineers to design scalable solutions for tracking inventory, automating store processes, and providing real-time and predictive insights using RFID and AI - Design and implement end-to-end microservices and cloud-native