Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Kitestring Technical Services is a 25-year-old startup in Northwest Arkansas that provides technical expertise to clients to enhance retail operations. They are seeking a Senior POS Engineer to lead the design and development of their point of sale and retail technology platform, driving technical strategy and mentoring engineers.
Responsibilities
- Lead the technical design and architecture of point of sale systems, inventory management, payment processing, and retail operations platforms
- Develop full-stack solutions using Java backend services and React-based frontend applications
- Architect and implement AI agentic systems to enhance retail operations, customer engagement, and business intelligence
- Mentor and guide a team of software engineers, establishing best practices for code quality, system design, and technical excellence
- Collaborate with product, design, and stakeholder teams to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions
- Define and lead the adoption of emerging technologies, frameworks, and architectural patterns
- Ensure system performance, reliability, and security across multi-tenant retail environments
Skills
- 8+ years of professional software development experience, with at least 5+ years in full-stack development
- Deep expertise in Java (Spring Boot, microservices architecture) and React (modern hooks, state management, performance optimization)
- Extensive hands-on experience building point of sale systems, retail platforms, or commerce solutions — this is a hard gate requirement
- Demonstrated experience designing and implementing distributed systems, microservices, and RESTful APIs
- Strong understanding of database design (relational and NoSQL), caching strategies, and query optimization
- Proven track record of technical leadership, code review, and mentoring junior engineers
- Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to make sound architectural decisions under uncertainty
- Strong communication skills and ability to articulate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
- Significant experience with AI agentic development — designing, deploying, and optimizing autonomous AI agents for business workflows
Company Overview
Kitestring Technical Services is an information technology company that specializes in technical architecture and design services. It was founded in 1998, and is headquartered in Bentonville, Arkansas, USA, with a workforce of 51-200 employees. Its website is https://www.kitestring.com/.Company H1B Sponsorship
Kitestring Technical Services has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 1 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.