Digital Technology Lead - Vin & Catalog Modernization

Position Overview

As the Digital Technology Lead for the Vin POD, you are the "Data Architect" of our proprietary vehicle intelligence. You will oversee the technical migration of legacy catalog logic into a modern, scalable microservice environment that supports our global eCommerce goals.

You are a "Data-First Engineer" who excels at refactoring legacy codebases into clean, API-first solutions. Your mission is to ensure that our Vin lookup service is the fastest and most accurate in the industry.

Responsibilities

Modernization & Microservices

• System Refactoring: Lead the technical execution of the "Strangler Pattern" migration, moving legacy SQL-based catalog logic into a modern, decoupled microservice (Node.js, .NET, or Java).

• High-Performance Search: Optimize the indexing and query logic for our part-search engine to ensure sub-second response times for complex Vin lookups.

• API Contract Design: Define and maintain the API contracts that allow the Storefront and Core Commerce PODs to consume fitment and catalog data.

Technical Data Governance

• Database Optimization: Design and maintain the data structures required for complex part relationships (Supersessions, Alternates, and Kits).

• Legacy Interoperability: Ensure the new modern services maintain a secure and performant bridge to legacy data sources during the transition phase.

AI-Augmented Engineering (10x Efficiency)

• Legacy Code Translation: Mastery of AI coding assistants (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Cursor) to rapidly analyze legacy code and "rewrite" it into modern, documented microservices.

• AI-Powered Data Mapping: Utilize AI agents to automate the categorization of "Unstructured" part data and technical specifications from old manuals.

• Automated Regression Testing: Leverage AI to generate thousands of Vin-to-Part validation tests to ensure migration doesn't break fitment accuracy.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's degree and at least 5 years of software engineer experience

• At least 1 years of lead experience

  OR

• Master's degree and at least 3 years of software engineer experience

• At least 1 years of lead experience

  OR

• At least 8 years of software engineer experience

• At least 1 years of lead experience

Additional Requirements

• Qualified candidates, excluding current employees, must be legally authorized on an unrestricted basis (US Citizen, Legal Permanent Resident, Refugee or Asylee) to be employed in the United States. We do not anticipate providing employment related work sponsorship for this position (e.g., H-1B status)

Desired Skills

• 7+ years of professional software engineering, with at least 3 years focused on Data-intensive applications or Legacy Modernization.

• Expert-level proficiency in Modern Backend Languages (Node.js/TypeScript, Python, or similar) and Cloud-native Databases.

• A proven track record of migrating legacy "monolith" logic into microservices.

• Advanced ability to use AI-driven coding assistants to perform "Legacy-to-Modern" code translation and documentation at 10x speed.

• Experience with Elasticsearch, Algolia, or similar high-performance indexing tools.

• Expert understanding of caching strategies and database query optimization.

Benefits and Compensation

This position offers competitive market-based compensation, along with a comprehensive benefits package designed to support employee wellbeing. You can learn more about the benefits offered for this position by visiting expected salary offered for this position will fall within the stated range, with the final offer based on the candidates' applicable skills, knowledge, and experience.

Salary Minimum: USD $137,600.00/Yr.

Salary Maximum: USD $206,400.00/Yr.

Company Overview

About TRATONWith its brands Scania, MAN, International, and Volkswagen Truck & Bus, TRATON SE is the parent and holding company of the TRATON GROUP ( and one of the world's leading commercial vehicle manufacturers. The Group's product portfolio comprises trucks, buses, and light-duty commercial vehicles. "Transforming Transportation Together. For a sustainable world.": this intention underlines the Company's ambition to have a lasting and sustainable impact on the commercial vehicle business and on the Group's commercial growth.

About InternationalFrom a one-man company built on the world-changing invention of the McCormick reaper in 1831, to the 15,000-person-strong company we are today,?few companies can lay claim to a history like International. Based in Lisle, Illinois, International Motors, LLC* creates solutions that deliver greater uptime and productivity to our customers throughout the full operation of our commercial vehicles. We build International® trucks and engines and IC Bus® school and commercial buses that are as tough and as smart as the people who drive them. We also develop Fleetrite® aftermarket parts. In everything we do, our vision is to accelerate the impact of sustainable mobility to create the cleaner, safer world we all deserve. As of 2021, we joined Scania, MAN and Volkswagen Truck & Bus in TRATON GROUP, a global champion of the truck and transport services industry. To learn more, visit International.com.

*International Motors, LLC is d/b/a International Motors USA in Illinois, Missouri, New Jersey, Ohio, Texas, and Utah.

EEO Statement

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.

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