Cloud Full Stack Developer

Serving the needs of all families with young children,
Carter's Inc. is the largest North American apparel retailer exclusively for babies and young children, encompassing Carter's, OshKosh B'gosh, Skip*Hop and Little Planet brands. Meaningful work, constant learning, genuine people, and a community guided by core values that promote inclusion and innovation is in everything we do. There are many reasons to build your career at Carter's.

The Full-Stack Developer at Carter's plays a key role in designing and delivering APIs and AWS-based solutions that support innovative retail initiatives. This role partners closely with internal teams and external vendors to drive technology that enhances store operations and customer experience. The ideal candidate brings strong business acumen, technical expertise, and proven success in developing scalable, data-driven solutions.

How You'll Make An Impact

• Responsible for day-to-day full-stack development activities and new project initiatives for creating APIs and Amazon Web Service (AWS) components.
• Partner with internal business and external vendors to collaboratively generate creative ideas, problem solve, and gather business and technical requirements.
• Develop solutions and implement "store of the future" technologies, all while delivering exceptional reliable and robust service to these retail units.
• Develop customized technical solutions to deliver new business capabilities, improve performance, and automate business processes by utilizing programming, scripting, and systems experience.
• Collect, analyze, and summarize data to proactively identify trends and inform business partners.
• Participate in complex and high visibility projects relevant to assigned area of responsibility.
• Work on innovative initiates to improve our inventory profitability and optimization including but not limited to RFID-related technologies, Loyalty, custom cloud services, and relevant inventory technologies.
• Present development and automation ideas, data trends, project projections, plans, updates, and additional information to leadership.
• Create, build, and maintain partnerships with all levels of the organization, ensuring collaboration in system changes and enhancements.

We'd Love to Hear From You If: (Requirements Section)

Must Have

• Minimum of 2 years of software development with one or more of , Python, C# (.NET Core), Java, TypeScript, React, or Angular.
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in working with Amazon Web Services (AWS). Technologies used by Carters includes SQS, SNS, EventBridge, Lambda, DynamoDB, RDS, S3, API Gateway, VPC, EC2, CloudFormation, and Cloudwatch.
• Minimum 1 year in project planning focused on gathering business and technical requirements, project estimation, and project plan maintenance; ability to communicate these core aspects to both business and technical partners.
• Experience creating SQL queries and general operation of SQL Server.
• Critical thinking with a drive for process improvement.
• Ability to work on multiple projects and possess strong verbal, written and presentation communication skills
• Proficient with at least one software development IDE, such as XCode, Visual Studio, or JetBrains Tools.
• Experience working day-to-day on MacOS for development tasks desired but not required (will use Mac laptop for development).

Preferred Skills And Experience

• Bachelor's degree in an appropriate field (MIS or CS preferred)
• 2+ years professional experience in an AWS administrative or developer role
• Retail experience preferred

Our Team Members
Lead Courageously:
Have a strong sense of personal values that align with our Company values

Collaborates Broadly:
Build cooperation, trust, and thrive in a consensus driven environment

Customer Focus:
Proactively seek opportunities to leverage data and fact-based insights to serve customers and/or internal clients

Drive Growth:
Set aggressive goals and implement plans precisely

Cultivates Innovation:
Respectfully challenge the "we've always done it this way" mentality and explore new ways to achieve desired outcomes

Carters is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.