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Job Title: Oracle XStore Developer
Job Location: St. Louis, MO- Hybrid Mode (4 Days Per Week)
Job Type: Contract
Job Description:
We are seeking an experienced XStore Developer to support and enhance our retail store technology platform. This role will focus on Oracle XStore Point-of-Sale (POS) solutions that support inventory management, sales transactions, device integrations, and store operations across a large retail environment. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience developing, customizing, configuring, and supporting Oracle XStore applications while partnering closely with architecture, business, QA, and operations teams to deliver high-quality retail solutions.
We are seeking an experienced XStore Developer to support and enhance our retail store technology platform. This role will focus on Oracle XStore Point-of-Sale (POS) solutions that support inventory management, sales transactions, device integrations, and store operations across a large retail environment. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience developing, customizing, configuring, and supporting Oracle XStore applications while partnering closely with architecture, business, QA, and operations teams to deliver high-quality retail solutions.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop, modify, enhance, and maintain Oracle XStore-based applications and integrations supporting retail inventory management, in-store sales, customer transactions, and operational processes.
- Design and implement XStore customizations, configurations, extensions, UI enhancements, locale changes, and integrations to meet evolving business requirements.
- Collaborate with Solution Architects, Application Architects, and technical leads to create high-level and detailed design documentation supporting software development initiatives.
- Partner with Product Owners, Business Analysts, Scrum Masters, and development teams to deliver features and enhancements utilizing Agile development methodologies.
- Support POS deployments, device configurations, environment setup, and application releases across development, QA, UAT, training, disaster recovery, and production environments.
- Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to XStore applications, Oracle databases, payment processing, store devices, and third-party integrations.
- Work closely with Production Support and QA teams to investigate defects, perform root cause analysis, and implement sustainable solutions.
- Develop and maintain integrations between XStore and enterprise systems including inventory, order management, customer, payment, and reporting platforms.
- Participate in code reviews, testing activities, deployment planning, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Create and maintain technical documentation, deployment procedures, support runbooks, and operational knowledge artifacts.
- Ensure application performance, scalability, security, and reliability within a high-volume retail environment.
Required Qualifications
- 3 years of hands-on experience with the Oracle XStore Suite, including:
- XStore
- XAdmin
- XCenter
- XServices
- XEnvironment
- XMobile
- Tablet solutions
- Experience with XStore version 23.x.
- Strong experience with:
- XStore customizations and configurations
- UI modifications and enhancements
- Locale and regional configurations
- POS deployments and upgrades
- Device configurations and integrations
- Data mapping and transformation
- Debugging and production support
- Database troubleshooting and issue resolution
- Experience integrating payment solutions through EFTLink or AJB frameworks with third-party providers such as:
- FreedomPay
- SixPay
- Tender Retail
- Strong experience with Oracle Database and PL/SQL development.
- Experience developing and consuming RESTful APIs and web services.
- Understanding of software development lifecycle (SDLC) and Agile development methodologies.
- Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with modern web application development technologies:
- React
- TypeScript
- JavaScript
- HTML5
- CSS3
- Bootstrap
- Experience with Java-based backend development:
- Spring Boot
- Spring MVC
- Spring Data
- Spring Transaction Management
- Hibernate
- Java REST Services
- Jackson
- Gson
- Experience integrating retail POS systems with inventory, order management, CRM, or eCommerce platforms.
- Experience supporting large-scale retail operations with distributed store environments.
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and DevOps practices.
Desired Skills
- Deep understanding of retail store operations, inventory management, and point-of-sale systems.
- Ability to work independently while collaborating across multiple teams and stakeholders.
- Strong attention to detail and commitment to delivering high-quality software solutions.
- Experience supporting mission-critical applications in a fast-paced production environment.
- Ability to balance new feature development with ongoing production support responsibilities.