NewStore operates a platform for retailers to run their stores on iPhone. It provides Omnichannel-as-a-Service with the only integrated cloud OMS and mobile POS. Intuitive store associate apps allow retailers to offer seamless shopping experiences through endless aisle, mobile checkout, store fulfillment, real-time inventory and clienteling. With an API-first architecture and an expansive ecosystem of partners, retailers can deploy fast and flexible omnichannel with ease. Brands that run on the NewStore platform include Decathlon, Outdoor Voices, UNTUCKit and more. NewStore was founded by Stephan Schambach, who pioneered eCommerce at Demandware (now Salesforce Commerce Cloud). The company has offices in Berlin, Boston and New York. Learn more at www.newstore.com.

About the Job

NewStore is looking for a Support Engineer to join our Services team. The successful candidate will be responsible for handling inbound technical support requests from customers via our support portal, email, and chat.  They should have excellent verbal and written communication skills.

The position will require a problem-solving mindset to be able to troubleshoot both user-centric issues as well as platform and integration-related technical problems. Over time, you will be considered an expert in the NewStore platform.

In addition to answering customer inquiries, concerns and questions, you will work closely with internal engineering teams. The position reports to the Technical Support Manager.

You will be working in a versatile, dynamic work environment together with our clients and the project teams both internally and at solution partners. Your goal is to help to build stable and scalable software based on NewStore that fulfills the needs of our clients. To achieve this you will need to be an expert on how to leverage NewStore core functionality as well as how to implement customizations as needed.

Responsibilities:

• Provide exceptional customer service to NewStore customers by providing clear communication, timely response, and proactive solutions.
• Research customer issues and articulate technical issues concisely to engineering teams in case of escalation.
• Manage multiple concurrent customer inquiries and be able to prioritize according to severity and customer business impact.
• Educate customers on the technical capabilities of the platform to help them make the most of the NewStore platform and associated apps.
• Write knowledge base articles to enable customer self-help, as well as internal technical articles for fellow engineers.
• Stay abreast of new product features and functionality as it becomes available.

Required Skills:

• Enjoys working with customers.
• 3+ years experience in professional software development or technical support.
• BS in the field of Computer Science, Engineering or comparable experience.
• Strong analytical, empirical troubleshooting and technical debugging skills.
• Experience reviewing and debugging code in various programming and scripting languages.
• Experience with order management & fulfillment business processes, knowledge about the integration of CRM, ERP and financial systems is a plus.
• Strong English language written and verbal communication skills, German a plus.

We have a modern microservice architecture and use the following technologies: Python, Golang, Linux, Docker, ELK stack, nginx, Amazon AWS, REST-ful APIs, JavaScript & Angular.js, React, Sentry, Git, SQL (PostgreSQL).