About this role
About the Role: We are looking for a Senior Development Lead to turn business problems into practical software solutions . This is a hands-on leadership role where you will work closely with the Product Manager to own technical direction, engineering delivery, and team development .
Tech Stack & Platforms:
- Platforms: Magento, Shopify, WooCommerce, and System Integration Projects .
- Technologies: PHP, Node.js, Python, React, MySQL, and GraphQL/REST APIs .
- Deep expertise in every tool is not expected, but you must be able to review code, make sound architectural decisions, and pick up new patterns quickly .
Key Responsibilities:
- Shape Solutions: Partner with Product and business leadership to clarify problems, explain trade-offs, define scope, and recommend practical technical paths .
- Own Solution Design: Lead system architecture, ensure security and performance, manage technical debt, and stay close to implementation through code reviews and prototyping .
- Lead Delivery: Break down solutions into deliverable increments, improve CI/CD and automated testing, and own production readiness and incident resolution .
- Develop the Team: Coach engineers through regular feedback, handle hiring and performance management, and build a collaborative, blame-free culture .
Qualifications:
- 5-7+ years of software engineering experience, including 2+ years leading engineers .
- Strong hands-on experience with backend services, APIs, databases, and integrations .
- Proven solution design skills with the ability to compare alternatives and choose the appropriate level of complexity .
- Experience with cloud environments, automated testing, CI/CD, and production monitoring .
- Clear English communication skills to make complex technical topics understandable to both engineers and business stakeholders .
Useful Additional Experience:
- Experience with ecommerce, order management, inventory, fulfillment, or payments .
- Familiarity with Python-based services, distributed systems, or working across regional teams .
- Experience using prototypes, product data, automation, or AI-assisted development capabilities to validate ideas .