Technical Lead, Magento2

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Lead and supervise a team of developers, offering technical guidance, mentorship, and support.

• Collaborate with project managers, stakeholders, and various teams to establish project requirements, goals, and deliverables.

• Ensure compliance with project timelines, milestones, and quality benchmarks.

• Provide technical expertise and make decisions regarding architecture, technology stack, and implementation strategies.

• Conduct code reviews to maintain code quality, adhere to best practices, and uphold coding standards.

• Work alongside design and QA teams for project coordination and alignment.

• Monitor project progress and proactively address issues or risks.

• Stay informed about Magento 2 trends, advancements, and emerging technologies.

• Cultivate a collaborative and innovative development environment that promotes knowledge sharing and continuous improvement.

• Integrate and customize third-party systems and APIs.

• Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks, implementing caching and database enhancements.

• Lead responses to critical production issues, including diagnostics, root-cause analysis, fixes, mitigation, and communication with stakeholders.

• Ensure secure development practices, encompassing RBAC, CSRF/XSS prevention, and secure API access.

• Configure Cloudflare firewall rules, implement DDoS protection, rate limiting, bot mitigation, and spam prevention.

• Own website performance and prioritize Core Web Vitals.

• Optimize Redis, set up Varnish full-page caching, manage RabbitMQ, and ensure effective search functionality.

• Take responsibility for the success and stability of production deliverables.

⛳️ Requirements

• A minimum of 7–10 years of overall web development experience.

• At least 7 years of experience as a technical lead, preferably in Magento 2 projects.

• Proven experience in managing and leading development teams.

• Experience overseeing the complete development process for Magento 2 projects.

• Proficient in PHP, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and MySQL.

• In-depth knowledge of Magento 2 (Open Source and/or Adobe Commerce).

• Experience in Magento 2 custom module development.

• Familiarity with Magento 2 architecture and database structure.

• Experience with Magento 2 REST, GraphQL, asynchronous, and bulk APIs.

• Understanding of Magento 2 indexing, cron jobs, and caching architecture.

• Basic knowledge of UI Components and KnockoutJS for backend rendering.

• Experience with multi-store, B2B, and MSI configurations.

• Familiarity with Varnish Cache, Redis, and Fastly.

• Experience with RabbitMQ.

• Experience with Elasticsearch/OpenSearch and Adobe Live Search or standard Elastic-powered search.

• Optional skills include: PHPUnit, Cloudflare, and New Relic.

• Magento 2 Professional Developer Certification is a plus.

• Bonus experience with Hyvä Theme, Hyvä Checkout, Adobe Commerce modules, Docker-based local development tools, headless Magento setups, Shopify, BigCommerce, or Magento migrations.

🏝️ Benefits

• Remote position.

• Full-time employment.