Lead Backend Engineer (Adobe Commerce / Magento)

Responsibilities

• —Own architecture decisions within existing Magento 2 systems — balancing improvement with stability.
• —Analyze and deeply understand legacy codebases and current system behavior before making changes.
• —Design extensions and integrations that fit cleanly into existing architecture.
• —Ensure backward compatibility and minimize regression risk in all changes.
• —Lead complex integrations with ERP, PIM, OMS, CRM systems within existing environments.
• —Review critical code changes with a focus on safety, performance, and maintainability.
• —Identify architectural risks and propose safe, incremental improvements.
• —Guide the team in making thoughtful, non-breaking changes.
• —Participate in discovery and pre-sales — assessing existing systems and proposing realistic solutions.
• —Document decisions with clear reasoning and trade-offs.

Requirements

• —8+ years of professional software development experience.
• —5+ years of hands-on Magento 2 / Adobe Commerce Cloud development.
• —Deep understanding of Magento 2 architecture - DI, plugins, service contracts, extension attributes, event/observer patterns.
• —Proven experience designing integrations with ERP, OMS, or PIM systems (SAP, NetSuite, Akeneo, or similar).
• —Strong PHP engineering skills, OOP, and design patterns.
• —Experience with APIs (REST, GraphQL) and service-oriented architecture.
• —Experience with cloud environments and DevOps (CI/CD, Docker, AWS/GCP, Magento Cloud).
• —Prior experience in a lead or architect-level role with ownership of technical decisions.
• —Strong communication skills - able to explain technical decisions clearly.
• —Experience working with large, existing Magento 2 codebases (not only greenfield projects).
• —Strong ability to understand and safely modify legacy systems.
• —Experience delivering improvements without full rewrites.
• —Ability to balance ideal architecture with real-world constraints.
• —Strong debugging and root-cause analysis skills in complex systems.
• —Experience working in environments where system stability is critical.