Lead Adobe Commerce / Magento 2 Engineer

** Qualified candidates must have Technical Lead experience along with solid people management skills and experience managing teams overseas **We are seeking an experienced Application Development Team Lead to oversee and grow a global Adobe Commerce (Magento) development organization. This hands-on leadership role is responsible for the technical direction, delivery, scalability, and overall health of a high-volume eCommerce platform supporting critical business operations and significant online revenue.The ideal candidate combines strong Magento development expertise with proven leadership experience, including managing globally distributed teams, driving technical strategy, and partnering with business stakeholders to align technology initiatives with organizational objectives.ResponsibilitiesTeam LeadershipLead, mentor, and develop a distributed team of Business Analysts, Adobe Commerce developers, QA professionals, and technical contributors across multiple regions.Conduct performance reviews, career development planning, capacity management, and regular one-on-one meetings.Promote a culture of accountability, collaboration, code quality, and continuous improvement.Manage team coverage, support rotations, and cross-regional handoffs.Partner with recruiting and HR to hire, onboard, and retain top technical talent.Technical LeadershipOwn the architecture, scalability, security, and reliability of the Adobe Commerce platform, including custom development, integrations, and storefront enhancements.Establish coding standards and best practices for PHP, MySQL, and Magento development.Lead technical design reviews, create technical specifications, and evaluate build-versus-buy solutions.Drive platform upgrades, security initiatives, performance optimization, and system reliability improvements.Troubleshoot complex production issues involving databases, integrations, caching, indexing, and application performance.Delivery & Agile ExecutionLead Agile delivery processes, including sprint planning, backlog refinement, standups, and retrospectives using Jira.Collaborate with product and business teams to define requirements, user stories, and project estimates.Manage sprint commitments, monitor team velocity, identify risks, and remove delivery obstacles.Oversee release management processes, CI/CD pipelines, and deployment best practices.Business PartnershipServe as the primary technical liaison for cross-functional stakeholders.Support eCommerce processes including catalog management, pricing, promotions, checkout, payments, order management, shipping, returns, and tax integrations.Align engineering priorities with key business metrics such as conversion rates, performance, uptime, and customer experience.