E-Commerce Back-End Developer

SUMMARY: The Principal Application Developer is accountable for the design, coding/build, and scale-out of a modern e-commerce platform backend. In this role you will be responsible for the software architecture and development of a custom, robust eCommerce platform able to support a wide array of product catalogs, checkout workflows, and integrations with third-party applications and services to ensure seamless commerce. You will play a key role in ensuring the platform is secure, scalable and reliable to handle high transaction volumes and future growth.DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:Design, build, and maintain the core back-end software architecture for a scalable e-commerce platform.Develop APIs, microservices, and integrations to power front-end applications and third-party services.Implement secure payment systems, inventory management, and order fulfillment logic.Optimize database schemas and queries for high availability and large-scale traffic.Ensure platform compliance with security and privacy standards.Collaborate with front-end developers, DevOps, and product managers to deliver a seamless platform experience.Build automation, CI/CD pipelines, and monitoring tools for system reliability.Proactively identify performance bottlenecks and design scalable solutions.MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:Bachelor’s degree in computer science, software engineering or equivalent experienceOR an additional 3 years of specific work experience in lieu of degree7 years of relevant/technical work experienceStrong proficiency in server-side languagesExperience with frameworksProficiency in relational and non-relational databasesExperience with JSON, XML, and structured data formatsExperience building and consuming RESTful and/or GraphQL APIsKnowledge of microservices architecture, event-driven systems, and containerizationFamiliarity with cloud platformsHands-on experience with eCommerce including inventory management, payment gateways, shopping cart logic, and shipping APIsExperience with integrations involving ERP backend systemsUnderstanding of catalog management, inventory, promotions, and multi-vendor systemsWill be required to travel 25%PREFERRED REQUIREMENTS:Experience designing distributed systems for high-traffic e-commerceKnowledge of caching, message queues, and search optimizationExposure to headless commerce platforms and API-first architecturesPrevious experience with large-scale e-commerce builds or SaaS platforms #J-18808-Ljbffr VSE