Lead Backend Engineer - PHP / Adobe Commerce (Magento 2) - Remote

Job Title: Lead Backend Engineer PHP / Adobe Commerce (Magento 2)
Location: Remote
Experience: 8+ Years

Must Have: Magento, AEM, Python Overview / Summary

We are seeking a Lead Backend Engineer with 6+ years of backend development experience and strong expertise in PHP and Adobe Commerce/Magento 2. This role requires hands-on experience with Magento APIs, GraphQL, REST APIs, event-driven architecture, cloud-native services, performance optimization, automated testing, CI/CD, and production support. The engineer will also mentor team members and partner closely with the Architect on implementation decisions.

Key Responsibilities

• Build and extend Magento APIs, GraphQL resolvers, modules, services, plugins, observers, cron jobs, and message-queue consumers.
• Build REST/GraphQL APIs and service layers that decouple frontend applications from Magento and other backend systems.
• Integrate with catalog, pricing, inventory, promotions, customer/identity, PIM, ERP, and OMS platforms.
• Implement and support event-driven architecture and messaging using RabbitMQ or similar asynchronous messaging platforms.
• Work with AWS/cloud-native services, caching, databases, queues, observability, and distributed-system troubleshooting.
• Address Magento performance considerations, including indexing, database load, caching, asynchronous processing, and high-volume catalog/order workloads.
• Build middleware/adapters that map new commerce services into existing Magento GraphQL/API contracts during a phased migration.
• Perform automated testing, CI/CD, code reviews, debugging, and production support.
• Serve as a senior hands-on technical lead and mentor engineers.
• Partner closely with the Architect on implementation decisions.

Required Qualifications

• 6+ years of backend development experience.
• Strong PHP and Adobe Commerce/Magento 2 expertise.
• Deep experience with Magento APIs, GraphQL resolvers, modules, services, plugins, observers, cron jobs, and message-queue consumers.
• Strong experience building REST/GraphQL APIs and service layers.
• Experience integrating with catalog, pricing, inventory, promotions, customer/identity, PIM, ERP, and OMS platforms.
• Strong event-driven architecture and messaging experience, preferably with RabbitMQ or similar asynchronous messaging platforms.
• Experience with AWS/cloud-native services, caching, databases, queues, observability, and distributed-system troubleshooting.
• Strong understanding of Magento performance, including indexing, database load, caching, asynchronous processing, and high-volume catalog/order workloads.
• Experience building middleware/adapters for phased commerce migrations.
• Strong automated testing, CI/CD, code-review, debugging, and production-support experience.

Ability to work as a senior hands-on technical lead, mentor engineers, and partner with an Architect.