Magento 2 Developer

We are looking for an experienced Magento 2 Developer or Technical Consultant to upgrade our existing e-commerce website to the latest stable and compatible versions of Magento 2 and PHP.

The resource will be responsible for assessing the existing infrastructure, planning and executing the upgrade, ensuring compatibility of extensions and custom modules, and maintaining website stability and performance throughout the process.

Key Responsibilities

• Review the existing Magento 2.4.6 architecture, customisations, extensions, and integrations.
• Evaluate and recommend the appropriate Magento 2 and PHP upgrade versions.
• Upgrade Magento to the latest stable and supported version compatible with the existing environment.
• Upgrade PHP to the recommended compatible version.
• Assess and update third-party extensions and custom-developed modules.
• Ensure compatibility with existing themes, plugins, APIs, payment gateways, and shipping integrations.
• Perform database and infrastructure compatibility checks.
• Identify and resolve deprecated code, PHP compatibility issues, and Magento upgrade conflicts.
• Optimise website performance, security, and overall stability.
• Conduct functional, regression, integration, and performance testing.
• Execute the upgrade first in a staging environment before production deployment.
• Provide deployment documentation, rollback plans, and post-upgrade support.

Required Technical Skills

• Strong experience with Magento 2 / Adobe Commerce.
• Hands-on experience with Magento 2.4.x upgrades.
• Strong PHP development experience (PHP 8.1, 8.2, 8.3 and above).
• Expertise in MySQL, MariaDB, and database migrations.
• Strong knowledge of Composer and Magento CLI.
• Experience with Magento modules, custom extensions, and theme development.
• Knowledge of Elasticsearch / OpenSearch, Redis, and Varnish.
• Experience with Linux server administration and Apache / Nginx.
• Familiarity with REST APIs, GraphQL, and third-party integrations.
• Understanding of e-commerce security, performance optimisation, and deployment practices.

Experience Required

• Minimum 5+ years of PHP development experience.
• Minimum 3+ years of hands-on Magento 2 development experience.
• Proven experience in upgrading Magento installations across major or minor versions.
• Experience handling large-scale e-commerce websites will be an advantage.