Lead Software Engineer (Scala) - Storefront
About The Position
Welcome to the Agentic Commerce Era At Commerce, our mission is to empower businesses to innovate, grow, and thrive with our open, AI-driven commerce ecosystem. As the parent company of BigCommerce, Feedonomics, and Makeswift, we connect the tools and systems that power growth, enabling businesses to unlock the full potential of their data, deliver seamless and personalized experiences across every channel, and adapt swiftly to an ever-changing market. Simply said, we help businesses confidently solve complex commerce challenges so they can build smarter, adapt faster, and grow on their own terms. If you want to be part of a team of bold builders, sharp thinkers, and technical trailblazers, working together to shape the future of commerce, this is the place for you. Lead Software Engineer (Scala) - Storefront Commerce is searching for a Lead Software Engineer to join the Storefront Team. We are currently a large, distributed team that engages with the entire Engineering organization by maintaining Commerce’s Storefront Environment which allows shoppers to browse products and make purchases for all of our merchants stores.
Requirements
- 7+ years of professional experience as a Software Engineer
- Experience developing in Scala, Node.js, and React, with experience with Cloudflare and Cloudflare Workers as a bonus
- Experience with evolving/scaling high throughput applications
- Able to lead the team in project discovery, design, and implementation
- Desire to work in a collaborative, open environment on an Agile team as a contributor and mentor
- Fluent in English
- Hybrid: 3 Days per week in office
- BS degree required or higher degree in Computer Science or related technical field
Responsibilities
- Maintain and improve services that power Commerce’s Storefront Environment
- Support bug fixes and implement enhancements to applications in Production
- Mentor and help engineers become more productive by removing blockers
- Produce technical documentation of workflows related to the Storefront
- Work and collaborate with a team distributed between US and EU timezones
- Work closely with engineers to gather requirements and develop the team’s roadmap
- Comfortable exploring and engaging in unfamiliar languages, tools, and technologies
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
