Mid-Senior Magento Developer

Central Employment are delighted to be working with a leading and hugely successful eCommerce Retail organisation, as they look to recruit a Mid-Senior Magento Developer. 

My client is looking for an expert in their field who is keen to hit the ground running with in-house web development projects, including a mix of new features, improvements and bug fixes as well as bigger projects. You'll be maintaining the current portfolio of e-commerce stores and also be involved in longer term projects that will help the company grow.

At least 5 years of experience working with Magento 2. Git/Bitbucket account with examples of your work would be very beneficial.

The role is fully remote with monthly visits to the Head Office in Gateshead. 

Responsibilities of the Mid-Senior Magento Developer: 

• Implementing new features and fixing bugs for the current portfolio of eCommerce stores
• Maintaining and optimising infrastructure to provide best performance across all stores
• Carrying out regular deployments ensuring stability is top priority
• Carrying out regular code reviews
• Implementing integrations between Magento, our in-house systems and 3rd
• Party services Building bespoke modules to accomplish business requirements
• Providing estimates for scope of work
• Carrying out stringent testing on all sites and projects ensuring effective functionality is maintained and no new issues are introduced
• Using industry insight and initiative to discover new ways to improve the current store’s portfolio
• Providing support for the in-house team with technical queries and troubleshooting current stores' portfolio
• Mentoring junior team members

Key skills we’re looking for:

• Expert knowledge of Magento 2 Full Stack (Adobe Commerce Cloud)
• Expert knowledge of PHP, MySQL and APIs (REST/GraphQL)
• Strong knowledge of Redis, Caching (Fastly) and RabbitMQ
• Strong knowledge of website performance optimisation and security best practices
• Strong attention to detail and ability to work independently
• Strong coding standards and methodologies
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Eager to learn and passionate about web technologies
• Magento Developer 1.0 (April 2024) 3

You’ll stand out if you have any of the following:

• Magento 2 Certification
• Experience with New Relic