BigCommerce’s mission is to help merchants sell more at every stage of growth, from small startups, to mid-market businesses to large enterprises. We focus on being the best ecommerce platform so our customers can focus on what matters most: growing their businesses.
We are equally passionate about growing our employee’s careers and providing them an incredible experience as we rapidly expand across the globe. We are proud to have been recognized numerous times for our product and workplace culture. We empower our people and customers to build, innovate and grow, so together we can redefine the ecommerce industry.
BigCommerce is disrupting the e-commerce industry as the SaaS leader for fast- growing, mid-market businesses. We enable our customers to build intuitive and engaging stores to support every stage of their growth.
BigCommerce is searching for a Senior Software Engineer to join the Storefront Team. We are currently a small, distributed team that engages with the entire Engineering organization by maintaining BigCommerce’s Storefront Environment which allows shoppers to browse products and make purchases for all of our merchants stores.
Responsibilities:
Maintain and improve services that power the BigCommerce’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
Requirements:
5+ years of professional experience as a Software Engineer
Experience developing in Scala and PHP, with experience in Javascript and/or gRPC as a bonus
Experience with evolving/scaling high throughput applications
Able to contribute to 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
Education:
BS degree required or higher degree in Computer Science or related technical field
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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at BigCommerce
Our employees make the difference. At BigCommerce, we believe that celebrating the unique histories, perspectives and abilities of every employee makes a difference for our company, our customers and our community. We are an equal opportunity employer and the inclusive atmosphere we build together will make room for every person to contribute, grow and thrive.
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the interview process, to perform essential job functions and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. If you need an accommodation in order to interview at BigCommerce, please let us know during any of your interactions with our recruiting team.
Learn more about the BigCommerce team, culture and benefits at https://careers.bigcommerce.com.
Protect Yourself Against Hiring Scams: Our Corporate Disclaimer
BigCommerce, along with many other employers, has become the subject of fraudulent
job offers to hopeful prospective job seekers.
Be advised:
BigCommerce does not offer jobs to individuals who do not go through our formal hiring process.
BigCommerce will never:
- require payment of recruitment fees from candidates;
- request personally identifiable information through unsanctioned websites or applications;
- attempt to solicit money from you as part of the hiring process or as part of an employment offer;
- solicit money to complete visa requirements as part of a job offer.
If you receive unsolicited offers of employment from BigCommerce, we urge you to be extremely cautious and avoid engaging or responding.
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