Senior Software Engineer - Ecommerce

EchoStar•Denver, CO

15d

About The Position

This role addresses the complexities of a high-scale Ecommerce environment where decoupling business logic and optimizing performance are critical for platform stability. The engineer will solve challenges related to GraphQL over-fetching, database bottlenecks, and inefficient cache management to ensure a seamless customer experience. By championing architectural standards and automated validation, this position mitigates technical debt and accelerates high-quality feature delivery across a global platform.

Requirements

Significant expertise in Object-Oriented Programming and event-driven architecture to build modular, maintainable codebases
Solid proficiency in GraphQL and RESTful API optimization to ensure high-speed data retrieval and minimal client-side overhead
A strong command of local and cloud-based development environments utilizing Docker, Composer, and Git branching strategies
The capability to integrate third-party systems like identity providers, payment gateways, and tax calculation services into a unified commerce flow
Advanced analytical skills required to diagnose infrastructure exhaustion, database lockups, and high-latency transaction issues in production environments
AI Literacy, including the ability to utilize generative AI tools for code refactoring, unit test generation, and complex debugging tasks
Minimum Education: Bachelor's Degree in MIS, Computer Science, Math, Engineering, or a comparable major
Minimum Experience: 5 years of experience in PHP software application development
Required Technical Skills: Must have at least 5 years of experience with: Javascript & Node.js
Adobe Commerce (Magento) version 2.4.x
PHP 8.x (specifically 8.2/8.3)
MySQL/SQL optimization and database schema management

Nice To Haves

Experience with RabbitMQ, Redis, and OpenSearch/Elasticsearch
Familiarity with Ping Identity, Recurly, and Vertex integrations
Background in Agile/Scrum methodologies and technical requirement elaboration

Responsibilities

Deliver on-platform solutions that maintain a clean separation of concerns by decoupling business logic from presentation layers and GraphQL resolvers
Optimize global site performance by resolving bottlenecks, refining SQL operations, and implementing sophisticated cache invalidation strategies to meet team uptime OKRs
Accelerate the development lifecycle by leveraging GitLab CI/CD pipelines and AI-powered coding assistants to validate code against PHPCS and SOLID principles
Mitigate production risks through active New Relic monitoring and the design of endurance load tests that surface resource leaks before deployment
Foster a high-performing engineering culture through technical mentorship of junior staff and leadership of offshore teams to ensure adherence to solution designs