Back End Developer

About The Company
ADLIB is a leading recruitment agency specializing in connecting talented professionals with innovative organizations across various industries. Renowned for our commitment to excellence and a deep understanding of market dynamics, we pride ourselves on delivering tailored recruitment solutions that meet the unique needs of both clients and candidates. Our extensive network, industry expertise, and dedication to quality make us a trusted partner in talent acquisition. We foster a collaborative and inclusive environment, emphasizing integrity, professionalism, and continuous growth. At ADLIB, we believe in empowering our employees to thrive and make a meaningful impact in the recruitment landscape.
About The Role
We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Backend Developer to join our dynamic team, working remotely within the UK. In this role, you will take ownership of the technical development and maintenance of high-traffic ecommerce platforms built on Magento 2 and Adobe Commerce. Your expertise will be instrumental in shaping scalable, efficient, and innovative solutions for established brands. You will be responsible for handling complex backend challenges, including integrations, platform upgrades, performance optimization, and security enhancements. This position offers an exciting opportunity to work on a variety of projects, from ongoing development and support to strategic upgrades and migrations, ensuring the stability and growth of our clients' ecommerce operations.
Qualifications
Proven commercial experience in Magento 2 backend development on live ecommerce platforms.
Deep understanding of Magento 2 architecture, including custom modules, Dependency Injection, plugins, and observers.
Experience working within digital agencies, software houses, or fast-paced multi-client environments.
Strong knowledge of REST and GraphQL APIs, service contracts, and third-party integrations.
Hands-on experience with checkout and payment systems, including PSP integrations and custom checkout solutions.
Proficiency in PHP and MySQL, with experience across Magento Open Source and Adobe Commerce.
Familiarity with Composer, Redis, caching strategies, message queues, and performance tuning in Magento.
Experience with Git, CI/CD pipelines, automated testing frameworks, and deployment processes.
Excellent communication skills, with the ability to articulate technical decisions to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Exposure to ERP, PIM, CRM, ecommerce security, and testing tools like Playwright or Cypress is advantageous.
Responsibilities
As a Senior Backend Developer, your primary focus will be on managing and enhancing a portfolio of established ecommerce platforms. Your responsibilities will include ongoing development, support, upgrades, and integrations to ensure optimal platform performance and security. You will investigate technical requirements and issues, conduct root cause analysis, and develop practical, maintainable solutions to complex problems.
You will build and extend Magento 2 and Adobe Commerce functionalities, including custom modules, APIs, checkout processes, and integrations with ERP, CRM, PIM, payment providers, shipping services, and marketing tools. Deployment tasks such as Magento upgrades, migrations, and performance optimization will also be part of your scope.
Ownership of complex production issues will be crucial; you will troubleshoot across development, staging, and live environments, ensuring swift resolution and long-term stability. Your role involves identifying performance bottlenecks, reducing technical debt, and implementing best practices to prevent recurring problems.
Collaboration is key; you will work closely with Project Managers, Product Owners, QA specialists, Solution Architects, and client stakeholders to contribute to technical discovery, effort estimation, and solution planning. Maintaining high standards of code quality, security, testing, and maintainability will be integral to your daily activities.
Benefits
This is a remote-first position based in the UK, offering flexible working arrangements outside of core hours (10am-4pm). The role provides a competitive salary ranging from £55,000 to £70,000, commensurate with experience. Benefits include 26 days of holiday plus bank holidays, a monthly £75 Heka benefits allowance, a company-wide quarterly bonus scheme, a 3% employer pension contribution, and an enhanced maternity package. You will have opportunities for continuous professional development by working with complex, high-traffic ecommerce platforms, expanding your technical expertise. Our flexible working environment aims to support a healthy work-life balance, fostering productivity and job satisfaction.
Equal Opportunity
ADLIB is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. We value and respect individual differences and are dedicated to providing an environment where everyone can thrive regardless of race, gender, age, religion, sexual orientation, disability, or background. We believe that diverse teams drive innovation and excellence, and we actively encourage applications from all qualified candidates to join our team.

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