KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES
Magento Core Development
- Develop and customize Magento modules following Magento best practices (without core hacks).
- Deep understanding of Magento architecture: DI, Service Contracts, Plugins, Observers, EAV, Indexing, Cron, Queue.
- Build scalable backend logic for complex business rules and enterprise workflows.
- Ensure code quality, maintainability, and compliance with SOLID principles.
Headless Commerce Implementation
- Develop and optimize GraphQL APIs for headless frontends (PWA, Next.js, React, Vue).
- Customize and extend Magento APIs for decoupled architectures.
- Work closely with frontend teams to enable seamless API-first integration.
- Handle performance optimization for API-heavy environments.
Performance & Optimization
- Optimize database queries, indexing, and caching layers.
- Implement Redis, Varnish, ElasticSearch/OpenSearch tuning.
- Resolve performance bottlenecks in high-traffic and large-catalog environments.
- Support flash sale and large-scale transaction scenarios.
Integration & Asynchronous Processing
- Integrate Magento with ERP, CRM, PIM, payment gateways, and middleware.
- Implement asynchronous processing using queues (RabbitMQ).
- Design and maintain API integrations across multiple systems.
- Ensure reliable and scalable data synchronization.
Technical Contribution & Collaboration
- Participate in architecture discussions and provide technical recommendations.
- Conduct code reviews and mentor junior developers.
- Contribute to reusable components and internal frameworks.
- Support estimation and technical analysis when required.
TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS
- 5+ years of hands-on Magento / Adobe Commerce development experience.
- Strong knowledge of Magento 2 architecture and internal mechanisms.
- Proven experience implementing Headless Commerce solutions.
- Solid experience with GraphQL and REST APIs.
- Strong PHP (OOP), MySQL, and performance optimization skills.
- Experience with message queues (RabbitMQ) and asynchronous processing.
- Familiar with Docker-based development environments.
- Experience working with Git workflows and CI/CD pipelines.
- Strong debugging and problem-solving skills in complex systems.
Nice to have:
- Experience with PWA Studio, Next.js, or other headless frontend frameworks.
- Exposure to microservices or composable commerce architecture.
- Experience in Magento Cloud or Adobe Commerce Cloud.
- Knowledge of AWS/Azure infrastructure.
- Experience handling major Magento version upgrades.
- Contribution to Magento open-source community is a plus.
