Staff Software Engineer (Magento 2)

Staff Software Engineer (Magento 2) Staff Software Engineer (Magento 2)Full TimeWrexham Competitive SalaryWe're looking for a Staff Software Engineer to take on a leading role within our Magento 2 development team. You'll be a key figure in shaping the architecture, ensuring high performance across multiple websites, and guiding a skilled team of engineers. If you have deep Magento experience, a passion for clean code, and thrive in a fast-paced e-commerce environment, we'd love to hear from you. WHAT YOU'LL DO: Lead the Magento 2 engineering team across multiple web stores and application instances in a high-volume e-commerce environment. Set and maintain technical standards, conduct architectural reviews, and ensure best practices across the codebase. Drive performance improvements across frontend and backend with a focus on scalability, speed, and resilience. Support the delivery of business-critical features while maintaining high-quality code and system stability. Collaborate with other technical leads, Product Owner, QA, and DevOps to plan and deliver roadmap initiatives. Contribute to and improve CI/CD pipelines and testing practices to support continuous delivery. Provide line management, coaching, and technical mentorship to a team of Magento developers. Own and drive resolution of platform-level issues (performance, technical debt, refactoring, upgrades, etc.). Optionally facilitate Scrum ceremonies (planning, stand-ups, retrospectives) and contribute to improving delivery processes. Engage in regular code reviews, architecture sessions, and technical decision-making. Participate in recruitment, onboarding, and performance evaluations of developers under your leadership. WHAT YOU'LL BRING: Extensive hands-on experience with Magento 2 Open Source, including deep architectural and custom module development knowledge. Strong Hyvä theme experience and in-depth understanding of performance optimisation in headless and non-headless contexts. Proven track record of resolving performance issues using profilers such as Blackfire, New Relic. Solid experience in leading engineering teams - setting technical direction, conducting code reviews, mentoring, and line management. Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments. Unit testing and CI/CD pipelines as part of the daily workflow. Familiarity with event-driven architecture and strong expertise in RabbitMQ. Experience using Tailwind CSS and Alpine.js within Magento projects. Knowledge of Magento 2 best practices, including use of service contracts, dependency injection, and declarative schema. A strong engineering mindset, excellent problem-solving skills, and an interest in scalable architecture and clean code. Excellent communication and leadership skills. Magento 2 certification (nice to have). Experience with Adobe Commerce (nice to have). Experience acting as a Scrum Master (nice to have). WHAT YOU'LL GET: Health & Wellbeing - Workouts, Run Club, Nature Trail, Wellness Allowances, Gym Memberships, On-Site Gym (Coming Soon!), Golf Memberships & Mental Health Support 29 Days Annual Leave (Including Bank Holidays) - Increases with Length of Service Flexible Working Hours Social Events - Busy Schedule of Parties, Sports Tournaments, Charity Events & Lots More! Table Tennis, Pool Tables & Sports Equipment in the Office Additional Benefits Available - Vitality Private Health Insurance, Help to Buy Scheme, Cycle to Work Scheme, Discounted Travel Schemes & Lots More! Product Discount on Net World Sports & Affiliate Partner Products Subsidised On-Site Bistro - Serving Freshly Prepared Food Every Day for Breakfast & Lunch Employee Recognition - Bonus & Commission Schemes and Performance, Length of Service & Life Event Rewards Employee Support - Saving Schemes, Legal & Financial Advice, Parental Guidance OUR VALUES: Go above and beyond: Get stuck in and show your passion! Ideas over hierarchy: If you have an idea, speak up! It doesn't matter what role you're in, we want everyone to shout about ways the business can develop and improve. Be bold, move fast: We value speed; we make fast decisions, trust our guts and get things done as efficiently as possible. Keep it simple: Don't over-complicate it! Results driven: We embrace results that drive positive change, even if it means occasional failure. Mistakes are valuable as long as we learn from them and avoid repeating them. Growth: We're a fast-growing business and we want our staff to grow with us. CONTACT: Gareth Davies (Recruitment Specialist) Assessing your skills, qualifications and interests against our career opportunities Verifying your information and carrying out reference checks if you are offered a job Communicating with you about the recruitment process and/or your application Updating you on new roles/opportunities within the business (if requested)