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Job Location drjobs

Bolingbrook, IL - USA

Monthly Salary drjobs

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Salary Not Disclosed

Vacancy

1 Vacancy

Job Description

Job Summary:
We are looking for a highly skilled and technically strong Backend Lead with extensive experience in e-commerce platforms. This individual will lead a backend development team guide technical decision-making and work closely with cross-functional stakeholders to deliver scalable high-performing solutions.
The ideal candidate has a deep understanding of backend systems strong problem-solving capabilities and excellent communication skills to lead by example and collaborate effectively.
Key Responsibilities:

  • Lead backend development for mission-critical e-commerce applications and services.
  • Architect and implement scalable maintainable and high-performance solutions using modern technologies.
  • Collaborate with product managers frontend teams DevOps QA and business stakeholders to define and deliver features.
  • Mentor guide and support backend engineers in their technical growth.
  • Perform code reviews establish best practices and ensure high code quality.
  • Troubleshoot production issues and ensure high system availability.
  • Contribute to architectural and strategic planning discussions.
  • Maintain documentation of design architecture and technical decisions.

Required Skills and Qualifications:

  • 8 years of backend development experience with 2 years in a technical leadership role
  • Proven experience in e-commerce platforms and understanding of product catalog cart checkout payments and profile domains.
  • Proven expertise in J2EE.
  • Strong understanding of RESTful APIs microservices architecture and system integrations
  • Hands-on experience with GCP cloud platforms
  • Experience with databases both SQL (PostgreSQL MySQL) and NoSQL (MongoDB Redis).
  • Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines containerization (Docker Kubernetes) and API security
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills
  • Ability to manage priorities timelines and deliverables effectively

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience in headless commerce architecture and MACH principles (Microservices API-first Cloud-native Headless)
  • Familiarity with GraphQL and event-driven architecture
  • Exposure to tools like Kafka ElasticSearch or Redis is a plus.
  • Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.

Why Join Us

  • Work on high-impact e-commerce solutions used by millions.
  • Be part of a collaborative and innovative engineering team.

Employment Type

Full Time

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