Senior Software Engineer – Magento 2 Backend Developer

Position Description:

Company Profile:

At CGI were a team of builders. We call our employees members because all who join CGI are building their own company - one that has grown to 72000 professionals located in 40 countries. Founded in 1976 CGI is a leading IT and business process services firm committed to helping clients succeed. We have the global resources expertise stability and dedicated professionals needed to achieve. At CGI were a team of builders. We call our employees members because all who join CGI are building their own company - one that has grown to 72000 professionals located in 40 countries. Founded in 1976 CGI is a leading IT and business process services firm committed to helping clients succeed. We have the global resources expertise stability and dedicated professionals needed to achieve results for our clients - and for our members. Come grow with us. Learn more at .

This is a great opportunity to join a winning team. CGI offers a competitive compensation package with opportunities for growth and professional development. Benefits for full-time permanent members start on the first day of employment and include a paid time-off program and profit participation and stock purchase plans. We wish to thank all applicants for their interest and effort in applying for this position however only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted. No unsolicited agency referrals please.

Job Title: Senior Software Engineer Magento 2 Backend Developer
Position: Magento 2 Developer
Position ID: J1025-1004
Experience: 5 to 8 Yrs
Category: IT Software
Main location: Any CGI
Employment Type: Full Time


Job Summary:
We are seeking an experienced Magento 2 Developer with strong expertise in backend development custom module and theme creation performance optimization and security enhancements. The ideal candidate should have solid proficiency in OOPS concepts Magento 2 architecture and API integrations along with modern development practices such as Docker code quality tools and Magento unit testing. You will be responsible for delivering scalable secure and high-performance eCommerce solutions following industry best standards.

Required Skills and Qualifications
Develop and maintain custom Magento 2 modules extensions and backend features.
Work with Magento 2 architecture including plugins observers service contracts dependency injection UI components and EAV models.
Develop customize and maintain Magento 2 themes including layout XML PHTML LESS/CSS JavaScript and UI libraries.
Customize catalog checkout cart and order workflows as per business requirements.
Integrate Magento with third-party services such as payment gateways ERPs CRMsPIM and shipping APIs.
Work extensively with REST/SOAP APIs GraphQL asynchronous queues and message brokers.
Perform code quality checks using tools like GrumPHP PHPCodeSniffer PHPStan and Magento coding standards.
Create and maintain Magento 2 Unit Tests (PHPUnit) and ensure test coverage for custom modules.
Utilize Docker for local development environment replication and containerized workflows.
Optimize Magento for performance focusing on caching indexing MySQL queries and Redis/Elasticsearch.
Troubleshoot and debug issues across modules themes integrations and customizations.
Work with Git Composer CI/CD pipelines and automated deployments.
Implement security best practices covering data validation sanitization CSRF/XSS protection and secure coding.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams including front-end QA DevOps and product owners.
Keep up-to-date with Magento updates security patches new features and suggest improvements to the tech stack.

Optional / Good-to-Have Skills:
Experience with Hyvä theme development or Magento PWA Studio.
AWS
Jenkins
Knowledge of Elasticsearch Redis RabbitMQ Varnish or similar performance tools.
Understanding of Docker Compose / Kubernetes for scalable environments.

CGI is an equal opportunity addition CGI is committed to providing accommodations for people with disabilities in accordance with provincial legislation. Please let us know if you require a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during any aspect of the recruitment process and we will work with you to address your needs.

Skills:

• Magento
• PHPMyAdmin
• RedisDB

What you can expect from us:

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Life at CGI is rooted in ownership teamwork respect and belonging. Here youll reach your full potential because

You are invited to be an owner from day 1 as we work together to bring our Dream to life. Thats why we call ourselves CGI Partners rather than employees. We benefit from our collective success and actively shape our companys strategy and direction.

Your work creates value. Youll develop innovative solutions and build relationships with teammates and clients while accessing global capabilities to scale your ideas embrace new opportunities and benefit from expansive industry and technology expertise.

Youll shape your career by joining a company built to grow and last. Youll be supported by leaders who care about your health and well-being and provide you with opportunities to deepen your skills and broaden your horizons.

Come join our teamone of the largest IT and business consulting services firms in the world.