Lead Software Engineer (Scala) - Storefront

At Commerce, our mission is to empower businesses to innovate, grow, and thrive with our open, AI-driven commerce ecosystem. As the parent company of BigCommerce, Feedonomics, and Makeswift, we connect the tools and systems that power growth, enabling businesses to unlock the full potential of their data, deliver seamless and personalized experiences across every channel, and adapt swiftly to an ever-changing market. Simply said, we help businesses confidently solve complex commerce challenges so they can build smarter, adapt faster, and grow on their own terms. If you want to be part of a team of bold builders, sharp thinkers, and technical trailblazers, working together to shape the future of commerce, this is the place for you.

Lead Software Engineer (Scala) - Storefront

Commerce is searching for a Lead Software Engineer to join the Storefront Team. We are currently a large, distributed team that engages with the entire Engineering organization by maintaining Commerce’s Storefront Environment which allows shoppers to browse products and make purchases for all of our merchants stores.

Responsibilities:

- Maintain and improve services that power Commerce’s Storefront Environment

- Support bug fixes and implement enhancements to applications in Production

- Mentor and help engineers become more productive by removing blockers

- Produce technical documentation of workflows related to the Storefront

- Work and collaborate with a team distributed between US and EU timezones

- Work closely with engineers to gather requirements and develop the team’s roadmap

- Comfortable exploring and engaging in unfamiliar languages, tools, and technologies

Requirements:

- 7+ years of professional experience as a Software Engineer

- Experience developing in Scala, Node.js, and React, with experience with Cloudflare and Cloudflare Workers as a bonus

- Experience with evolving/scaling high throughput applications

- Able to lead the team in project discovery, design, and implementation

- Desire to work in a collaborative, open environment on an Agile team as a contributor and mentor

- Fluent in English

- Hybrid: 3 Days per week in office

Education:

- BS degree required or higher degree in Computer Science or related technical field 

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Commerce

Our employees make the difference. At Commerce, we believe that celebrating the unique histories, perspectives and abilities of every employee makes a difference for our company, our customers and our community. We are an equal opportunity employer and the inclusive atmosphere we build together will make room for every person to contribute, grow and thrive.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the interview process, to perform essential job functions and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. If you need an accommodation in order to interview at Commerce, please let us know during any of your interactions with our recruiting team.

Learn more about the Commerce team, culture and benefits at  https://careers.commerce.com.

Protect Yourself Against Hiring Scams: Our Corporate Disclaimer 

Commerce, along with many other employers, has become the subject of fraudulent

job offers to hopeful prospective job seekers.

Be advised:

Commerce does not offer jobs to individuals who do not go through our formal hiring process.

Commerce will never:

- Require payment of recruitment fees from candidates

- Request personally identifiable information through unsanctioned websites or applications

- Attempt to solicit money from you as part of the hiring process or as part of an employment offer

- Solicit money to complete visa requirements as part of a job offer

If you receive unsolicited offers of employment from Commerce, we urge you to be extremely cautious and avoid engaging or responding.

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At Commerce, we believe that celebrating the unique histories, perspectives and abilities of every employee makes a difference for our company, our customers and our community. We are an equal opportunity employer and the inclusive atmosphere we build together will make room for every person to contribute, grow and thrive.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the interview process, to perform essential job functions and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. If you need an accommodation in order to interview at Commerce, please let us know during any of your interactions with our recruiting team.

Learn more about the Commerce team, culture and benefits at https://www.commerce.com/careers/

Commerce, along with many other employers, has become the subject of fraudulent job offers to hopeful prospective job seekers.
Be advised:
Commerce does not offer jobs to individuals who do not go through our formal hiring process.
Commerce will never:

• require payment of recruitment fees from candidates;

• request personally identifiable information through unsanctioned websites or applications;

• attempt to solicit money from you as part of the hiring process or as part of an employment offer;

• solicit money to complete visa requirements as part of a job offer.

If you receive unsolicited offers of employment from Commerce, we urge you to be extremely cautious and avoid engaging or responding.