Lead Developer - HCL Commerce

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, and enhancement of solutions within HCL Commerce v9.1 (headless) to support e-commerce, order management, and customer experience goals.
• Partner with the Project Management team to ensure alignment of technical milestones with project timelines and deliverables.
• Provide technical oversight and code review for vendor-led HCL Commerce development, ensuring adherence to best practices and Rural King standards.
• Collaborate with front-end development teams using React and js to integrate headless APIs and ensure smooth end-to-end functionality.
• Support development and optimization of REST APIs and data models that connect HCL Commerce with other enterprise systems.
• Work with integration teams leveraging tools such as Oracle Integration Cloud and IBM Sterling OMS on Cloud to ensure data synchronization across systems.
• Participate in architecture and design discussions to guide decisions on scalability, performance, and extensibility.
• Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues related to commerce services, APIs, and integrations.
• Develop and maintain detailed technical documentation, including integration specifications, deployment notes, and architecture diagrams.
• Mentor vendor developers and internal technical partners to ensure consistent code quality and platform understanding.

Qualifications

• 5–7 years of experience developing and supporting HCL Commerce (v9.x) or similar enterprise e-commerce platforms.
• Proven experience working with headless commerce architecture, microservices, and API-driven integrations.
• Hands-on experience with React and js front-end integrations, or strong familiarity with their interactions in a headless setup.
• Solid understanding of e-commerce data flows including catalog, pricing, promotions, cart, and checkout processes.
• Experience integrating with enterprise systems such as IBM Sterling OMS on Cloud and Oracle Integration Cloud.
• Strong collaboration skills with both internal stakeholders and external vendor teams.
• Proficiency in Agile methodologies and experience using Jira or similar tools for tracking and documentation.
• Excellent problem-solving, debugging, and performance optimization skills.
• Effective communicator capable of bridging technical and non-technical discussions.
• Self-starter who thrives in a fast-paced, multi-system, omni-channel retail environment.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to convey ideas, instructions, and information clearly and concisely.
• Demonstrated ability to actively listen, ask relevant questions, and provide thorough and articulate responses.