Lead Magento Developer

Job Description

We are seeking an experienced Application Development Team Lead to manage and grow our Adobe Commerce (Magento) joint US/India development team. This is a hands-on leadership role responsible for the technical direction, day-to-day delivery, and overall health of our eCommerce platform that powers our digital storefront and supports millions in annual revenue.

Responsibilities

• Team Leadership & Management
• Lead, mentor, and develop a hybrid team of Business Analysts, Adobe Commerce engineers, QA analysts, and technical contributors split across multiple teams in US/India.
• Conduct one-on-ones, performance reviews, capacity planning, and career development for direct reports.
• Foster a culture of code quality, accountability, and continuous improvement across geographies and time zones.
• Manage daily handoffs, on-call rotations, and coverage models that take full advantage of the follow-the-sun model between multiple teams.
• Partner with HR and recruiting to interview, hire, and onboard new engineers in both regions.
• Technical Leadership
• Own the architecture, scalability, and reliability of the Adobe Commerce platform, including custom modules, third-party integrations, and storefront customizations.
• Conduct code reviews, set coding standards, and enforce best practices for PHP, MySQL, and Magento-specific patterns.
• Lead technical design discussions, write technical specifications, and make build-vs-buy decisions on integrations and extensions.
• Drive platform upgrades, security patches, and performance optimization initiatives.
• Troubleshoot complex production issues, including database performance, caching, indexing, and integration failures.
• Delivery & Agile Process
• Work with the Scrum Master to conduct the agile ceremonies (sprint planning, stand-ups, retrospectives, backlog grooming) using Jira, ensuring the team delivers predictably sprint over sprint.
• Partner with product managers and business stakeholders to translate requirements into well-scoped user stories and estimates.
• Manage sprint commitments, track velocity, surface risks early, and remove blockers for the team.
• Maintain release management processes, CI/CD pipelines, and deployment hygiene.
• Business Partnership
• Act as the primary technical point of contact for merchandising, marketing, customer experience, fulfillment, and finance teams.
• Understand and contribute to eCommerce business processes including catalog management, pricing and promotions, checkout, payments, order management, returns, tax, and shipping integrations.
• Translate business KPIs (conversion rate, AOV, page speed, uptime) into engineering priorities and measurable outcomes.

Required Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional software development experience, with at least 3+ years in a technical lead or engineering management role.
• Strong hands-on experience with Adobe Commerce (Magento 2). Magento 1 experience is a plus but not a substitute.
• Deep expertise in PHP (modern PHP 7.x / 8.x), object-oriented design, and SOLID principles.
• Strong proficiency in MySQL — schema design, query optimization, indexing strategies, and performance tuning at scale.
• Demonstrated working knowledge of Jira for sprint management, reporting, and workflow customization.
• Solid understanding and practical application of Agile / Scrum methodology in a delivery-focused environment.
• Strong understanding of eCommerce business processes — order lifecycle, payments, tax, shipping, inventory, promotions, and customer data.
• A solid grasp of front-end fundamentals (HTML/CSS/JAVAScript) and modern dev tooling (Git, Composer, Docker).
• Excellent communication skills in English, both written and verbal — required for daily collaboration with stakeholders and the India team.

Preferred Qualification

• Adobe Commerce Certified Developer or Solution Specialist certification.
• Experience with Adobe Commerce Cloud or GraphQL APIs.
• Experience integrating with ERP, OMS, PIM, tax engines (e.g., Vertex), payment gateways, and CRM platforms.
• Background working in a B2C or B2B eCommerce company with significant transaction volume.
• Exposure to AWS or other cloud infrastructure, Fastly, Elasticsearch / OpenSearch.
• Experience managing or coordinating with offshore development teams.
• Experience working across time zones with structured async communication practices.