Lead Software Developer (E-commerce)

TL;DR

Lead Software Developer (E-commerce): Shaping the technological future of international e-commerce platforms and digital projects with an accent on architectural decisions, team leadership, and ensuring high quality and scalability. Focus on strategic architecture selection, designing high-performance interfaces, and continuous development of digital products used by thousands of users.

Location: Salzburg or Vienna

Salary: €67,200 gross (annual, starting)

Company

hirify.global is an agency focusing on shaping the technological future of digital projects and international e-commerce platforms.

What you will do

• Take overall technical responsibility for international e-commerce platforms and challenging digital projects.
• Develop with modern headless systems and set up/further develop e-commerce and PIM platforms with Pimcore.
• Perform cloud native development with Amazon Web Services (AWS).
• Strategically select and implement appropriate architectures (serverless, microservices, monolithic, event-driven, etc.).
• Design and develop high-performance interfaces with REST and GraphQL, and build/optimize CI/CD pipelines.
• Lead and develop development teams, including coaching and actively participating in knowledge transfer.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of professional experience in developing cloud and enterprise solutions, ideally with management experience.
• Excellent knowledge of web development with modern frameworks based on PHP, JAVA, or Node.
• Deep understanding of modern web technologies in the backend area and extensive experience with software development processes.
• In-depth knowledge of architectural decisions and patterns and their implementation in complex projects.
• Very good skills in web applications, Linux, databases (SQL/NoSQL), Elasticsearch, and client/server communication.
• Routine experience with DevOps workflows (infrastructure, CI/CD, Docker, AWS CDK).

Nice to have

• Knowledge of front-end and JavaScript technologies (React, Vue, Angular, TypeScript, Node.js).
• Experience in using AI-supported tools and processes to increase efficiency, quality, and innovation.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time 36-hour work week.
• Annual salary starting at €67,200 gross, including vacation and Christmas bonuses.
• Opportunity to work with modern headless systems and cloud-native development.
• Focus on continuous development of digital products used daily by thousands of international users.
• Emphasis on leading and developing development teams, coaching, and knowledge transfer.