Seeking a highly experienced Magento 2/Adobe Commerce Architect to lead architecture, development, and optimisation of large‑scale e‑commerce platforms. This role blends hands‑on engineering with technical strategy, performance tuning, integration leadership, and team mentorship.
• London
• Hybrid working model
• Permanent role - £90,000 per annum
• British citizenship / EU passport / ILR required
Key Responsibilities:
• Architect scalable Magento 2/Adobe Commerce solutions (B2C/B2B).
• Lead technical delivery, sprint planning, estimations, and risk management.
• Develop backend modules (DI, plugins, observers, service contracts, REST/GraphQL).
• Provide frontend direction (Hyvä, PWA Studio, Knockout.js).
• Optimise performance across PHP/MySQL, Varnish/Redis, Elasticsearch/OpenSearch, CDN.
• Ensure security, patching, PCI alignment, and coding best practices.
• Oversee integrations with ERPs, CRMs, payment/shipping and marketing platforms.
• Drive CI/CD, branching strategy, Docker environments, and infra alignment.
• Set coding standards, perform deep code reviews, and enforce test coverage.
• Mentor developers and collaborate with Product, UX, QA, and DevOps.
Required Skills:
• Expert in Magento 2 architecture and custom development.
• Strong PHP 7/8, MySQL, Composer, MVC, HTML/CSS/JS, jQuery, Knockout.js; Hyvä/PWA a plus.
• Experience with multi‑store, multi‑region setups.
• Strong REST/SOAP/GraphQL API experience.
• Hands‑on with Varnish, Redis, Elasticsearch/OpenSearch.
• Git, CI/CD, Docker, security best practices.
• Proven leadership in complex integrations and technical delivery.
Interested?
If this role aligns with your experience and ambitions, we’d love to hear from you.