Senior Headless Commerce Integration Specialist

NesmaKent Joint Venture; United Arab Emirates; Remote; AED 360,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

NesmaKent Joint Venture in the United Arab Emirates (Remote) seeks a Senior Headless Commerce Integration Specialist to design, implement, and optimize API-driven commerce solutions. You will lead integrations across storefronts, catalogs, pricing, inventory, checkout, payments, and order management while ensuring secure and high-performing experiences.

The role requires 5–8 years in e-commerce integration or digital commerce engineering, strong API/ headless knowledge, and experience with major

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS/SE/IT.
• 5–8 years of experience in e-commerce integration or digital commerce engineering.
• Strong understanding of headless and composable commerce.
• Experience with Shopify, commercetools, Adobe Commerce, BigCommerce, or similar.
• Proficiency in REST APIs, GraphQL, webhooks, JSON, and API testing.
• Familiarity with frontend technologies such as React, Next.js, Vue, or comparable frameworks.
• Experience integrating payment services, inventory systems, CRM platforms, ERP solutions, and order management tools.
• Knowledge of authentication protocols, secure API design, PCI DSS considerations, and data protection practices.
• Familiarity with cloud infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and application monitoring.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, communication, and project coordination skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaborate effectively with distributed teams in a remote environment.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement headless commerce architectures using APIs, microservices, and decoupled frontend technologies.
• Integrate commerce platforms with storefronts, product information management systems, inventory services, payment gateways, and order management systems.
• Develop and maintain API integrations using REST, GraphQL, webhooks, and event-driven communication patterns.
• Configure and optimize product catalogs, pricing rules, promotions, customer accounts, carts, and checkout workflows.
• Collaborate with frontend and backend developers to deliver responsive, accessible, and high-performing commerce experiences.
• Troubleshoot integration failures, API errors, synchronization issues, and inconsistencies across connected platforms.
• Implement secure authentication, authorization, data validation, and payment-related integration controls.
• Optimize API performance, caching strategies, data synchronization, and system scalability.
• Establish automated integration tests, monitoring, logging, and error-handling procedures.
• Document integration architecture, technical specifications, deployment processes, and operational support procedures.

Skills

Headless commerce

API-first design

Remote collaboration

Troubleshooting

Communication

Project coordination

Distributed teams

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / Software Engineering / Information Technology

Tools

Shopify

commercetools

Adobe Commerce

BigCommerce

REST APIs

GraphQL

Webhooks

JSON

React

Next.js

Vue

CI/CD

Job description

Job Title: Senior Headless Commerce Integration Specialist

Location: United Arab Emirates (Remote) Employment Type: Full-Time Work Arrangement: 100% Remote — Work From Home

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Senior Headless Commerce Integration Specialist to design, implement, and optimize API-driven commerce solutions that connect flexible frontend experiences with scalable commerce platforms. The successful candidate will lead integration initiatives involving storefronts, product catalogs, pricing, inventory, checkout, payments, and order management while ensuring secure, reliable, and high-performing digital commerce experiences.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and implement headless commerce architectures using APIs, microservices, and decoupled frontend technologies.
• Integrate commerce platforms with storefronts, product information management systems, inventory services, payment gateways, and order management systems.
• Develop and maintain API integrations using REST, GraphQL, webhooks, and event-driven communication patterns.
• Configure and optimize product catalogs, pricing rules, promotions, customer accounts, carts, and checkout workflows.
• Collaborate with frontend and backend developers to deliver responsive, accessible, and high-performing commerce experiences.
• Troubleshoot integration failures, API errors, synchronization issues, and inconsistencies across connected platforms.
• Implement secure authentication, authorization, data validation, and payment-related integration controls.
• Optimize API performance, caching strategies, data synchronization, and system scalability.
• Establish automated integration tests, monitoring, logging, and error-handling procedures.
• Document integration architecture, technical specifications, deployment processes, and operational support procedures.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related technical field.
• At least 5–8 years of experience in e-commerce development, systems integration, or digital commerce engineering.
• Strong understanding of headless commerce architecture, API-first design, and composable commerce principles.
• Experience with platforms such as Shopify, commercetools, Adobe Commerce, BigCommerce, or similar solutions.
• Proficiency in REST APIs, GraphQL, webhooks, JSON, and API integration testing.
• Familiarity with frontend technologies such as React, Next.js, Vue, or comparable frameworks.
• Experience integrating payment services, inventory systems, CRM platforms, ERP solutions, and order management tools.
• Knowledge of authentication protocols, secure API design, PCI DSS considerations, and data protection practices.
• Familiarity with cloud infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and application monitoring.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, communication, and project coordination skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaborate effectively with distributed teams in a remote environment.

What We Offer

• Competitive compensation based on qualifications and professional experience.
• A 100% remote working arrangement with flexible coordination across distributed teams.
• Opportunities to deliver scalable, modern commerce integrations for digital business operations.
• A collaborative environment focused on technical excellence, innovation, and continuous learning.