Senior Magento Developer

Chalhoub Group; Dubai; On-site; AED 391,000 - 692,000; Full time

Job summary

Chalhoub Group in Dubai seeks an experienced Magento Senior Developer to design, develop and maintain robust Magento-based applications to support our ecommerce operations. You will rewrite and optimize legacy projects to adhere to Magento standards and best practices, ensuring scalable and secure solutions.

You should have deep Magento architecture knowledge, strong PHP/MySQL skills, and hands-on experience with CI/CD and modern frontend integrations.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Magento 2 Developer with at least 5 years in ecommerce.
• Strong knowledge of Magento 2 architecture, module development, APIs, and customizations.
• Deep PHP and MySQL skills.
• Experience rewriting or refactoring legacy Magento projects.
• Familiar with CI/CD pipelines and related tools.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the development and product teams to discuss and implement ecommerce solutions.
• Review requirements, designs and third party integrations for Magento-based projects.
• Rewrite and refactor projects developed by third parties to align with Magento best practices and standards.
• Develop custom modules and extend Magento functionality using the Magento API.
• Troubleshoot, debug and optimize Magento-based applications for performance and scalability.
• Implement CI/CD pipelines to streamline deployments and maintain code integrity.
• Ensure adherence to Magento coding standards, security guidelines and automation practices.
• Maintain and improve integrations with third party services such as payment gateways and CRMs.
• Profile and improve backend performance and write tests and documentation.

Skills

Magento 2

PHP

MySQL

CI/CD

Code optimization

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

GitHub Actions

Bitbucket Pipelines

GitLab CI/CD

Job description

What you ll be doing

We are looking for an experienced Magento Senior Developer to join our ecommerce development team. In this role you will be responsible for designing, developing and maintaining robust Magento based applications to support our ecommerce operations. You will also focus on rewriting and optimizing legacy projects built by third parties ensuring they adhere to Magento standards and best practices. To succeed in this role you should have a deep understanding of Magento s architecture, excellent coding skills and a passion for automation and scalability. A strong grasp of CI CD workflows and ecommerce application development is essential. Ultimately a top class Magento Senior Developer will ensure high performing, secure and scalable solutions while improving development processes.

Responsibilities

Collaborating with the development and product team to discuss and implement ecommerce solutions Reviewing and analyzing requirements designs and third party integrations for Magento based projects Rewriting and refactoring projects developed by third parties to align with Magento best practices and standards Developing custom modules and extending Magento functionality using the Magento API Troubleshooting debugging and optimizing Magento based applications for performance and scalability Implementing CI CD pipelines to streamline deployments and maintain code integrity Ensuring adherence to Magento coding standards security guidelines and automation practices Maintaining and improving integrations with third party services such as payment gateways CRMs and marketing platforms Profiling and improving the performance of backend components Writing and maintaining unit tests integration tests and automated regression tests Monitoring system performance identifying bottlenecks and proposing optimizations Documenting development processes configurations and best practices for team collaboration

What you ll need to succeed

Proven experience as a Magento 2 Developer with a minimum of 5 years in ecommerce application development. Strong knowledge of Magento 2 architecture including module development, APIs and customizations. In depth understanding of PHP and MySQL. Experience rewriting or refactoring legacy Magento projects created by third parties. Proficiency in CI CD pipelines and related tools e.g. Bitbucket Pipelines GitLab CI CD or GitHub Actions. Strong understanding of Magento coding standards automation tools and best practices. Knowledge of frontend technologies such as Knockout js RequireJS and LESS with experience integrating modern frontend frameworks e.g. React or Vue js into Magento. Hands on experience with Magento performance optimization techniques e.g. Varnish Redis database indexing. Familiarity with containerization and DevOps tools such as Docker and Kubernetes. Experience with automated testing tools such as PHPUnit Selenium or Cypress. Excellent debugging troubleshooting and problem solving skills. Strong project management and communication skills to collaborate effectively with cross functional teams.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience working with large scale ecommerce systems and complex third party integrations. Familiarity with Progressive Web Applications PWA and Magento PWA Studio. Knowledge of Magento Marketplace submission processes and guidelines. Certification as a Magento Certified Developer is a plus. Experience working in an Agile development environment.

We would love to hear from you disability status Proven experience as a Magento 2 Developer, with a minimum of 5 years in ecommerce application development. Strong knowledge of Magento 2 architecture, including module development, APIs, and customizations. In depth understanding of PHP and MySQL. Experience rewriting or refactoring legacy Magento projects created by third parties. Proficiency in CI/CD pipelines and related tools (e.g., Bitbucket Pipelines, GitLab CI/CD, or GitHub Actions). Strong understanding of Magento coding standards, automation tools, and best practices. Knowledge of frontend technologies such as Knockout.js, RequireJS, and LESS, with experience integrating modern frontend frameworks (e.g., React or Vue.js) into Magento. Hands on experience with Magento performance optimization techniques (e.g., Varnish, Redis, database indexing). Familiarity with containerization and DevOps tools such as Docker and Kubernetes. Experience with automated testing tools such as PHPUnit, Selenium, or Cypress. Excellent debugging, troubleshooting, and problem solving skills. Strong project management and communication skills to collaborate effectively with cross functional teams. Preferred Qualifications: Experience working with large scale ecommerce systems and complex third‑party integrations. Familiarity with Progressive Web Applications (PWA) and Magento PWA Studio. Knowledge of Magento Marketplace submission processes and guidelines. Certification as a Magento Certified Developer is a plus. Experience working in an Agile development environment.