Senior Magento Developer — Remote & Flexible

Chalhoub Group; United Arab Emirates; On-site; AED 250,000 - 500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care

Remote and flexible working policies

Employee discounts

Child education contribution

Job summary

Chalhoub Group is seeking an experienced Magento Senior Developer to design, develop, and maintain robust Magento-based applications for ecommerce operations in the United Arab Emirates. The role involves rewriting legacy projects, implementing custom modules via Magento API, and ensuring high performance, security, and scalability across deployments.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to align requirements, review third-party integrations, and optimize backend components while

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with development and product teams to implement ecommerce solutions.
• Review requirements and third-party integrations for Magento projects.
• Rewrite and refactor legacy Magento projects 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 integrations with third-party services such as payment gateways, CRMs, and marketing platforms.
• Profile and improve the performance of backend components.
• Write and maintain unit tests, integration tests, and automated regression tests.
• Monitor system performance, identify bottlenecks, and propose optimizations.
• Document development processes, configurations, and best practices for team collaboration.

Skills

Magento 2

PHP

MySQL

CI/CD

Frontend integration

Tools

Bitbucket Pipelines

GitLab CI/CD

GitHub Actions

Docker

Kubernetes

Varnish

Redis

PHPUnit

Selenium

Cypress

Job description

Chalhoub Group is seeking an experienced Magento Senior Developer to design, develop, and maintain robust Magento-based applications for ecommerce operations in the United Arab Emirates. The role involves rewriting legacy projects, implementing custom modules via Magento API, and ensuring high performance, security, and scalability across deployments.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to align requirements, review third-party integrations, and optimize backend components while