Senior Software Engineer

Elastic Path; Remote; GBP 56,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading e-commerce company is seeking a product-centric engineer to design and implement features in Elastic Path Commerce Cloud. This role involves solving complex problems and participating in architectural processes while maintaining code. Ideal candidates have around five years of experience in large-scale software development, an understanding of server-side processes, and familiarity with micro-services. The position offers a salary range of £56,800 - £75,000 and promotes a remote work culture.

Benefits

Paid vacation

Stock options

Professional development stipends

Remote work flexibility

Outstanding company culture

Qualifications

• Around 5 years of experience with large-scale software products.
• Understanding of server-side development.
• Familiarity with micro-services and distributed systems.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain code for Elastic Path Commerce Cloud.
• Solve complex technical problems.
• Participate in the architecture process.

Skills

Large-scale software development

Server-side development

RESTful API

Micro-services

Distributed systems

Go programming language

Tools

Go

Node.js

Kubernetes

MongoDB

AWS

Job description

Elastic Path is taking e-commerce services to the next level, and it requires passionate and creative product-centric engineers to support this effort. We're looking for someone who can design and implement e-commerce features in our newest product : Elastic Path Commerce Cloud. You'll work as part of an agile development squad and will own your work throughout the development lifecycle. You'll thrive on autonomy as well as pushing the boundaries of what you can accomplish. You'll enjoy experimenting with new ways to solve complex problems.

What impact will you have?

• You'll develop and maintain code for Elastic Path Commerce Cloud, and execute on the Product Development vision
• You will solve complex technical problems
• Deliver value to the organization as quickly as possible while minimizing risk
• Influence decision-making in the team
• Participate in the architecture process
• You will create and maintain features that are valuable to customers
• You will have autonomy to work independently, but also be expected to be a solid team player
• You enjoy helping other engineers across the organization and take on mentorship opportunities with more junior team members
• You embrace new challenges and see them as an opportunity to grow and learn. To you, obstacles are fun
• You have some experience or an interest in learning to develop services in the Go programming language
• You will contribute to the development and improvement of the security capabilities of Elastic Path, its systems, technology, software products and SaaS offerings

What experience do you need to Be Remarkable in this position?

• Around 5 years of developing large-scale software products, ideally in languages like Go, Java, C#, etc.
• Understanding of server-side development and a RESTful API layer
• Experience of the full software development lifecycle
• Familiarity with the design and best practices for micro-services and distributed systems
• You're T-shaped - having a broad range of technology knowledge and interests with greater depth in some areas

Bonus points for

• Proximity to Newcastle - this is a remote-first UK-based role, but we have a preference for candidates located in or near Newcastle, as occasional travel to Newcastle may be required
• Understanding of design and best practices for micro-services and distributed systems
• Practical experience leveraging AI, LLMs, or agent-based systems to enhance software development, automation, or developer experience
• Experience with Go
• E-commerce background
• Knowledge of Kubernetes and container orchestration
• Understanding of CI / CD pipelines with GitLab
• Experience with Amazon Web Services

Our Technical Stack

• Some of our technical stack highlights include Go, Node.js, Kubernetes, MongoDB, SQS / SNS, RabbitMQ, AWS Lambda, but we value experience and enthusiasm for learning more than detailed knowledge of specific technologies. We will help you to fill in the gaps.

£56,800 - £75,000 a year

At Elastic Path we are on a mission to provide pay transparency, and share information freely and openly whenever possible. The base salary for this position is listed to support candidates to align themselves within the target salary range for the role. Our salary ranges are country specific and are based on national market data. Compensation is determined through interviews and a review of education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities of each applicant, equity with other team members, and alignment with market data.

Who We Are

Elastic Path is on a mission to break through the barriers that prevent commerce leaders from delivering extraordinary shopping experiences. Today, that means making Composable Commerce accessible to all brands by reducing the cost, time, and overall risk of implementing and managing a multi-vendor approach. With Elastic Path, both business and tech teams are able to innovate on their own terms, fully embrace composability, and in turn, never compromise on what’s possible. Learn more at www.elasticpath.com .

Be Open. Be Remarkable. Be the Team. Be the Customer. The values we live by.

The Perks?

• This includes paid vacation and sick leave, stock options, full extended health, dental and additional coverages.
• You'll get access to annual stipends for your own professional development, remote working and more.
• We are a Remote-First company, however we have three office hub locations in our major cities.
• If you live in proximity to one of our Hubs you'll have the option to flex between remote and in-office if desired!
• We provide solutions to bring all teams together for collaboration and connection throughout the year.
• We have a Work from Anywhere program that gives you the freedom to work from anywhere in the world. Talk about travel perks!
• Outstanding Company Culture - Certified Great Place to Work organization in Canada, US and UK

You can check out all this and more about us on our careers page .

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