Staff Software Engineer (Magento 2)

Net World Sports, Ltd.; Isycoed; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading sports equipment retailer in Isycoed is seeking a Staff Software Engineer. This role involves leading the Magento 2 development team, driving performance improvements, and ensuring high standards in an e-commerce environment. If you have extensive Magento experience and a passion for clean code, consider joining a fast-growing company that values employee development and team collaboration.

Benefits

Health & Wellbeing programs

29 Days Annual Leave

Flexible Working Hours

Social Events

Table Tennis & Pool Tables

Additional Benefits (Health Insurance, Discounts)

Product Discounts

On-Site Bistro

Employee Recognition Programs

Employee Support Services

Qualifications

• Extensive experience with Magento 2 Open Source and architectural development.
• Solid leadership experience in engineering teams, technical mentoring.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and event-driven architecture.

Responsibilities

• Lead Magento 2 development across multiple web stores.
• Drive technical standards and performance improvements.
• Provide mentorship to developers and manage platform-level issues.

Skills

Magento 2

Hyvä theme

Performance optimisation

Agile/Scrum

Problem-solving

Leadership

Education

Magento 2 certification

Tools

RabbitMQ

Tailwind CSS

Alpine.js

Job description

Join Net World Sports on our mission to become the world’s leading sports equipment retailer. Nothing excites us more than finding hungry, talented individuals and unleashing them in a team capable of achieving incredible things.

We’re looking for a Staff Software Engineer to take on a leading role within our Magento 2 development team. You’ll be a key figure in shaping the architecture, ensuring high performance across multiple websites, and guiding a skilled team of engineers. If you have deep Magento experience, a passion for clean code, and thrive in a fast-paced e-commerce environment, we’d love to hear from you.

WHAT YOU’LL DO:

• Lead the Magento 2 engineering team across multiple web stores and application instances in a high-volume e-commerce environment.
• Set and maintain technical standards, conduct architectural reviews, and ensure best practices across the codebase.
• Drive performance improvements across frontend and backend with a focus on scalability, speed, and resilience.
• Support the delivery of business-critical features while maintaining high-quality code and system stability.
• Collaborate with other technical leads, Product Owner, QA, and DevOps to plan and deliver roadmap initiatives.
• Contribute to and improve CI/CD pipelines and testing practices to support continuous delivery.
• Provide line management, coaching, and technical mentorship to a team of Magento developers.
• Own and drive resolution of platform-level issues (performance, technical debt, refactoring, upgrades, etc.).
• Optionally facilitate Scrum ceremonies (planning, stand-ups, retrospectives) and contribute to improving delivery processes.
• Engage in regular code reviews, architecture sessions, and technical decision-making.
• Participate in recruitment, onboarding, and performance evaluations of developers under your leadership.

WHAT YOU’LL BRING:

• Extensive hands-on experience with Magento 2 Open Source, including deep architectural and custom module development knowledge.
• Strong Hyvä theme experience and in-depth understanding of performance optimisation in headless and non-headless contexts.
• Proven track record of resolving performance issues using profilers such as Blackfire, New Relic.
• Solid experience in leading engineering teams – setting technical direction, conducting code reviews, mentoring, and line management.
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.
• Unit testing and CI/CD pipelines as part of the daily workflow.
• Familiarity with event-driven architecture and strong expertise in RabbitMQ.
• Experience using Tailwind CSS and Alpine.js within Magento projects.
• Knowledge of Magento 2 best practices, including use of service contracts, dependency injection, and declarative schema.
• A strong engineering mindset, excellent problem-solving skills, and an interest in scalable architecture and clean code.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills.
• Magento 2 certification (nice to have).
• Experience with Adobe Commerce (nice to have).
• Experience acting as a Scrum Master (nice to have).

WHAT YOU'LL GET:

• Health & Wellbeing– Workouts, Run Club, Nature Trail, Wellness Allowances, Gym Memberships, On-Site Gym (Coming Soon!), Golf Memberships & Mental Health Support
• 29 Days Annual Leave (Including Bank Holidays)- Increases with Length of Service
• Flexible Working Hours
• Social Events– Busy Schedule of Parties, Sports Tournaments, Charity Events & Lots More!
• Table Tennis, Pool Tables & Sports Equipment in the Office
• Additional Benefits Available- Vitality Private Health Insurance, Help to Buy Scheme, Cycle to Work Scheme, Discounted Travel Schemes & Lots More!
• Product Discount on Net World Sports & Affiliate Partner Products
• Subsidised On-Site Bistro- Serving Freshly Prepared Food Every Day for Breakfast & Lunch
• Employee Recognition- Bonus & Commission Schemes and Performance, Length of Service & Life Event Rewards
• Employee Support - Saving Schemes, Legal & Financial Advice, Parental Guidance

OUR VALUES:

• Go above and beyond:Get stuck in and show your passion!
• Ideas over hierarchy:If you have an idea, speak up! It doesn’t matter what role you’re in, we want everyone to shout about ways the business can develop and improve.
• Be bold, move fast:We value speed; we make fast decisions, trust our guts and get things done as efficiently as possible.
• Keep it simple:Don’t over-complicate it!
• Results driven:We embrace results that drive positive change, even if it means occasional failure. Mistakes are valuable as long as we learn from them and avoid repeating them.
• Growth:We’re a fast-growing business and we want our staff to grow with us.