Principal Software Engineer: E-commerce Platform Lead

WorkStaff360; Islamabad; On-site; PKR 3,906,000 - 5,022,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Leadership opportunities

End-to-end ownership

Exposure to modern tech

Collaborative culture

Career growth

Job summary

WorkStaff360 in Islamabad seeks a Principal Software Engineer with 5–7 years of experience to own architectural and delivery responsibilities for production-ready e-commerce platforms. The role emphasizes leadership of technical delivery and collaboration with PMs to meet timelines.

Expertise in Next.js and Node.js, plus hands-on experience with Supabase, Sanity, and Vercel, is essential to drive end-to-end development from requirements to deployment.

Qualifications

• 5–7 years of professional software development experience.
• Strong hands-on experience with Next.js and Node.js.
• Practical experience with Supabase, Sanity and Vercel.
• Demonstrable experience delivering live e-commerce websites with end-to-end ownership.
• Strong understanding of e-commerce architecture, database design, backend development, checkout workflows and payment integrations.
• Proven ability to manage projects from requirements gathering and solution architecture through development, testing and deployment.
• Experience integrating third-party APIs and managing external vendors, including SLA coordination.

Responsibilities

• Architect, develop and deploy full-stack web applications using Next.js and Node.js, with Supabase, Sanity and Vercel.
• Lead e-commerce projects from initial requirements and technical planning through development, testing and production launch.
• Design database structures, backend services, product architecture and scalable application features.
• Develop and integrate e-commerce functionalities, including product catalogues, shopping carts, checkout and payment systems.
• Manage third-party API integrations and coordinate with external providers to negotiate and finalise technical SLAs.
• Work closely with the Project Manager to define project scope, estimate development effort, manage priorities and meet delivery timelines.
• Ensure application performance, security, scalability and code quality.
• Provide technical direction, review code and guide engineering decisions throughout the development lifecycle.

Skills

Next.js

Node.js

E-commerce

Team leadership

Code review

Tools

Supabase

Sanity

Vercel

REST APIs

Job description

WorkStaff360 in Islamabad seeks a Principal Software Engineer with 5–7 years of experience to own architectural and delivery responsibilities for production-ready e-commerce platforms. The role emphasizes leadership of technical delivery and collaboration with PMs to meet timelines.

Expertise in Next.js and Node.js, plus hands-on experience with Supabase, Sanity, and Vercel, is essential to drive end-to-end development from requirements to deployment.