Commerce and Content Back End Technical Consultant

TransPerfect; United States; Remote; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Avatria is seeking a Commerce and Content Back End Technical Consultant to design, develop, and deliver highly customized backend solutions for clients. You will work on APIs, data integrations, and authentication flows, contributing across the services team with a hands-on, collaborative approach.

The role involves building scalable backend services, documenting technical specs, and solving complex problems in a fast-paced environment. A CS-related degree or equivalent experience is expected.

Qualifications

• Professional experience building and integrating enterprise systems.
• Proficiency in Java, PHP and Node.js.
• Strong understanding of web technologies and API design (REST/GraphQL) and authentication/authorization.
• Undergraduate education in Computer Science or equivalent knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and integrate backend components for commerce and content systems.
• Collaborate with front-end and data teams to deliver high-quality solutions.
• Produce technical documentation and drive code quality in a fast-paced environment.

Skills

Backend development

Java

PHP

Node.js

APIs REST/GraphQL

Auth & authorization concepts

communication skills

problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or equivalent

Tools

GitHub

Docker

CI/CD

Job description

At Avatria, we specialize in bringing world-class Digital Commerce and Content solutions to our customers. We are sharp, hands-on technologists with a genuine love for all things digital. We’ve got an eye on the future — working to truly move this industry forward with creative and innovative solutions. More than that, we're committed to a fresh and friendly approach to business, one that focuses on doing the right thing for our customers and employees.

The Role

Avatria is looking for a Commerce and Content Back End Technical Consultant to join our Services team. As a Technical Consultant, you will play a critical role in the technical design, development, and delivery of highly customized Commerce and Content systems for our customers. You are an ideal candidate if you are passionate about software development, technology, problem solving, and enjoy working in a collaborative, fast-paced environment.

We want someone that can:

• Work effectively and corroboratively in small and large team environment
• Roll their sleeves up to deliver high quality code and technical documentation
• Wear many hats and adapt their operating mode to best serve the team
• Take initiative, works well with little guidance and loves solving tough problems

Requirements Must have:

• Professional experience building and integrating enterprise systems
• Proficient with multiple programming languages such as Java, PHP and Node.js
• Strong understanding of web technologies and integrations, such as building APIs in REST/GraphQL and handling authentication & authorization
• Undergraduate education or comparable knowledge and experience with Computer Science
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Nice to have:

• Experience working with relational databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL) and/or search engine data solutions (e.g. Solr, Elastic, Algolia)
• Experience with deploying and monitoring applications, including using GitHub, Docker and CI/CD pipelines
• Experience in the Digital Commerce domain, including searching, filtering, shopping cart, checkout and payment flows, and order pipelines
• Experience in the Content Management domain, including CMS Templating/Componentization and Page Builder technologies
• Experience with Commerce platforms such as SAP Commerce, Adobe Commerce, Shopify, commercetools and BigCommerce
• Experience with Content Management platforms such as Adobe Experience Manager, Contentful and Builder.io