Lead Backend Engineer - AI-Powered Commerce, Remote

BigCommerce Pty.; United States; Remote; USD 182,000 - 259,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Bonus/Equity opportunities

Benefits

Job summary

BigCommerce Pty. seeks a Lead Software Engineer - Backend to steer the backend domain within a remote Engineering team. You will define the technical vision, own end-to-end delivery, and drive scalable, high-availability services powering a data-intensive SaaS platform.

You will mentor teammates, optimize CI/CD, and collaborate across teams to align with platform goals while enjoying a fully remote work setup in the US market.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of backend programming experience.
• Proficiency in PHP is required.
• Strong MySQL skills and database design understanding.
• Experience with caching (Redis/Memcached) and distributed systems.
• Familiarity with Docker, CI/CD, and Linux environments.
• Knowledge of cloud platforms (GCP preferred) and observability tooling (OTel).
• Ability to analyze time/memory complexity and collaborate across teams.

Responsibilities

• Define the technical vision for the backend domain and drive delivery.
• Design and implement scalable, highly available backend solutions.
• Own end-to-end project execution, from scoping to delivery milestones.
• Participate in architectural discussions and tool evaluations.
• Mentor engineers and promote CI/CD automation and best practices.
• Collaborate with partner teams for cross-functional alignment.

Skills

PHP

MySQL

Distributed Systems

Caching

Docker

CI/CD

Cloud (GCP)

Kubernetes

Linux

OTel Observability

gRPC

DevOps

Education

BS in Computer Science

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

gRPC

Job description

BigCommerce Pty. seeks a Lead Software Engineer - Backend to steer the backend domain within a remote Engineering team. You will define the technical vision, own end-to-end delivery, and drive scalable, high-availability services powering a data-intensive SaaS platform.

You will mentor teammates, optimize CI/CD, and collaborate across teams to align with platform goals while enjoying a fully remote work setup in the US market.