Remote Lead Backend Engineer - Architect Scalable SaaS

Commerce; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 182,000 - 259,000; Full time

Job summary

Commerce, the parent company of BigCommerce, Feedonomics, and Makeswift, is seeking a Lead Software Engineer - Backend to shape the technical direction of the backend domain on a fully remote engineering team. You will own end-to-end execution, design scalable services, and mentor engineers while collaborating across cross-functional squads.

The role emphasizes PHP expertise, distributed systems, MySQL, caching, and modern DevOps practices. Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of backend programming experience.
• Strong experience with PHP is required.
• Experience with MySQL and database schema design, caching and scalability.
• Familiarity with distributed systems and communication protocols like gRPC.
• DevOps, CI/CD, and containerization fundamentals.

Responsibilities

• Define the technical vision and lead backend architecture.
• Design and implement scalable, high-availability solutions.
• Own end-to-end project execution from scoping to delivery.
• Participate in RFCs, architectural discussions and tooling improvements.
• Mentor teammates and drive CI/CD and observability enhancements.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align with platform goals.

Skills

Backend languages

PHP

Distributed systems

MySQL

Caching (Redis/Memcached)

DevOps

CI/CD & Docker

Cloud (GCP)

Observability (OTel)

Linux

Education

BS in Computer Science

Tools

Docker

Linux

gRPC

Job description

Commerce, the parent company of BigCommerce, Feedonomics, and Makeswift, is seeking a Lead Software Engineer - Backend to shape the technical direction of the backend domain on a fully remote engineering team. You will own end-to-end execution, design scalable services, and mentor engineers while collaborating across cross-functional squads.

The role emphasizes PHP expertise, distributed systems, MySQL, caching, and modern DevOps practices. Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S.