Remote Principal Engineer (Lead, E-commerce, PHP, JS, Node)

Evolvesquads; United States; Remote; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the United States seeks a Team Lead with strong expertise in E-commerce and software development. This role involves overseeing a multinational team, providing technical guidance, and ensuring the successful delivery of projects. The position offers flexibility, remote work, and opportunities for career growth. Candidates should have a deep understanding of PHP, Node.JS, and advanced front-end technologies like ReactJS and VueJS. Join a dynamic team dedicated to empowering educators and coaches through innovative technology solutions.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

FREE English language classes

Health insurance

Bonuses for recommendations

Career growth opportunities

Qualifications

• Strong experience as Team Lead.
• Expert in PHP / Node.JS / JavaScript.
• Advanced in ReactJS and VueJS frontends.

Responsibilities

• Oversee communication with teams in Miami, Raleigh, and Pakistan.
• Provide technical guidance to developers.
• Maintain a positive and respectful culture.

Skills

Team Lead

E-commerce

Agile development

Communication

Education

Bachelors Degree in Computer Science

Tools

PHP

Node.JS

JavaScript

ReactJS

VueJS

Magento

Kubernetes

AWS

Docker

Helm

Job description

. .create world-changing products using God-given talents. .

PROJECT DESCRIPTION::

The company is a comprehensive platform designed specifically for high schools in the United States, with a focus on streamlining various aspects such as sports management, transportation, referees, payments, compliance, e-commerce, logistics, and more. Our purpose is to empower coaches and educators in their dedication to developing the leaders of tomorrow.
Our vision is to strengthen developing programs through technology-driven, community-first solutions that support dedicated leaders and champion the next generation.
Our admin support platform enables group leaders everywhere to build thriving programs for themselves and their participants. These are the projects we are currently running:

• The category-leading group-based fundraising platform
• The new online home for custom school spirit wear
• The transparent money management platform for teams and clubs
• The integrated scheduling, communication, and registration platform
• The secure multilingual family engagement and communication platform

PROJECT STACK and TEAM::

• 5 people in team (Pakistan) plus 2 managers in the US (EST – Raleigh, NC and Miami, FL)
• PHP / Node.JS / JavaScript
• ReactJS and VueJS frontends
• eCommerce, custom Magento
• 100 % Remote.
• Full-Time job.
• Multinational team – Excellent communication skills in English are needed.
• https://demo.snap.store/ – we manage about 30000-40000 websites like this for High Schools and Colleges across the United States. Built on custom Magento – 30-40k websites across the country. Magento – customized in-house on PHP for a user side. Node js/K8s interface for managers and coaches. Our typical interview process looks like the following:
  • Screen candidate for communication skills, experience, technology, and personality fit. If candidate passes screening, conclude the call with Coding Challenge assignment. During this, we emphasize what we look for and parts of the coding challenge instructions that are often overlooked. If candidate does not pass screening, we don’t offer the coding challenge assignment so as not to waste their time.
  • Once completed, we send the Coding Challenge to our engineering team for review and critique.
  • Schedule a 1-hour call to review Coding Challengewith 1 – 2 software engineers. During this time, the candidate walks us through their code. We will then enter a pair programming session with the candidate and have them extend their code with additional functionality. It is important that we do not brief or prepare the candidate for this part of the exercise. With this we gainthe following information:
    • Whether the candidate cheated or plagiarized on the assignment
    • A fully accurateskill-level assessment
    • What it’s like toworkwith this person
    • How the candidate thinks andsolvesproblems

MAIN REQUIREMENTS::

• Strong experience as Team Lead.
• Strong experience in E-commerce business logic and domain.
• PHP / Node.JS / JavaScript – expert, architecture level.
• ReactJS and VueJS frontends – advanced level.
• eCommerce, ideally Magento – deep business logic understanding.
• Kubernetes, AWS, Docker, Helm – It is good to have intermediate knowledge to be able to communicate with the cloud team properly.
• Agile development – essential.

GOOD TO HAVE::

• Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or similar field.
• Clear understanding of the full lifecycle of software development.
• Strong understanding of security best practices, and the ability to deliver quality
  development work.
• Automation Tools experience – e.g. Workato, Boomi, Mulesoft, Temporal.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES::

• Take on the role of technical lead for the team, overseeing communication with individuals in Miami and Raleigh, as well as coordinating with colleagues in Pakistan.
• Work with developers from across the organization to understand and document their challenges.
• Provide technical and architectural guidance to more developers.
• Pair program with more developers to help drive projects across the finish line.
• Follow technical best practices and standards.
• Work with the engineering manager to gather metrics as needed.
• Maintain a positive and respectful culture.

SUMMARY::

• Long-term projects (1, 2, even 5+ years);
• Flexible working hours and remote work;
• FREE English language classes;
• Health working environment and projects that use advanced, cutting-edge technologies;
• Career growth opportunities;
• Bonuses for a personal recommendation of new employees’ new business;
• A working environment where you communicate and work directly with the Client.

This flexibility allows developers…

• A better work-life balance
• Increased productivity
• The ability to work any time around the clock
• Reduction in commute time
• Less sick days
• Health insurance
• More time with family and friends