Hybrid E-commerce Platform Engineer

Placements24; Welkom; Hybrid; ZAR 420,000 - 650,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangement

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

Placements24 in Welkom, South Africa, seeks an experienced E-commerce Platform Developer to build, extend, and optimize the online storefront and backend systems. You will ensure high performance and seamless integrations with payment gateways, shipping, and CRM services.

You will collaborate with designers and product managers to translate business needs into robust technical solutions, write clean code, and stay updated with e-commerce tech trends.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as an E-commerce Platform Developer or similar web development role.
• Strong proficiency in PHP, JavaScript, Python.
• Experience with Shopify, Magento, and WooCommerce.
• Solid understanding of HTML, CSS and JS frameworks (React/Vue/Angular).
• Experience with MySQL or PostgreSQL and Git.
• Knowledge of API integrations and third-party services.
• Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering or equivalent.
• Based in Welkom, or willing to commute.

Responsibilities

• Develop, test, and deploy new features for the e-commerce platform.
• Maintain performance, security, and scalability of the platform.
• Integrate third-party apps like payment gateways and CRM.
• Collaborate with designers and product managers to translate requirements.
• Troubleshoot bugs and issues promptly.
• Optimize site performance for speed and UX.
• Write clean, well-documented code.
• Stay updated with web tech and e-commerce best practices.
• Contribute to architectural decisions and code reviews.

Skills

PHP

JavaScript

Python

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Tools

Shopify

Magento

WooCommerce

Job description

Placements24 in Welkom, South Africa, seeks an experienced E-commerce Platform Developer to build, extend, and optimize the online storefront and backend systems. You will ensure high performance and seamless integrations with payment gateways, shipping, and CRM services.

You will collaborate with designers and product managers to translate business needs into robust technical solutions, write clean code, and stay updated with e-commerce tech trends.