The Role
As a Senior Software Engineer, you will lead feature design and implementation, mentor engineers, and serve as a technical advisor to clients while ensuring best practices are established.
Summary Generated by Built In
We’re looking for experienced engineers who are ready to drive technical initiatives, mentor team members, and deliver enterprise-level solutions. At Commerce Architects, we’ve spent over 16 years building complex systems for industry-leading companies, and we’re looking for senior engineers who can shape architecture, accelerate project delivery, and grow as trusted advisors to our clients.
Note: We're building our Talent Community for future opportunities at two levels: Senior Software Engineer I (SSE1) and Senior Software Engineer II (SSE2). Final placement will be determined during the interview process based on skills, experience, and leadership scope.
About the Role
As a Senior Software Engineer, you’ll take ownership of large functional areas within client projects, lead feature design and implementation, and mentor engineers at varying levels. You’ll collaborate directly with clients, guide architectural decisions, and help establish engineering best practices. This is a full-time position requiring ~40 hours per week, with flexibility to accommodate occasional additional hours during busy periods.
Depending on your experience and level placement (SSE1 or SSE2), your responsibilities may include:
- Leading the design, estimating, and delivery of complex features
- Driving architectural strategy and shaping technical direction
- Mentoring and developing junior and mid-level engineers
- Leading major project work streams and breaking down large initiatives into actionable components
- Serving as a trusted technical advisor to clients, including executives and senior stakeholders
-Helping establish best practices and contributing to company-wide technical growth
Growth Path
At either level, you’ll gain the leadership expertise to guide distributed teams, the technical vision to influence enterprise systems, and the business acumen to align technical decisions with client goals.
Within 18–36 months, you’ll be on track to:
- Become a go-to expert in specialized areas, own production monitoring for critical systems, and grow as a technical strategist.
- Own complete project work streams, evaluate industry trends, and develop executive-level consulting and advisory skills.
What You’ll Need
Successful candidates will bring most of the following:
- 4–7 years of professional software development experience, with increasing levels of technical leadership
- Strong experience designing and delivering large-scale features and components
- Advanced knowledge of object-oriented programming and design patterns
-Proficiency with both SQL and NoSQL databases, including performance optimization
- Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, AWS CDK, etc.)
- Ability to decompose complex problems, delegate effectively, and drive solutions to completion
- Strong communication skills with technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Proven experience mentoring and supporting the growth of other engineers
- Consulting or client-facing technical experience (especially valuable at higher levels)
- Must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. on a full-time basis without requiring sponsorship now or in the future
A Typical Day
Your day might include:
- Leading a stand-up and unblocking teammates
- Designing and implementing a key system integration or microservice
- Coordinating with DevOps to improve CI/CD pipelines and cloud infrastructure
- Reviewing pull requests and mentoring junior developers
- Translating technical tradeoffs for clients in a way that informs business decisions
- Documenting architectural decisions to share knowledge with the broader team
- Taking a break for a foosball match or Nintendo Switch game in our office game room
What Sets Us Apart
While other companies may offer higher salaries or a narrow technical scope, at Commerce Architects, you’ll gain:
Autonomy to own technical delivery of large systems or projects
Influence in shaping solutions, technology choices, and delivery strategies
Breadth across technologies, stacks, and industries
Mentorship opportunities to develop others while advancing your own leadership
Balance between deep technical work, collaboration, and personal commitments
Benefits and Perks
100% health/dental/vision premium coverage (50% for dependents)
Flexible work location and schedule
Flexible Time Off
Safe Harbor 401(k) Retirement Plan
Profit Sharing bonus
Professional development support
Disability and Life Insurance
Family Leave Benefits
Regular team events and recognition program
Fitness reimbursement
In-office game room
Our Learning Environment
We believe in:
Developing technical leadership and strategic thinking
Building advanced consulting and client advisory skills
Cross-domain expertise and emerging technology exploration
Team mentorship and knowledge sharing
Recognition for technical excellence and leadership impact
Work Location
We offer flexible options! This role is available as a hybrid position based in Spokane, Washington, or fully remote for candidates in select states where we’re set up for employment operations. We evaluate each location on a case-by-case basis, so please note your state of residence when applying.
Want to learn more?
At Commerce Architects, we align our hiring with incoming client projects. While this means our start dates are flexible, it allows us to match you with real client work as soon as possible - not just internal tools. We're actively building our Talent Community, where strong candidates are frequently placed into roles within a few months. If you're excited about diving into enterprise-level work where you can make a real impact on enterprise software used by millions of people daily and comfortable with a flexible start date, let's talk about how you can grow with us.
Commerce Architects is an Equal Opportunity Employer and E-Verify participant. We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We encourage candidates of all backgrounds to apply.
Top Skills
Aws Cdk
Ci/Cd
CloudFormation
NoSQL
SQL
Terraform
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The Company
What We Do
Ever work the death march in your job or career?
Who hasn’t, right? A few of us have too. Rather than complain about it any longer, we created Commerce Architects in 2008. No more burned-out development teams. No more unrealistic expectations. No more buggy software. No more unhappy clients.
Because here’s what we wanted…
To focus on solving hard problems without noise or bureaucracy. With a development process that runs giant organizations—yet that’s simple. So we could create applications that scale at 5x traffic on Cyber Monday. And software that hums no matter the complexities or geography. Whether selling products in New York, Paris or Shanghai.
Where employees feel refreshed, not drained. Where the complex is simplified. Where clients know what they’ll get. With confidence their expectations will be met. Where the company feels pride because of results. Not because of some lame mission statement on the lobby wall.
And where clients know they got our (very) best.
We love doing what we’re built for—developing ecommerce systems. So companies like yours can do what you’re built for—selling ecommerce products.
❱ We explain it best at https://commerce-architects.com
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