Software Engineer

BigCommerce’s mission is to help merchants sell more at every stage of growth, from small startups, to mid-market businesses to large enterprises. We focus on being the best ecommerce platform so our customers can focus on what matters most: growing their businesses.

We are equally passionate about growing our employee’s careers and providing them an incredible experience as we rapidly expand across the globe. We are proud to have been  recognized numerous times  for our product and workplace culture. We empower our people and customers to build, innovate and grow, so together we can redefine the ecommerce industry.

BigCommerce is disrupting the e-commerce industry as the SaaS leader for fast- growing, mid-market businesses. We enable our customers to build intuitive and engaging stores to support every stage of their growth.

In this role, you will be developing the amazing features that power our robust and scalable SaaS platform, building an API, consuming an API, and scaling an API

Responsibilities

• Implement scalable PHP APIs, services and solutions from concept to production as part of a focused product team

• Engage in various aspects of the software development process, including design, development, testing, debugging, and documentation

• Collaborate with Senior Engineers during software design sessions.

• Collaborate with other Engineers, Product and Design team members to align on requirements and acceptance criteria

• Support bug fixes and implement enhancements to applications in Production

• Write clean, reusable and quality code, adhering to best practices 

• Seek and participate in personal development opportunities to maintain a detailed knowledge of industry standards and engineering best practices 

Requirements 

• 3+ years of experience with software development in full stack technologies

• 1+ years experience with PHP (Strongly preferred)

• 1+ years experience with MySQL or similar technology

• 1+ years experience with HTML/JS/CSS (AngularJS and Bootstrap 3 are a bonus)

• Strong grasp of software engineering fundamentals and design principles.

• Comfortable with using Linux and git

• Ability to perform time and memory complexity analysis

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including strong technical presentation skills

Education:

• BS degree required or higher degree in Computer Science or related technical field

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at BigCommerce

Our employees make the difference. At BigCommerce, we believe that celebrating the unique histories, perspectives and abilities of every employee makes a difference for our company, our customers and our community. We are an equal opportunity employer and the inclusive atmosphere we build together will make room for every person to contribute, grow and thrive.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the interview process, to perform essential job functions and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. If you need an accommodation in order to interview at BigCommerce, please let us know during any of your interactions with our recruiting team.
Learn more about the BigCommerce team, culture and benefits at  https://careers.bigcommerce.com.

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Be advised:
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