Trellis is looking for a Senior Software Engineer available full-time to lead one of its Magento development teams.  Here is the background that we are seeking:


* A strong theoretical background in software engineering and object-oriented programming is required.

* A strong understanding of database management and performant database design is required.

* At least 5 years of professional experience doing LAMP stack development, including server setup and configuration is required.

* At least 3 years of provable Magento experience, and at least 2 years of experience on Magento 2, specifically, is required.  We suggest submitting a small portfolio, or at least a code sample as proof of this experience.

* At least 3 years of experience using and helping to manage code repositories using Git or Subversion is required.

* Above average ability to listen, speak, read and write in English daily is required.

* At least 2 years of using software development management tools like the Atlassian suite (JIRA, Confluence, etc.) or a similar set of applications is recommended.

* Prior experience integrating with external web services, like SOAP, REST, or Graph QL APIs is recommended.

* Prior experience leading a development team of 4 or more people is recommended.

* Prior experience doing setup and development using virtual machines or Docker is preferred.

* Prior experience setting up continuous integration and deployment (CI/CD) with tools like Jenkins, Git hooks, or BitBucket Pipelines is preferred.

* Prior experience using AWS to setup and configure EC2 and RDS servers to support LAMP stack applications is preferred.

* One or more provable Magento certifications (especially Associate or Professional backend certifications in Magento 2) is preferred.

* A Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or a related field of study, or some other similar level of educational background, is preferred.




Furthermore, we have the following requirements:


* If the candidate lives locally to our Malden, MA office, we would like the technical lead to be in the office 3+ days per week.

* Must be ready to assist the Project Manager by adding technical details to tickets, architecting solutions, and estimating new or future work.

* Must be able to manage a daily flow of work and delegate work to other team members appropriately.

* Must be able to work during Trellis’s office hours, which are 9am to 6pm Eastern, Monday to Friday.

* Must be able to mentor and teach junior team members on all topics related to Magento development.

* Must be able to handle escalations of mid- to senior-level of difficulty regarding any aspect of Magento website issues, including hosting-related issues.

* Must be able to code review junior developers and promote good development practices.