Senior Magento Developer - Level Shoes

INSPIRE | EXHILARATE | DELIGHT

For over seven decades, Chalhoub Group has been a partner and creator of luxury experiences in the Middle East. In its pursuit to excel as a hybrid luxury retailer, the Group has curated a portfolio of over 10 owned brands and strengthened its distribution and marketing expertise for over 400 international names across luxury fashion, beauty, jewellery, watches, eyewear, and art de vivre categories.

Every step at Chalhoub Group is taken to build a future where luxury dreams become reality - bridging cultures and crafting memorable experiences for our consumers. Be it by constantly reinventing itself, committing to innovation, or embracing new technologies, the Group is shaping the future of luxury retail. It delivers seamless omnichannel experiences across more than 950 stores, online platforms, and mobile apps. Driving this innovation journey is The Greenhouse - the Group’s innovation hub, incubator, and accelerator for startups and emerging businesses, regionally and globally.

Chalhoub Group fosters a people-at-heart culture rooted in diversity, equity, and inclusion, and a workplace catalysed by forward thinking and future-proofing. Today, it brings together over 16,000 talented professionals across eight countries in the Middle East, with a presence in LATAM.

Sustainability is at the core of the Group’s strategy, guided by a clear commitment to people, partners, and the planet. Chalhoub Group is proud to be a member of the United Nations Global Compact, a signatory of the Women’s Empowerment Principles, and to have pledged to reach Net Zero by 2040.

What you'll be doing   

We are looking for an experienced Magento Senior Developer to join our ecommerce development team. In this role, you will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining robust Magento based applications to support our ecommerce operations. You will also focus on rewriting and optimizing legacy projects built by third parties, ensuring they adhere to Magento standards and best practices.

To succeed in this role, you should have a deep understanding of Magento's architecture, excellent coding skills, and a passion for automation and scalability. A strong grasp of CI/CD workflows and ecommerce application development is essential. Ultimately, a top class Magento Senior Developer will ensure high performing, secure, and scalable solutions while improving development processes.

Responsibilities:

· Collaborating with the development and product team to discuss and implement ecommerce solutions.

· Reviewing and analyzing requirements, designs, and third party integrations for Magento based projects.

· Rewriting and refactoring projects developed by third parties to align with Magento best practices and standards.

· Developing custom modules and extending Magento functionality using the Magento API.

· Troubleshooting, debugging, and optimizing Magento based applications for performance and scalability.

· Implementing CI/CD pipelines to streamline deployments and maintain code integrity.

· Ensuring adherence to Magento coding standards, security guidelines, and automation practices.

· Maintaining and improving integrations with third party services such as payment gateways, CRMs, and marketing platforms.

· Profiling and improving the performance of backend components.

· Writing and maintaining unit tests, integration tests, and automated regression tests.

· Monitoring system performance, identifying bottlenecks, and proposing optimizations.

· Documenting development processes, configurations, and best practices for team collaboration.

What you’ll need to succeed   

 · Proven experience as a Magento 2 Developer, with a minimum of 5 years in ecommerce application development.

· Strong knowledge of Magento 2 architecture, including module development, APIs, and customizations.

· In depth understanding of PHP and MySQL.

· Experience rewriting or refactoring legacy Magento projects created by third parties.

· Proficiency in CI/CD pipelines and related tools (e.g., Bitbucket Pipelines, GitLab CI/CD, or GitHub Actions).

· Strong understanding of Magento coding standards, automation tools, and best practices.

· Knowledge of frontend technologies such as Knockout.js, RequireJS, and LESS, with experience integrating modern frontend frameworks (e.g., React or Vue.js) into Magento.

· Hands on experience with Magento performance optimization techniques (e.g., Varnish, Redis, database indexing).

· Familiarity with containerization and DevOps tools such as Docker and Kubernetes.

· Experience with automated testing tools such as PHPUnit, Selenium, or Cypress.

· Excellent debugging, troubleshooting, and problem solving skills.

· Strong project management and communication skills to collaborate effectively with cross functional teams.

Preferred Qualifications:

· Experience working with large scale ecommerce systems and complex third party integrations.

· Familiarity with Progressive Web Applications (PWA) and Magento PWA Studio.

· Knowledge of Magento Marketplace submission processes and guidelines.

· Certification as a Magento Certified Developer is a plus.

· Experience working in an Agile development environment.

This role is an excellent opportunity for someone who thrives in a fast paced, dynamic environment and is passionate about building and maintaining cutting edge ecommerce applications. If you are committed to delivering high quality Magento solutions and enhancing the performance of ecommerce systems, we would love to hear from you.

What we can offer you   

With us, you will turn your aspirations into reality.  We will help shape your journey through enriching experiences, learning and development opportunities and exposure to different assignments within your role or through internal mobility. Our Group offers diverse career paths for those who are extraordinary, every day.  

We recognise the value that you bring, and we strive to provide a competitive benefits package which includes health care, child education contribution, remote and flexible working policies as well as exclusive employee discounts.  

Using GenAI in Your Application Process

To support a fair and consistent experience for all candidates, we ask that assessments and interviews are completed independently and without assistance from generative AI tools. This ensures we understand your strengths, your thinking, and how you approach real situations.

We Invite All Applicants to Apply

It Takes Diversity Of Thought, Culture, Background, Differing Abilities and Perspectives to truly Inspire, Exhilarate and Delight our customers. At Chalhoub Group, we are committed to inclusion and diversity.

We welcome all applicants to apply and be part of our exciting future. We ensure equal opportunity for all our applicants without regard to gender, age, race, religion, national origin or disability status.