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Senior Software Engineer - E-commerce (PHP)

Alma
Location
Paris, Paris, France
Posted
23 days ago
Department
Engineering
What they actually want (must-haves)
  • Solid expertise in PHP and backend architecture
  • Hands-on experience building or maintaining plugins
  • Ability to design systems that scale across multiple platforms
  • Track record of mentoring or growing other engineers
Nice to have
  • Deep expertise in at least one major CMS (Magento, Sylius, or WooCommerce)
  • Informal leadership background or willingness to step into it
  • Openness to work with AI tools in your development workflow
What the job really is

As a Senior Software Engineer at Alma, you will be responsible for improving the architecture of payment plugins across multiple e-commerce platforms, ensuring code quality through reviews and testing, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement within the CMS Engineering Team. You will also mentor intermediate engineers and harmonize development practices across platforms to enhance efficiency and reduce complexity.

Benefits
  • Competitive salary based on 12 months
  • Profit-sharing and employee savings plan
  • Health insurance: 100% covered by Alma including family package
  • Disability insurance: 100% covered by Alma
  • Sport: partnerships with Gymlib and Classpass, or €30/month reimbursement for sports activities
  • Maternity/paternity leave: salary maintained at 100% during leave with no seniority requirement. Return to work at 4/5 schedule paid at 100% for 8 weeks
Things to weigh
  • No salary listed in the posting
  • The role involves working across multiple e-commerce platforms, which may require adapting to different systems and practices
  • The team is relatively small, which may mean a broader range of responsibilities and potential challenges in scaling
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