Lead 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 offers a dynamic, collaborative environment, helping you expand your skills and take ideas from inception to delivery. We are seeking a Lead Software Engineer.

What you’ll do:

• Be both, an active hands-on coder and effective in mentoring people.
• Drive our technical roadmap and direction of our stack.
• Inspire your team and other engineers to build the best ecommerce platform on the planet
• Collaborate with PM, engineers, and stakeholders in all corporate offices to promote communication and coordination
• Establish team objectives in alignment with business goals
• Build an open, positive, and energized culture
• Experience with LLMs

Who You Are:

• BS/MS in CS, CE, SEW, EE or MIS, or equivalent experience
• 7+ years experience in building systems using at least two different languages
• Passion for building well-defined and performant products
• Experience leading, driving, and retaining a high-performance team
• Experience working with TypeScript/JavaScript, CSS, Pulumi, and Postgres
• Knowledge of functional programming paradigm with reactive design patterns
• Experience with Agile methodologies

 

Not all candidates will be eligible for the upper end of the salary range (or have the minimum apply to them), but rather, the exact salary will be dependent on the successful candidate’s location, relevant knowledge, skills, and qualifications.Targeted salary range$148,000—$227,000 USDDiversity, Equity & 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.