Staff Software Engineer

## Staff Software Engineer (Magento 2)### Staff Software Engineer (Magento 2)Full TimeWrexham Competitive SalaryWe’re looking for a Staff Software Engineer to take on a leading role within our Magento 2 development team. You’ll be a key figure in shaping the architecture, ensuring high performance across multiple websites, and guiding a skilled team of engineers. If you have deep Magento experience, a passion for clean code, and thrive in a fast-paced e-commerce environment, we’d love to hear from you.### **WHAT YOU’LL DO:*** Lead the Magento 2 engineering team across multiple web stores and application instances in a high-volume e-commerce environment.* Set and maintain technical standards, conduct architectural reviews, and ensure best practices across the codebase.* Drive performance improvements across frontend and backend with a focus on scalability, speed, and resilience.* Support the delivery of business-critical features while maintaining high-quality code and system stability.* Collaborate with other technical leads, Product Owner, QA, and DevOps to plan and deliver roadmap initiatives.* Contribute to and improve CI/CD pipelines and testing practices to support continuous delivery.* Provide line management, coaching, and technical mentorship to a team of Magento developers.* Own and drive resolution of platform-level issues (performance, technical debt, refactoring, upgrades, etc.).* Optionally facilitate Scrum ceremonies (planning, stand-ups, retrospectives) and contribute to improving delivery processes.* Engage in regular code reviews, architecture sessions, and technical decision-making.* Participate in recruitment, onboarding, and performance evaluations of developers under your leadership.### **WHAT YOU’LL BRING:*** Extensive hands-on experience with Magento 2 Open Source, including deep architectural and custom module development knowledge.* Strong Hyvä theme experience and in-depth understanding of performance optimisation in headless and non-headless contexts.* Proven track record of resolving performance issues using profilers such as Blackfire, New Relic.* Solid experience in leading engineering teams – setting technical direction, conducting code reviews, mentoring, and line management.* Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.* Unit testing and CI/CD pipelines as part of the daily workflow.* Familiarity with event-driven architecture and strong expertise in RabbitMQ.* Experience using Tailwind CSS and Alpine.js within Magento projects.* Knowledge of Magento 2 best practices, including use of service contracts, dependency injection, and declarative schema.* A strong engineering mindset, excellent problem-solving skills, and an interest in scalable architecture and clean code.* Excellent communication and leadership skills.* Magento 2 certification (nice to have).* Experience with Adobe Commerce (nice to have).* Experience acting as a Scrum Master (nice to have).### **WHAT YOU'LL GET:*** **Health & Wellbeing** – Workouts, Run Club, Nature Trail, Wellness Allowances, Gym Memberships, On-Site Gym (Coming Soon), Golf Memberships & Mental Health Support* **29 Days Annual Leave (Including Bank Holidays)** - Increases with Length of Service* Flexible Working Hours* **Social Events** – Busy Schedule of Parties, Sports Tournaments, Charity Events & Lots More* Table Tennis, Pool Tables & Sports Equipment in the Office* **Additional Benefits Available** - Vitality Private Health Insurance, Help to Buy Scheme, Cycle to Work Scheme, Discounted Travel Schemes & Lots More* Product Discount on Net World Sports & Affiliate Partner Products* **Subsidised On-Site Bistro** - Serving Freshly Prepared Food Every Day for Breakfast & Lunch* **Employee Recognition** - Bonus & Commission Schemes and Performance, Length of Service & Life Event Rewards* **Employee Support** - Saving Schemes, Legal & Financial Advice, Parental Guidance### **OUR VALUES:*** **Go above and beyond:** Get stuck in and show your passion* **Ideas over hierarchy:** If you have an idea, speak up It doesn’t matter what role you’re in, we want everyone to shout about ways the business can develop and improve.* **Be bold, move fast:** We value speed; we make fast decisions, trust our guts and get things done as efficiently as possible.* **Keep it simple:** Don’t over-complicate it* **Results driven:** We embrace results that drive positive change, even if it means occasional failure. Mistakes are valuable as long as we learn from them and avoid repeating them.* **Growth:** We’re a fast-growing business and we want our staff to grow with us.### **CONTACT:**Gareth Davies (Recruitment Specialist) / careers@networldsports.com / 07979 815630 /* Assessing your skills, qualifications and interests against our career opportunities* Verifying your information and carrying out reference checks if you are offered a job* Communicating with you about the recruitment process and/or your application* Updating you on new roles/opportunities within the business (if requested)
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