Senior Software Engineer

Commerce Architects builds complex systems for industry-leading companies and is seeking experienced senior software engineers for its talent community. The role involves leading complex feature design and delivery, shaping architecture, mentoring engineers, advising clients, and establishing engineering best practices for enterprise-level projects.

Responsibilities:

• Leading the design, estimating, and delivery of complex features
• Driving architectural strategy and shaping technical direction
• Mentoring and developing junior and mid-level engineers
• Leading major project work streams and breaking down large initiatives into actionable components
• Serving as a trusted technical advisor to clients, including executives and senior stakeholders
• Helping establish best practices and contributing to company-wide technical growth
• Become a go-to expert in specialized areas, own production monitoring for critical systems, and grow as a technical strategist
• Own complete project work streams, evaluate industry trends, and develop executive-level consulting and advisory skills
• Leading a stand-up and unblocking teammates
• Designing and implementing a key system integration or microservice
• Coordinating with DevOps to improve CI/CD pipelines and cloud infrastructure
• Reviewing pull requests and mentoring junior developers
• Translating technical tradeoffs for clients in a way that informs business decisions
• Documenting architectural decisions to share knowledge with the broader team
• Own technical delivery of large systems or projects
• Shaping solutions, technology choices, and delivery strategies
• Develop others while advancing your own leadership
• Developing technical leadership and strategic thinking
• Building advanced consulting and client advisory skills
• Cross-domain expertise and emerging technology exploration
• Team mentorship and knowledge sharing
• Recognition for technical excellence and leadership impact

Requirements:

• 4–7 years of professional software development experience, with increasing levels of technical leadership
• Strong experience designing and delivering large-scale features and components
• Advanced knowledge of object-oriented programming and design patterns
• Proficiency with both SQL and NoSQL databases, including performance optimization
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, AWS CDK, etc.)
• Ability to decompose complex problems, delegate effectively, and drive solutions to completion
• Strong communication skills with technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Proven experience mentoring and supporting the growth of other engineers
• Must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. on a full-time basis without requiring sponsorship now or in the future
• Consulting or client-facing technical experience (especially valuable at higher levels)