Intermediate Software Developer

Intermediate Software Developer 

Who is Bold Commerce?

Bold Commerce makes checkout better, helping brands convert more shoppers in more places. As a leader in the composable commerce space, Bold Checkout is the only high-converting, customizable headless solution for a checkout without limits.

Named one of Built In Austin’s Best Places to Work, Canada’s Top Employers for Young People, and Manitoba’s Top Employers, we're a dynamic team that truly cares about building the future of e-commerce. We live by the BUILDERS Code, a shared set of practices, beliefs, and values that help shape this remote-first company.

Founded in 2012, with team members (Builders) located throughout Canada and the U.S., and backed by investors like OMERS Ventures, WhiteCap Venture Partners, and Round13 Capital, Bold is leading the way to a better, composable ecommerce future.

About the role

Our Engineering Team is seeking an Intermediate Developer who excels at owning their work from concept to production. Your core responsibility will be to implement essential product features and address intricate bugs to enhance product value and support sales efforts. Working closely with our engineering teams, you'll play a vital role in steering us toward our company goals. 

What you’ll do

• Work within product roadmap timelines to implement features and moderately complex bug fixes
• Read and write clean and secure code following the company’s coding standards/practices
• Write tests in line with the practices and patterns established by the team (unit, e2e, acceptance)
• Own work from unit tests to merge requests (MRs) and perform production releases with minimal support of team/lead
• Actively contribute to all System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) practices by the team (stand ups, reviews, retros, estimating)
• Collaborate with other team members to resolve incidents and fix bugs
• Communicate status updates on the work in relation to delivery/launch dates
• Participate in and facilitate user story/requirements discussions with support from lead
• Keep team-owned product documentation relevant and accurate
• Provide informal mentoring to more junior team members
• Apply common application architecture patterns when planning or implementing software solutions

What we’re looking for

• 3-5 years of relevant software development experience with a post-secondary education in computer science or related field OR equivalent work experience
• Proficient in industry-standard software design and development practices aligned with Bold’s technical stack
• Confident decision-making, seeking feedback when necessary and prioritizing work based on team/company objectives

• Effective communication, promptly incorporating feedback, and presenting technical requirements clearly
• Strong problem-solving skills, proactively identifying and resolving blockers, and collaborating to solve complex issues

• Familiarity with agile and Lean practices, considering CI/CD and infrastructure decisions during technical implementations

• Proficient in PHP and Laravel, experience in React and Go viewed as a bonus 
• Basic understanding of SQL for relational database queries
• Experience with Magento or Commercetools is an asset