BigCommerce

Senior Software Engineer

Austin, Texas, United States

Not SpecifiedCompensation
Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
NoVisa
E-commerce, SaaSIndustries

Requirements

The Senior Software Engineer should possess strong programming skills, primarily in Ruby, with experience or willingness to learn Go, Scala, PHP, and React + TypeScript. They should have experience working with REST APIs and gRPC, and be familiar with microservices architecture. A solid understanding of security principles and best practices is also required.

Responsibilities

As a Senior Software Engineer, you will design, build, and enhance critical identity and access management services, focusing on authentication and authorization for BigCommerce’s merchants, partners, and internal systems. You will contribute to the development of reliable, efficient, and maintainable code, drive technical initiatives, solve complex challenges, shape the architecture of the back-end services, and influence technical direction. Additionally, you will partner with operations and infrastructure teams to evolve systems and contribute to scalability, while actively participating in technical excellence and strategy.

Skills

SaaS
e-commerce
Identity & Access Management (IAM)
Software Engineering

BigCommerce

E-commerce platform for online store management

About BigCommerce

BigCommerce offers an e-commerce platform that helps businesses create and manage online stores through a subscription service. It provides tools for website building, order management, payment processing, and marketing, along with an App Marketplace for additional integrations. The platform is flexible and scalable, allowing businesses to grow without switching systems, and supports headless commerce for customized storefronts. BigCommerce aims to deliver a comprehensive solution for businesses of all sizes.

Austin, TexasHeadquarters
2009Year Founded
$213.2MTotal Funding
IPOCompany Stage
Consumer Software, Enterprise SoftwareIndustries
1,001-5,000Employees

Benefits

Health Insurance
Paid Vacation
Mental Health Support

Risks

Integration with Yuma.ai raises potential data privacy concerns.
Self-service upgrade tool may cause issues for non-tech-savvy users.
New executive appointments could lead to strategic misalignment with customer expectations.

Differentiation

BigCommerce offers headless commerce, allowing complete control over frontend design.
The platform supports both B2B and B2C e-commerce for over 60,000 brands.
BigCommerce's App Marketplace enhances functionality with third-party apps and integrations.

Upsides

Growing demand for headless commerce boosts BigCommerce's market position.
Partnership with Nuvei enhances global payment solutions for BigCommerce clients.
Expansion in B2B e-commerce creates new opportunities for BigCommerce.

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