ABOUT VINOVA
Vinova is a Singapore-headquartered technology company delivering software development, IT outsourcing and digital transformation solutions for international clients. We value technical excellence, ownership and continuous improvement.
ABOUT THE ROLE
We are looking for a hands-on Tech Lead to own the technical direction of a headless e-commerce platform - [protected info] storefront, Magento 2 back end, Laravel internal systems, running on AWS for an established retail client in Australia.
You will lead a team of
software engineers, drive architectural decisions, and work directly with the client's Product and Engineering teams on a live, revenue-generating platform.
WHAT YOU WILL DO
Own the solution architecture across the storefront ([protected info]), commerce back end (Magento 2), CMS and internal systems (Laravel) on AWS
Set engineering standards and quality gates; lead code reviews
Plan and execute Magento, framework and dependency version upgrades
Run technical debt audits and drive a prioritised improvement roadmap
Optimise performance and caching strategy across the stack
Diagnose complex production issues, lead root-cause analysis and deliver hotfixes and preventive fixes
Work daily with the
Project Manager and client stakeholders; contribute to monthly technical reports
WHAT YOU BRING
8+ years of software engineering experience, including 3+ years as a Tech Lead on real production systems
Strong full-stack experience on headless e-commerce sites:
- Magento 2 (Open Source / Adobe Commerce) back end: custom modules, APIs, upgrades
- [protected info] / React storefront
- PHP / Laravel
AWS architecture experience, particularly Lambda, ECS and IAM
Solid understanding of SSG, caching strategies and REST API design
Proven track record supporting production systems: upgrades, performance tuning and incident management
Excellent spoken and written English, comfortable communicating with Australian stakeholders every day
NICE TO HAVE
Adobe Commerce certification
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ERP, payment gateway and third-party integrations