[Hiring] Senior Software Engineer @Alma

Role Description

As a member of the CMS Engineering Team, you will:

• Plugin Architecture:
  • Improve the architecture of existing plugins and guide AI agents in creating new plugins with clean, maintainable structures.
  • Set patterns that scale across our plugin ecosystem.
• Code Quality:
  • Implement review standards, enforce PHP patterns, set up linting/testing tools, and audit test coverage.
  • Lead code reviews and pair programming sessions to help intermediate engineers grow technically.
• Best Practices & Continuous Improvement:
  • Facilitate and lead refinement sessions, help the team iterate on processes, and embed a culture of continuous improvement across the CMS squad.
• Cross-Platform Consistency:
  • Harmonize patterns and conventions across Sylius, Magento, PrestaShop, WooCommerce, Shopify, and SFCC to reduce complexity and accelerate delivery.

Qualifications

• Solid expertise in PHP and backend architecture.
• Hands-on experience building or maintaining plugins.
• Ability to design systems that scale across multiple platforms.
• Track record of mentoring or growing other engineers.
• Deep expertise in at least one major CMS (Magento, Sylius, or WooCommerce) is a plus.
• Informal leadership background or willingness to step into it is a plus.
• Open to work with AI tools in your development workflow is a plus.

Requirements

• Experience with PHP, Composer, Docker, Magento, Sylius, go-task, GitHub, TypeScript, and Python.

Benefits

• Competitive salary based on 12 months.
• Profit-sharing and employee savings plan.
• Health insurance: 100% covered by Alma including family package.
• Disability insurance: 100% covered by Alma.
• Sport: partnerships with Gymlib and Classpass, or €30/month reimbursement for your sports activities.
• Maternity/paternity leave: salary maintained at 100% during leave with no seniority requirement. Return to work at 4/5 schedule paid at 100% for 8 weeks.
• Sustainable Mobility Package (FMD): €544.80/year (excluding full-remote contracts).
• Meal vouchers: €10/day, 50% covered by Alma.
• Mental health: free access to MindDay platform.
• Paid time off: 25 days/year (+ additional paid leave granted for employees on executive contracts).
• Access to our Learning & Development Platform.
• 2 weeks of full remote possible per year in summer.