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You will play a key role in ensuring the platform is secure, scalable and reliable to handle high transaction volumes and future growth.\nDUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:\nResponsibilities include, but are not limited to:\nDesign, build, and maintain the core back-end software architecture for a scalable e-commerce platform.\nDevelop APIs, microservices, and integrations to power front-end applications and third-party services.\nImplement secure payment systems, inventory management, and order fulfillment logic.\nOptimize database schemas and queries for high availability and large-scale traffic.\nEnsure platform compliance with security and privacy standards.\nCollaborate with front-end developers, DevOps, and product managers to deliver a seamless platform experience.\nBuild automation, CI/CD pipelines, and monitoring tools for system reliability.\nProactively identify performance bottlenecks and design scalable solutions.\nMINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:\nBachelor’s degree in computer science, software engineering or equivalent experience\nOR an additional 3 years of specific work experience in lieu of degree\n7 years of relevant/technical work experience\nStrong proficiency in server-side languages\nExperience with frameworks\nProficiency in relational and non-relational databases\nExperience with JSON, XML, and structured data formats\nExperience building and consuming RESTful and/or GraphQL APIs\nKnowledge of microservices architecture, event-driven systems, and containerization\nFamiliarity with cloud platforms\nHands-on experience with eCommerce including inventory management, payment gateways, shopping cart logic, and shipping APIs\nExperience with integrations involving ERP backend systems\nUnderstanding of catalog management, inventory, promotions, and multi-vendor systems\nWill be required to travel 25%\nPREFERRED REQUIREMENTS:\nExperience designing distributed systems for high-traffic e-commerce\nKnowledge of caching, message queues, and search optimization\nExposure to headless commerce platforms and API-first architectures\nPrevious experience with large-scale e-commerce builds or SaaS platforms","company":"Vse","rawCompany":"vse","city":"Fort Worth","state":"TX","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-08-09T14:09:23.621Z","occupations":[{"code":"15-1252.00","title":"Software Developers","slug":"software-developers"},{"code":"15-1299.08","title":"Computer Systems Engineers/Architects","slug":"computer-systems-engineers-architects"},{"code":"15-1254.00","title":"Web Developers","slug":"web-developers"}],"industries":[{"code":"513210","title":"Software Publishers","slug":"software-publishers"},{"code":"541511","title":"Custom Computer Programming Services","slug":"custom-computer-programming-services"},{"code":"541512","title":"Computer Systems Design Services","slug":"computer-systems-design-services"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"E-Commerce Back-End Developer","description":"SUMMARY: The Principal Application Developer is accountable for the design, coding/build, and scale-out of a modern e-commerce platform backend. 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