Lead Backend Engineer (PHP) - Remote, Scalable Systems

Commerce is seeking a Lead Software Engineer - Backend to shape technical direction for a scalable, AI-driven commerce ecosystem. You will own end-to-end execution, lead architectural discussions, and drive improvements across CI/CD and deployment pipelines. Ideal candidates have 7+ years in backend development, deep PHP expertise, strong MySQL and caching knowledge, and experience with cloud platforms, observability, and modern DevOps practices.