Magento and Adobe Commerce developers
Magento 2 and Adobe Commerce modules, Hyvä themes, upgrades and performance work for large catalogs and B2B stores.
Roles · Software Development
Remote e-commerce developers for Magento, WooCommerce and BigCommerce
For stores where the checkout, the catalog and the warehouse system all have to agree. Your developer fixes what slows orders down and connects the store to the rest of your operation.
Every broken checkout step costs orders
Store platforms look simple until you add real catalogs, tax rules, shipping zones, a payment provider and an inventory system that syncs twice a day. Then extensions conflict, upgrades stall and the checkout breaks on a Friday. An e-commerce developer knows where these platforms bend and where they snap, and keeps the store and its integrations stable while you grow.
What they do for you
- Fix checkout, cart and payment bugs that lose orders
- Build or customize extensions, modules and plugins
- Plan and run platform upgrades, including Magento 2 version updates
- Connect the store to ERP, inventory, shipping and accounting systems
- Improve page speed on category, product and search pages
- Import and clean up large catalogs, attributes and pricing rules
- Set up payment gateways, tax services and fraud tools
- Migrate stores between platforms with SEO redirects and order history intact
- Test promotions and price rules before a big sale goes live
How to spot an e-commerce developer who can handle peak season
Tools they work in
Magento 2Adobe CommerceWooCommerceBigCommercePHPHyväStencilMySQLElasticsearchOpenSearchRedisVarnishStripePayPalAdyenAvalaraNetSuiteGitMany more
A good fit if:
- Your store runs on Magento, WooCommerce or BigCommerce and needs steady development
- Upgrades keep getting pushed back because nobody wants to touch the code
- Orders, stock or prices don't match between the store and your back-office systems
- You're planning a move from one store platform to another
Not the right fit if:
- Your store is on Shopify; see Shopify Developer
- Your site is mostly content with a small shop attached; see WordPress & CMS Developer
- You need help running the store day to day rather than building it; see Virtual Assistant
Interview questions
01
"Customers report the checkout spins and then fails. How do you investigate?"
Strong answer: reproduce it, check logs and payment provider responses, look at recent extension or config changes, and test with different payment methods and carts.
02
"How do you plan a Magento 2 upgrade on a store with 40 extensions?"
Strong answer: audit extension compatibility, upgrade on a copy, run regression tests on checkout and admin, and schedule the release away from peak traffic.
03
"Stock in the store and the ERP drift apart during the day. What would you look at?"
Strong answer: sync frequency, which system is the source of truth, failed job logs, and how reservations during checkout are handled.
04
"What do you check before moving a store from WooCommerce to BigCommerce?"
Strong answer: URL mapping and redirects, customer password handling, order history, product variants, apps that native features can now handle, and a full test order.
Signs of a strong e-commerce developer:
- Tests every change with a real order, start to finish
- Keeps extensions to the minimum and knows what each one touches
- Plans releases around your sales calendar
- Writes integrations that log failures and retry
- Knows the payment and tax rules your store has to follow
Signs of a weak e-commerce developer:
- Patches core files instead of using the extension system
- Deploys during a promotion
- Can't explain where stock levels come from
- Leaves no record of custom changes for the next developer
WooCommerce developers
Custom WooCommerce plugins, checkout and subscription logic, and store speed fixes on WordPress.
BigCommerce developers
Stencil themes, apps and API work, including headless BigCommerce with a separate front end.
Store migrations
Moves between Magento, WooCommerce, BigCommerce and other platforms, planned around redirects, customer accounts, order history and a tested launch day.
Payments and integrations
Payment gateways, tax services, ERP, inventory, shipping and accounting connections, built to log errors and recover when a sync fails.
From your store's brief to a developer in the code
- 1
Talk it through
We agree the work, the tools, the hours you share and who they report to. For this role: the platform and version, your extension list, the systems the store connects to, and your sales calendar for the next few months.
- 2
Meet a shortlist and choose
We screen a wide pool for every role and introduce only the few who fit your brief. We source, screen and test candidates against your brief, and run background and reference checks. You interview and decide.
- 3
Start with support in place
They start on the work in the brief, and we stay in contact once they've begun.
WooCommerce searches tend to move fastest. Senior Magento and Adobe Commerce developers are a smaller pool, so expect those to sit toward the longer end. Our first candidates usually come from South Africa, with other countries added when the platform calls for it.
How pricing works
Every option below works for this role, so go by what fits your store. We can lay them side by side for you first. Compare the arrangements on ways to hire.
Who does what
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| Task | You | JiveTalent |
|---|---|---|
| Catalog, pricing, promotions and release dates | Own | – |
| Store code, extensions and integrations | Review | Coded by your developer; we ask how releases and fixes are landing |
E-commerce developer FAQs
Do you have Shopify developers too?
Yes, on their own page: Shopify Developer. This page covers the other major store platforms.
Will they work during our business hours?
The brief sets the hours and the overlap with your team before the search starts, so every candidate is hired for them.
Can they work with our ERP or warehouse system?
Yes. NetSuite, inventory tools, 3PL portals and accounting systems are common. Name the systems in your brief and we look for that experience.
What if it isn't working out?
Talk to your account lead. We go through it with you and agree a way forward.
Who owns the custom modules and integrations?
You do. Code goes into your repository and runs on your hosting, documented so another developer could take over.
Can they cover a big sale or holiday launch?
They can plan the work around it: code freeze dates, load checks, promotion testing and a rollback plan agreed with you in advance.
How do we see what our e-commerce developer is working on?
Their hours are tracked in the client app and reported there for you to see.
Let's get your store upgraded and stable
Book a call. We'll agree the brief for your e-commerce developer and talk you through the ways to hire.