Tech Lead – Magento / Next.js

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 – Next.js 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 (Next.js), 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

– Next.js / 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

• Vue.js, Node.js

• ERP, payment gateway and third-party integrations