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Senior Magento 2 Developer

Location: Birmingham Jewellery Quarter (Fully Office Based – 5 Days Per Week)

Salary: £50,000 - £65,000 DOE

Job Type: Full-Time, Permanent

Applicants must already live within a reasonable daily commuting distance of Birmingham City Centre. This is a fully office-based position, and we are not able to consider candidates who would need to relocate or undertake a long daily commute.

Build More Than Just Another Ecommerce Website

Hard To Find Whisky is one of the UK's leading independent premium spirits retailers, supplying customers throughout the UK and internationally.

Our Magento 2 platform sits at the heart of the business. Alongside our ecommerce websites, we've spent years developing bespoke warehouse management, stock control, fulfilment, automation and business systems that continue to evolve.

We're looking for an experienced Senior Magento 2 / Hyvä Developer to help shape the next stage of that journey.

This isn't an agency environment where you'll spend your time fixing minor bugs across dozens of client websites. You'll be working on one business, one platform and a growing suite of bespoke systems where your work has a direct and measurable impact.

If you enjoy solving complex technical challenges, improving systems and taking ownership of projects, we'd like to hear from you.

IMPORTANT - PLEASE READ BEFORE APPLYING

Applicants must have at least five years of commercial Magento 2 development experience.

We are looking for someone who already knows Magento 2 inside out and can contribute from day one.

Applications without substantial commercial Magento 2 experience will not be considered.

Please only apply if you have substantial commercial Magento 2 experience and already live within a reasonable commuting distance of Birmingham City Centre. Applications that do not meet both of these requirements are unlikely to be considered.

This role is not suitable for candidates with ONLY:

· WordPress experience;

· Laravel experience;

· Shopify experience;

· React experience;

· General PHP experience;

· Junior developer roles.

The Role

You will work directly on our Magento 2 ecommerce platform and associated internal systems.

Responsibilities include:

• Developing and maintaining Magento 2 modules
• Building and customising Hyvä themes
• Integrating third-party systems and APIs
• Improving website performance and Core Web Vitals
• Troubleshooting and resolving complex Magento issues
• Database design and optimisation
• Supporting internal business systems connected to Magento
• Working closely with senior management on new projects and improvements

Essential Experience

Applicants must demonstrate commercial experience with:

Magento 2

• Custom module development
• Plugin and observer development
• Dependency Injection
• Service Contracts
• API integrations
• Magento architecture and best practices
• Upgrade and maintenance processes

Hyvä

• Hyvä Theme development
• Hyvä Checkout customisation and optimisation
• Alpine.js
• Tailwind CSS

Technical Skills

• PHP 8+
• MySQL
• JavaScript
• HTML/CSS
• Git version control
• REST APIs
• Linux servers administration

Desirable Experience

Experience with any of the following would be advantageous:

• Elasticsearch / OpenSearch
• Redis
• RabbitMQ
• Docker
• AWS
• SEO and technical SEO
• Google Merchant Centre
• Ecommerce conversion optimisation
• ERP and warehouse integrations

The Person

We're looking for somebody who:

• Has genuine Magento expertise
• Enjoys solving complex technical problems
• Can work independently
• Takes ownership of projects
• Wants to build systems rather than simply complete tickets
• Has strong commercial awareness
• Is looking for a long-term role within a growing business

Working Arrangements

This is a fully office-based role in Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter.

We believe close collaboration help us produce more production-ready software, so remote and hybrid working are not available for this position. .

Why Join Hard To Find Whisky?

· Work on one established Magento platform rather than multiple client websites.

· Build software that has a direct impact on a successful ecommerce business.

· Develop bespoke systems used throughout the company.

· Work directly with decision-makers who genuinely invest in technology.

· Join a stable, growing business with ambitious long-term plans.

· Be trusted with real responsibility and the opportunity to influence technical direction.

Application Requirements

To be considered, please include:

• Number of years of Magento 2 experience
• Examples of Magento 2 projects you've worked on
• Hyvä experience (if applicable)

Applications that do not clearly demonstrate substantial commercial Magento 2 experience or that are not based within reasonable commuting distance of Birmingham City Centre are unlikely to be progressed.

Pay: £50,000.00-£65,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Employee discount

Application question(s):

• Are you comfortable working on site at our Birmingham offices Monday to Friday?

Experience:

• Magento 2: 5 years (required)

Work Location: In person