About Balance

Experts in digital commerce.

Founded in 2008, Balance specialises in designing, developing, and supporting high- performing, fully integrated, digital commerce solutions. We partner with leading brands (B2C, B2B and D2C), educational institutions, corporations and government departments to drive growth through digital-lead innovation.

Our passionate team of digital experts live and breathe our four pillars of Progression, Positivity, People, and Perspective. At Balance, we bring our A-game to every project and work collaboratively with our clients to achieve their goals and drive positive outcomes. Our team is dedicated to designing transformative digital experiences that simply work.

About the role

We are looking for Magento 2 Backend Developer to contribute to technical design and implementation of technology-focused eCommerce solutions.

The role involves participation in the technical design and development of the designed components working with the experienced Technical Lead, acting as a leader and a mentor.

To be successful in the role you’d need to have a good knowledge of modern development patterns, have experience in Magento 2, PHP and LAMP stack, have some level of knowledge and be keen to learn more about integration patterns and technologies, containerised deployments and other technologies and solutions used in complex enterprise-level builds.

You will be a part of a creative team that is responsible for all aspects of the ongoing software development from the initial specification, through to developing, testing and launching.

Key responsibilities:

  • Code development — Magento backend modules development or integration of Magento modules, custom artefacts within or outside of Magento framework.
  • Participation in the technical design of the software solutions under the leadership of the Technical Lead.
  • Code reviews.
  • Contributes to the corporate IT infrastructure in regards to the automation software and tools.

About you

  • 1+ years of Magento 2 experience.
  • 3+ years of experience in PHP development.
  • Knowledge of in MySQL.
  • Solid knowledge of modern OOP and integration patterns, modern practices (Dependency Injection, Facades, Separation of Concerns).
  • Diagramming and documentation leveraging UML.
  • 1+ year of experience of work in an Agile environment.
  • Atlassian suite including JIRA / Confluence / Bitbucket.

Knowledge and experience with the following items are not essential, but are highly regarded:

  • Experience in Docker-based development and deployments.
  • Experience in profiling and optimisation for code and databases.
  • Proficiency in Elasticsearch and caching layers of the platform.
  • AWS.

When applying, please attach your CV and a cover letter. In the cover letter we ask that you to outline your experience in the most compelling Magento 2 projects you contributed to.

What we’ll offer you

Be a part of the Publicis Groupe family, one of the world’s most progressive and dynamic modern businesses enjoying all the perks that come with our network offering:

  • Work with a diverse team where we value all the benefits of harnessing differences for our people, our clients and our business.
  • A committed Diversity and Inclusion and Belonging strategy driven through our Viva! Women, Égalité and First Peoples RAP (reconciliation action plan) programs.
  • Work Your World program enabling employees the flexibility to work from anywhere in the world for up to 6 weeks per year.
  • A creative, fun and rewarding environment backed up by our Publicis Liberté flexibility approach “working your way, with us!”
  • Access to employee benefits including – wellness programmes, learning and professional development opportunities and networking events.
  • Confidential 24-hour support via our employee assistance programme.

Balance, as a part of Publicis Groupe, believes that our people are our greatest asset. Our people are chosen for their skill sets, their ethics and professional qualities without any exclusion, preferential treatment, or discrimination. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and do not discriminate by reason of age, gender, gender identity, race, sexual orientation, nationality, religion or disability or any other difference. We encourage applications from all qualified individuals and will provide appropriate assistance for candidates who may need other considerations or adjustments throughout the recruitment process upon request.

About Balance

Experts in digital commerce.

Founded in 2008, Balance specialises in designing, developing, and supporting high- performing, fully integrated, digital commerce solutions. We partner with leading brands (B2C, B2B and D2C), educational institutions, corporations and government departments to drive growth through digital-lead innovation.

Our passionate team of digital experts live and breathe our four pillars of Progression, Positivity, People, and Perspective. At Balance, we bring our A-game to every project and work collaboratively with our clients to achieve their goals and drive positive outcomes. Our team is dedicated to designing transformative digital experiences that simply work.

About the role

We are looking for Magento 2 Backend Developer to contribute to technical design and implementation of technology-focused eCommerce solutions.

The role involves participation in the technical design and development of the designed components working with the experienced Technical Lead, acting as a leader and a mentor.

To be successful in the role you’d need to have a good knowledge of modern development patterns, have experience in Magento 2, PHP and LAMP stack, have some level of knowledge and be keen to learn more about integration patterns and technologies, containerised deployments and other technologies and solutions used in complex enterprise-level builds.

You will be a part of a creative team that is responsible for all aspects of the ongoing software development from the initial specification, through to developing, testing and launching.

Key responsibilities:

  • Code development — Magento backend modules development or integration of Magento modules, custom artefacts within or outside of Magento framework.
  • Participation in the technical design of the software solutions under the leadership of the Technical Lead.
  • Code reviews.
  • Contributes to the corporate IT infrastructure in regards to the automation software and tools.

About you

  • 1+ years of Magento 2 experience.
  • 3+ years of experience in PHP development.
  • Knowledge of in MySQL.
  • Solid knowledge of modern OOP and integration patterns, modern practices (Dependency Injection, Facades, Separation of Concerns).
  • Diagramming and documentation leveraging UML.
  • 1+ year of experience of work in an Agile environment.
  • Atlassian suite including JIRA / Confluence / Bitbucket.

Knowledge and experience with the following items are not essential, but are highly regarded:

  • Experience in Docker-based development and deployments.
  • Experience in profiling and optimisation for code and databases.
  • Proficiency in Elasticsearch and caching layers of the platform.
  • AWS.

When applying, please attach your CV and a cover letter. In the cover letter we ask that you to outline your experience in the most compelling Magento 2 projects you contributed to.

What we’ll offer you

Be a part of the Publicis Groupe family, one of the world’s most progressive and dynamic modern businesses enjoying all the perks that come with our network offering:

  • Work with a diverse team where we value all the benefits of harnessing differences for our people, our clients and our business.
  • A committed Diversity and Inclusion and Belonging strategy driven through our Viva! Women, Égalité and First Peoples RAP (reconciliation action plan) programs.
  • Work Your World program enabling employees the flexibility to work from anywhere in the world for up to 6 weeks per year.
  • A creative, fun and rewarding environment backed up by our Publicis Liberté flexibility approach “working your way, with us!”
  • Access to employee benefits including – wellness programmes, learning and professional development opportunities and networking events.
  • Confidential 24-hour support via our employee assistance programme.

Balance, as a part of Publicis Groupe, believes that our people are our greatest asset. Our people are chosen for their skill sets, their ethics and professional qualities without any exclusion, preferential treatment, or discrimination. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and do not discriminate by reason of age, gender, gender identity, race, sexual orientation, nationality, religion or disability or any other difference. We encourage applications from all qualified individuals and will provide appropriate assistance for candidates who may need other considerations or adjustments throughout the recruitment process upon request.