BigCommerce’s mission is to help merchants sell more at every stage of growth, from small startups, to mid-market businesses to large enterprises. We focus on being the best ecommerce platform so our customers can focus on what matters most: growing their businesses.

We are equally passionate about growing our employee’s careers and providing them an incredible experience as we rapidly expand across the globe. We are proud to have been recognized numerous times for our product and workplace culture. We empower our people and customers to build, innovate and grow, so together we can redefine the ecommerce industry.

BigCommerce is disrupting the e-commerce industry as the SaaS leader for fast- growing, mid-market businesses. We enable our customers to build intuitive and engaging stores to support every stage of their growth.

At Makeswift, acquired by BigCommerce in 2023, we're on a mission to build the best tool for creative minds to bring their ideas to the world. The concept is simple: combine the experience of a buttery-smooth, elegant design tool with the infrastructure required to go to production.

Instead of mocking up static images and prototypes, build production-ready websites out of live components. Growing team? Version control and real-time collaboration. Working with React engineers? Reuse their work by integrating existing components directly into Makeswift. Our vision is to open up our APIs and foster a component ecosystem that will bridge the gap between developers and designers.

What You’ll Do:

We’re looking for an engineer to join our small, highly collaborative team. As we continue to sell our products, both through BigCommerce and our standalone offering, we are planning on building multiple features that improve team workflows. These features include version control systems, commenting, custom roles and permissions, and more.

Also, there will be an opportunity to work in our open-source runtime which powers visual editing with Next.js. New features like React Server Components will require rethinking our APIs from the ground up. In addition to this, as we continue to scale, API performance and reliability are a top priority. In this role there will be an opportunity to improve existing and develop new back-end services that power our builder and public APIs. These are just a few of the many things that we need your help with.

Who You Are:

• Notice the little things

• Take extreme ownership in your work

• Thrive in fast-paced environments

• Want to work with a product-led team

• Have strong opinions, but welcome change

• Want a healthy work-life balance

• Can readily learn most technologies as needed. To you, technologies are tools and not an ideology

• Consider business implications of anything you build. You're not into chasing trends—you understand the balance between quality, speed, and the bottom line

• Education: Preferred Minimum Bachelor's degree in CS, EE, SW, CE, MIS; or equivalent experience or completed either a comprehensive software engineering boot camp

Bonus: You’re fluent with some of the tools below:

• TypeScript / Node.js

• React

• Next.js

• PostgreSQL

• GCP or other cloud platforms

• Docker / Kubernetes

• GraphQL

• Developer tools, SDKs, or build systems

Frequently Asked Questions

Are you open to international remote?

Yep. One caveat is that we require 3-4 hours overlap with us (8am - 6pm, GMT -4) per day. We’re a highly collaborative team and need to coordinate for rapidly evolving ideas.

What benefits can I expect?

- Competitive health benefits depending on location

- Competitive salary and stock

- Flexible vacation time

What is work-life balance like at BigCommerce / Makeswift?

We believe in quality over quantity and that balanced human beings do better work. We focus on deliverables and will not micromanage your time. We ask for your best 40 hours in the week and encourage you to rest and spend time with friends and family.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at BigCommerce

Our employees make the difference. At BigCommerce, we believe that celebrating the unique histories, perspectives and abilities of every employee makes a difference for our company, our customers and our community. We are an equal opportunity employer and the inclusive atmosphere we build together will make room for every person to contribute, grow and thrive.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the interview process, to perform essential job functions and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. If you need an accommodation in order to interview at BigCommerce, please let us know during any of your interactions with our recruiting team.

Learn more about the BigCommerce team, culture and benefits at https://careers.bigcommerce.com .

Protect Yourself Against Hiring Scams: Our Corporate Disclaimer

BigCommerce, along with many other employers, has become the subject of fraudulent job offers to hopeful prospective job seekers.

Be advised:
BigCommerce does not offer jobs to individuals who do not go through our formal hiring process.

BigCommerce will never:

• require payment of recruitment fees from candidates;
• request personally identifiable information through unsanctioned websites or applications;
• attempt to solicit money from you as part of the hiring process or as part of an employment offer;
• solicit money to complete visa requirements as part of a job offer.

If you receive unsolicited offers of employment from BigCommerce, we urge you to be extremely cautious and avoid engaging or responding.