Who We Are
How We Work – Our Principles
- Own It. Act like founders, outcomes over titles.
- Transparency, No Ego. Radical candor beats politics; feedback moves us faster.
- Learn Relentlessly. Curiosity is our edge in a world that changes daily.
- Ship Fast, Keep It Simple. Short cycles, minimal complexity, continuous improvement.
- Think Modular. We build with LEGO‑style blocks, ideas, code, products so we can iterate and scale quickly, especially in the AI era.
What Defines Us
- AI Everywhere. Agents run our product and our internal processes. They let us move like a big team, without the overhead.
- High Leverage. Fewer people, bigger impact. No spectators.
- Customer‑Close Experimentation. Tight loops with users let us test, learn, and iterate at speed.
What We Offer
- Ownership & Impact. Your code and ideas reach production and customers fast.
- Rapid Growth. Work in a high-impact team, tackle real complexity, and learn fast through tight feedback loops.
- Ambitious Roadmap. Help craft a foundational platform for global commerce.
- Flexible Hybrid. Milan hub (min. 3 days/week in office) +4 remote weeks each year.
What’s the Role About?
As a Senior Back-End Developer, you’ll be the backbone of CommerceClarity’s AI-native platform infrastructure. We’re looking for engineers who can build robust, scalable services while making smart architectural decisions. This role focuses on backend excellence: you’ll design high-performance APIs, optimize database operations, and ensure system reliability while collaborating with AI engineers and front-end teams to deliver seamless product experiences.
Key Responsibilities
- Build and maintain scalable services in PHP/Laravel
- Design and optimize database schemas in MongoDB and MySQL/PostgreSQL for high-volume workloads
- Own API design and implementation for both internal and external consumption
- Implement caching strategies, queue systems, and background job processing
- Manage DevOps workflows including CI/CD, infrastructure as code, and monitoring
- Collaborate with founders and product teams to translate business requirements into technical solutions
- Ensure code quality, security, and performance through testing and code reviews
Who You Are
Essential:
- 4+ years of experience in back-end development on web platforms
- Advanced expertise in PHP/Laravel with deep understanding of framework internals
- Production experience with MongoDB and relational databases (MySQL/PostgreSQL)
- Solid understanding of RESTful API design and microservices architecture
- Experience with DevOps practices and cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, or Azure)
- Strong problem-solving skills for performance optimization and scalability challenges
- Fluent in English with strong written communication
- Clear thinking, low ego, high standards, and openness to feedback
- Fast decision-making with data-informed approach and high iteration speed
- Curiosity for AI integration, automation, and continuous learning
Nice to have:
- Exposure to LLM API integration or AI service orchestration
- Working knowledge of Python for data processing or ML integration
- Background in ecommerce, retail data, or pricing systems
- Experience with event-driven architectures and message queues
Why Join Us
- Shape how the product function scales from the ground up.
- Work on an AI-native platform built for retail — the world’s largest and fastest-evolving market.
- Collaborate directly with founders who have scaled companies from 0 to 300+ people.
- Work with tech founders experienced in architectures serving over 25 million users.
- Learn from founders who have launched retail verticals at Amazon, exceeding €3Bn+ GMV with full P&L ownership.
- Join an early-stage team where your structure, clarity, and discipline will have an immediate impact.
- Enjoy a hybrid and flexible work setup (Milan-based preferred).