Software Engineer, Open-source
Take part in shaping the largest open-source ecommerce platform in the world.
Medusa is the world’s most flexible commerce platform.
The first wave of digital commerce was about getting businesses online. The dominant platforms were built around standardization because simply having an online presence was enough to stand out. But we’ve entered a new era of digital commerce.
Competition is fiercer than ever, new unconventional business models are emerging, and AI is transforming the software industry. Standardization is no longer enough. To succeed, businesses need a platform that enables them to create differentiated purchasing experiences, optimize workflows for operational efficiency, and experiment to unlock new growth opportunities.
Digital commerce stagnates when companies cannot do things differently or do things better. Medusa’s mission is to expand digital commerce by enabling all commerce companies to bring their ideas to life for the benefit of the economy.
Join Medusa to build the digital commerce platform of the new generation.
The role
As a Software Engineer working on our open-source platform, you play a critical role in building our most core products. You will build the tools and features powering the digital commerce applications of companies ranging from the world’s largest enterprises to fast-growing startups.
What you will do
- Build and maintain the largest open-source ecommerce project in the world
- Own development of features end-to-end, including design, implementation, and official release
- Lead community initiatives to ensure a thriving open-source community
- Contribute to shaping our product strategy and technical direction of the open-source project
- Work closely with Medusa customers, including billion-dollar companies such as Heineken and Redington
What we are looking for
- 8+ years of experience building software products
- Proficiency in Node.js and React, and familiarity with Postgres
- Strong understanding of system design
- Great prioritization skills
- Motivation to build a generational company
Working at Medusa
We are a small team of 16 people, and we move fast.
You are expected to take ownership of your product areas and consistently deliver high-quality software.
What you get
- Highly passionate and talented co-workers
- Work with a high level of autonomy
- Incredibly complex problems to solve
- Opportunity to build a generational company
- Competitive salary based on experience and qualifications
- Generous options package - in the best 10% among peers
- Health coverage in the US
About Medusa
Medusa had its first commit in 2020, raised the first round of capital in 2021, and became the largest open-source commerce project on GitHub in 2022. Today, Medusa counts a 10k developer community, has crossed +1M npm downloads, and has raised $9M in funding. Yet, we are only just getting started.
For the past few years, the team has been fully focused on developing an open-source platform with modules for core commerce logic such as carts, customers, products, and order management. In combination with our framework for customization, we allow commerce companies of all sizes to build scalable and robust applications with custom business logic living natively in their stack.
Our tools have been adopted by thousands of developers at companies ranging from the world's largest enterprises to fast-growing startups across +40 countries.
What we value
Hard work
We are tackling the problems that no one else in our space has dared to. At Medusa, you’ll work hard to solve some of the most complex challenges in engineering.
Great work
We build exceptional tools so other companies can build exceptional products. Everyone in our organization is passionate about our mission and eager to deliver their best work.
Collaborative work
We help our colleagues succeed. Give candid feedback. Tell them what they did right and what they can do better. Only this way can we improve.