Backend Developer Jobs in Augusta, GA (NOW HIRING)

This is a HYBRID position and will require 3 days in office 2 days WFH.

We're looking for an experienced Engineer III, Software to help design, build, and evolve the next generation of scalable web applications and digital experiences.

This position sits at the intersection of full-stack engineering, cloud technologies, user experience, and AI-powered software development. If you enjoy solving complex technical challenges, building scalable applications, and leveraging AI to improve engineering productivity, this is an opportunity to make a significant impact. Experience with eCommerce and digital experience platforms is a plus.

What WOW! Offers

Base salary competitive with market ($125k - $145k).

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance

• 401(k) with company match

• Paid time off & company holidays

• Tuition reimbursement for continued development

• Colleague broadband discounts

What You'll Do

Design, Build & Scale Modern Web Applications

Lead the design, development, and maintenance of scalable web solutions across a variety of business domains, including:

• eCommerce platforms

• Internal business applications

• Customer-facing digital experiences

Where applicable, responsibilities include:

• Product catalog management

• Checkout workflows

• Payment integrations

• Third-party API integrations

You'll own platform performance, reliability, scalability, and security from end to end.

Full-Stack Development

Lead development across the entire technology stack using:

• Node.js for backend services

• Next.js for frontend development

You'll also:

• Build high-performance web applications

• Deliver SEO-optimized experiences

• Implement Server-Side Rendering (SSR)

• Implement Static Site Generation (SSG)

• Establish coding standards and engineering best practices

• Conduct code reviews

• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines

AI Tooling & Innovation

Help drive the future of software development by embracing AI-assisted engineering.

Responsibilities include:

• Leveraging AI-powered development tools such as:

  • GitHub Copilot

  • Cursor

  • Claude

• Accelerating development while improving code quality

• Evaluating and integrating AI/ML capabilities into product features, including:

  • Personalization

  • Search relevance

  • Recommendation engines

• Establishing best practices for AI-assisted software development across the engineering team

Experimentation & Continuous Optimization

Partner with Product and Analytics teams to build a culture of experimentation and continuous improvement by:

• Defining testing hypotheses

• Instrumenting experiments

• Analyzing results

• Deploying successful experiences into production

• Championing data-driven engineering decisions

Technical Leadership

Serve as a technical leader by:

• Conducting technical and architecture reviews

• Promoting engineering excellence and development best practices

• Collaborating with Product Managers, Designers, and business stakeholders to translate business objectives into scalable technical solutions

What You'll Bring

To be successful in this role, you'll combine strong technical expertise with excellent communication, leadership, and problem-solving abilities.

Successful candidates will demonstrate:

• Comfort working in rapidly changing and sometimes ambiguous environments

• Strong attention to detail and exceptional analytical thinking

• Ability to work independently while engaging leadership when appropriate

• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills

• Strong understanding of modern application development methodologies and object-oriented programming principles

• Excellent leadership, project management, time management, and organizational skills

• Ability to collaborate effectively with both technical and non-technical business stakeholders

• Strong troubleshooting and root cause analysis capabilities

• Outstanding interpersonal and relationship-building skills

Education & Experience

Required

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or an equivalent combination of education, certifications, and experience

• 3-5 years of professional experience building and scaling modern software platforms

• Experience within eCommerce or digital experience environments is a plus

• Expert-level experience with:

  • Next.js

  • Node.js

  • REST API development

  • GraphQL API design

  • Serverless functions

• Strong hands-on AWS experience, including:

  • EC2

  • Lambda

  • S3

  • CloudFront

  • API Gateway

  • ECS/EKS

  • WAF

  • IAM

• Solid understanding of:

  • Web performance optimization

  • Core Web Vitals

  • WCAG 2.1 accessibility standards

• Experience implementing modern DevOps practices, including:

  • CI/CD pipelines

  • Cloud-native AWS deployments

• Comfortable working in Agile/Scrum environments with iterative delivery cycles

• Demonstrated experience using AI-assisted coding tools such as GitHub Copilot and Claude as part of your daily development workflow

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with one or more of the following:

• Contentful, including:

  • Content modeling

  • Content migrations

  • Delivery API integrations

• Enterprise A/B testing and feature flagging platforms such as:

  • Optimizely

  • LaunchDarkly

• Analytics platforms including:

  • Google Analytics 4 (GA4)

  • Tagging implementations

• eCommerce platforms

• Headless or composable commerce architectures

Technical Skills

• Fundamental knowledge of standard desktop business applications and productivity tools

Physical Demands & Working Conditions

The physical demands described below are representative of those required to successfully perform the essential functions of this role. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

• Regularly required to talk and hear

• Required to use hands to type, handle objects, and paperwork

• Required to reach and hold items at chest level or reach above the shoulder

• Required to use close vision and maintain focus

• Some travel may be required

Why Join Us?

You'll have the opportunity to build modern digital experiences that directly impact customers while working with cutting-edge technologies including Next.js, Node.js, AWS, AI-assisted development tools, and modern cloud-native architectures. This role offers the chance to influence engineering standards, drive technical innovation, collaborate across Product and UX teams, and help shape the future of our digital platforms.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment
without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran