eCommerce Lead Developer (Remote) - The Toro Company

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Who Are We?     

The Toro Company is a homegrown, Minnesota-based company that has been in business since 1914. We pride ourselves on providing world-class equipment to help maintain the environment that we love, while putting an emphasis on giving back to the communities that surround us. From residential lawns and gardens, to venues such as St Andrews Links and Target Field, we are a company with a global footprint and a passion for helping people beautify whatever landscape they may be in. With 100 years of operation under our belt and a healthy tenure, come find out what makes The Toro Company the best place in the Twin Cities to build a career.  

What Will You Do? 

Serves as a senior technical leader and hands-on developer responsible for the architecture, development, and evolution of Optimizely Commerce-based eCommerce solutions across The Toro Company's eBusiness portfolio. Partners closely with internal business stakeholders and product owners to deliver scalable, high-quality commerce experiences. This includes new builds, platform enhancements, and ongoing maintenance of on-premises and hybrid implementations.

What Do You Need?  

• Lead the design, development, and implementation of Optimizely Commerce solutions, including new feature development, platform enhancements, and maintenance of existing implementations.
• Serve as the technical authority for Optimizely Commerce architecture decisions, establishing and enforcing standards for development, integration, and deployment practices.
• Mentor and guide junior and mid-level developers, performing code reviews and fostering a positive culture through knowledge sharing and continuous improvement.
• Partner with team members and product owners throughout the full development lifecycle from feature definition and solution design through delivery, testing, and support.
• Design and develop integrations between Optimizely Commerce and enterprise systems including ERP, CRM, PIM, payment gateways, and internal/external APIs.
• Produce clear, thorough technical documentation including solution design, integration specifications, and support procedures to ensure long-term maintainability and team knowledge.
• Drive performance tuning, scalability improvements, and automation efforts to increase platform stability and delivery efficiency.
• Evaluate and recommend emerging technologies, tools, and platform capabilities relevant to the eCommerce ecosystem.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams across IT and the business to communicate solutions, status, risks, and results in a clear and timely manner.
• Deliver consistent, high-quality solutions within Agile/Scrum sprint cycles.

Education & Experience

• BA/BS in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field preferred. Equivalent work experience considered.
• 7+ years of overall software development experience.
• 5+ years of hands-on experience with an enterprise eCommerce platform; Optimizely Commerce strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated experience leading technical design and architecture for eCommerce solutions.

eCommerce Platform Experience:

• Optimizely Commerce implementation, customization, and ongoing maintenance
• Catalog management, order management, pricing, promotions, and customer/account models

Design & Development:

• .NET / C# — ASP.NET MVC, Web API
• HTML, CSS, JavaScript
• SQL Server
• Full-stack development experience, with the ability to own both front-end storefront layers and back-end API development

Integration Experience:

• ERP, CRM, and PIM system integrations
• Payment gateway integration
• RESTful APIs and Web Services (REST, SOAP, WCF)
• Service Oriented Architecture (SOA)

DevOps & Environment:

• Azure DevOps (source control, CI/CD pipelines, work tracking)
• On-premises and cloud deployment experience

Preferred Skills

• Optimizely Commerce Developer Certification (or willingness to obtain post-hire)
• Experience with headless or composable commerce architectures
• Front-end frameworks like React, Redux, TypeScript, Node, etc
• Familiarity with PIM platforms and product data syndication

What Can We Give You?     

At The Toro Company, we are always working to make sure our employees know just how valued they are. In addition to a competitive salary, an affordable and top tier medical/dental/vision plan, 401k, and many other great benefits - The Toro company offers employees at our Bloomington, MN HQ location a variety of perks, including:  

• Wellness - TTC offers a variety of mental health and financial health resources to all employees.  
• Volunteerism - The Toro Company is proud to provide employees 20 hours of paid time to volunteer in the community.    

• Competitive Salary – The pay range takes into account skills, experience, education, and location. It is not common to be hired at or near the top of the range; compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the annual pay range is between ​$120,000​ - ​$160,000 Cash compensation is one piece of our competitive total rewards package. You may be eligible to participate in an incentive program, which rewards employees based on individual and organizational performance. Eligibility and award amounts are determined by company policy and performance metrics. If you need to, you can access your pay early with the dailypay app.  

At The Toro Company, we are committed to fostering a secure and trustworthy recruitment experience for our applicants. Recruitment fraud is a growing concern for job seekers, so please be aware that throughout our recruitment process, you’ll never be required to pay any fees or disclose personal financial details when applying to TTC opportunities. All legitimate job opportunities must be applied for directly through our official careers page at jobs.thetorocompany.com or via Workday, our applicant tracking system. 

The Toro Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider all qualified applicants based on merit and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, military service, or other non-merit factors. We are committed to creating a welcoming environment for all employees.