Bolt is on a mission to democratize commerce. We relentlessly prioritize our retailers—putting their brands front and center while enabling frictionless shopping at any touchpoint in the customer journey. At the center of it all is our rapidly growing universal shopper network—Bolt merchants such as Revolve, Luisa via Roma, Benefit Cosmetics, Kendra Scott, Lucky Brand Jeans, and Johnny Was can access tens of millions of shoppers, offering them a best-in-class checkout.
And revolutionizing ecommerce is only half of the equation—we’re also transforming the way we work. At Bolt, we have created a work environment where people learn to drive impact, take risks and make big bets, and grow from feedback, all while feeling welcomed and accepted for who they are. Come join us on the adventure today!
Please note, this is a contract-to-hire opportunity with the option to convert to full-time after 3–6 months.
Key Responsibilities:
Full-Stack Development: Design, develop, and maintain backend services in Go and frontend applications in TypeScript to power Bolt’s checkout and merchant dashboard experiences.
Merchant Dashboard Ownership: Drive the development of the Connect-specific merchant dashboard while also evaluating and enhancing the overall merchant dashboard experience across Bolt.
Checkout Experience: Collaborate closely with design, product, and data teams to build intuitive, performant checkout flows that optimize merchant and shopper conversion.
Scalability & Performance: Optimize PostgreSQL, BigQuery, and Elasticsearch databases for high availability and responsiveness across merchant-facing applications.
Technical Leadership: Lead technical initiatives and incident investigations, participate in on-call rotations, and mentor junior engineers.
Merchant Collaboration: Partner directly with merchants to understand dashboard and checkout needs, troubleshoot integration issues, and propose scalable product solutions.
Security & Compliance: Ensure dashboard features and checkout systems maintain compliance with PCI, data privacy, and fraud-prevention standards.
API Development: Build and maintain REST APIs and webhooks to integrate merchant tools, analytics, and commerce platforms (Magento 2, BigCommerce, Salesforce Demandware, etc.).
Observability: Use Datadog for logging, monitoring, and tracing to ensure reliability, alert quality, and system transparency.
Automation & Pattern Recognition: Identify inefficiencies, automate workflows, and create proactive monitoring tools to improve developer and merchant experience.
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Benefits Upon Successful Conversion to Full Time Employee:
In addition to our core values, Bolt is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity and expression, genetic information, pregnancy and related conditions, veteran status or any other reason prohibited by law. On our mission to democratize commerce, the Bolt platform levels the playing field for everyone. As a company, we are committed to designing products, building a culture, and supporting a team that reflects the diverse population we serve (that is, everyone).