Innovation Architect (Commerce Cloud)

TL;DR

Innovation Architect (Commerce Cloud): Defining the future of commerce by building and validating concepts and identifying emerging technologies. Focus on rapid prototyping of novel product capabilities, competitive analysis, and advocating for bleeding-edge technologies like Generative AI, real-time data processing, and headless architecture.

Location: Must be based in Massachusetts (Burlington) or California (San Francisco, Los Angeles)

Company

hirify.global Commerce Cloud is a platform powering transactions for thousands of the world's leading brands, constantly evolving to deliver next-generation intelligent shopping experiences.

What you will do

• Define the innovation pipeline by proactively researching emerging technologies, market trends, and competitive product releases.
• Architect, develop, and present rapidly prototyped, high-fidelity technical demos illustrating novel product capabilities.
• Establish a continuous process for competitive analysis, providing technical reports to senior leadership.
• Evaluate and champion the adoption of new, bleeding-edge technologies like Generative AI, real-time data processing, and headless architecture.
• Partner with Product Management and Engineering leadership to translate visionary concepts into actionable technical roadmaps.
• Act as a technical authority, mentoring senior engineers and guiding decision-making on emerging architectural patterns and best practices.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in a highly technical role (e.g., Principal Engineer, Technical Architect) with a proven track record of influencing product direction.
• Expert-level Full Stack development and architecture experience with proficiency in multiple modern programming languages (Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, React, Go).
• Extensive hands-on experience designing and building scalable, distributed systems.
• Deep and current knowledge of key industry trends in AI/ML, Real-time Data Streaming, Microservices, and Cloud Native Architectures.
• Exceptional communication and technical storytelling skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical visions.
• Direct experience with the hirify.global platform ecosystem, including Commerce Cloud, Data Cloud, and Agentforce.

Nice to have

• Experience in the competitive landscape of commerce platforms, customer data platforms (CDP), or enterprise AI software.
• Familiarity with Machine Learning Operations (MLOps) and the deployment of predictive or generative AI features.
• Prior experience acting as a Technical Evangelist or presenting complex technical concepts at major industry conferences.