Innovation Architect (Commerce Cloud)

TL;DR

Innovation Architect (Commerce Cloud): Defining the future of commerce by researching emerging technologies and rapidly building compelling proof-of-concept demonstrations. Focus on anticipating and demonstrating innovations that will excite customers, influencing product strategy, and championing bleeding-edge technologies.

Location: Onsite in Burlington, Massachusetts or San Francisco, California

Company

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

What you will do

• Proactively research emerging technologies, market trends, and competitive product releases to define the innovation pipeline for Commerce Cloud.
• Architect, develop, and present rapidly prototyped, high-fidelity technical demos to illustrate novel product capabilities and prove future-state ideas.
• Establish a continuous process for competitive analysis and provide technical reports to senior leadership.
• Evaluate and champion the adoption of new, bleeding-edge technologies (e.g., Generative AI, real-time data processing, 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.

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 through research and hands-on demonstration.
• Demonstrated ability to identify and successfully advocate for new technology investment resulting in market-leading product features.
• Expert-level Full Stack development and architecture experience with proficiency in multiple modern programming languages (e.g., 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 to articulate complex technical visions to executive and engineering audiences.
• Highly self-directed, entrepreneurial, and comfortable working in an ambiguous, future-focused environment.
• Direct experience with the hirify.global platform ecosystem (including Commerce Cloud, Data Cloud, 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 at major industry conferences.