Product Architect (Ecommerce)

TL;DR

Product Architect (Ecommerce): Defining and guiding the overall architecture and technical vision of our product suite, ensuring robust, scalable, and high-performing technical solutions with an accent on modernizing legacy systems and implementing microservices-based architectures. Focus on solving complex commerce challenges and integrating diverse front-end and back-end systems.

Location: Remote (United States)

Company

Commerce (parent company of BigCommerce, hirify.global, and Makeswift) empowers businesses to innovate, grow, and thrive with its open, AI-driven commerce ecosystem.

What you will do

• Design and oversee the technical structure of e-commerce products, ensuring they meet functional and non-functional requirements including availability, scalability, security, and performance.
• Partner with Product Managers, UX Designers, and Engineering teams to define the product framework, system interactions, and detailed specifications.
• Provide hands-on technical guidance and mentorship to development teams, ensuring alignment with architectural standards and best practices.
• Investigate, analyze, and evaluate new technologies, developing Proofs-of-Concept to validate feasibility and inform the product roadmap.
• Define integration requirements and resolve interfacing issues between various front-end and back-end systems, including payment gateways and order management systems.
• Act as a key problem solver for complex technical challenges and production escalations, providing timely and effective solutions.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Minimum of 15+ years of experience designing and implementing enterprise-grade software, with at least 3+ years in an architecture or lead designer capacity within the e-commerce space.
• Proven experience with large-scale, high-availability web/mobile solution architectures and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Deep expertise in software design principles, architectural patterns (e.g., microservices, SOA), and application development.
• Proficiency in relevant technologies such as Java/J2EE, Spring, web services, and front-end technologies like HTML5, CSS, and JavaScript.
• Familiarity with architectural modeling tools (UML or ArchiMate) and Agile/DevOps methodologies.

Culture & Benefits

• Be part of a team of bold builders, sharp thinkers, and technical trailblazers shaping the future of commerce.
• Opportunity to work within an open, AI-driven commerce ecosystem.
• Commitment to inclusion and belonging, celebrating unique histories, perspectives, and abilities of every employee.
• Provides reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities to participate in the interview process.