Ecommerce Architect

About the Role

The eCommerce Architect owns the technical architecture and integration strategy for flooranddecor.com, defining standards across front-end (React), back-end, integrations, and large-scale commerce platforms. The role provides technical leadership for platform modernization, tooling (including AI-assisted development), and scalable solutions without direct people management.

Explicitly requires vibe coding practices — defines safe, organization-wide use of AI-assisted tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude Code) and leads adoption.

Location: Atlanta, GA 30339

Type: Full-time

Posted: 1 week ago

Category: Product/Program/Architecture/Operations

Company Rating: 3.1 (1957 reviews)

Company Size: 10k+

Vibe Markers: 💻 Open Source, ✨ New

Experience Level: Senior

Job Description

Role

The eCommerce Architect owns the technical architecture and integration strategy for flooranddecor.com and the broader eCommerce technology ecosystem. This role defines target-state architecture across front-end, back-end, integration, and data layers; sets architecture patterns and standards; and provides senior technical authority across the eCommerce organization without direct people-management responsibility.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and maintain target-state architecture for front-end, back-end, integration, and data layers
• Establish architecture patterns and standards for React-based front-end applications and full-stack services
• Lead architecture reviews for major initiatives to ensure scalability, security, and alignment with enterprise principles
• Own technical roadmap for core commerce platform (e.g., Salesforce Commerce Cloud, Websphere Commerce) including upgrades, replatforming, and composable/headless initiatives
• Design integration architecture across commerce, OMS, search, personalization, payments, and supporting systems
• Evaluate emerging platforms, frameworks, and vendor solutions and provide build/buy/partner recommendations
• Establish and evangelize coding standards, design patterns, and technical best practices across eCommerce engineering
• Define guidelines for safe and effective use of AI-assisted development tools and balance speed with quality, security, and compliance
• Participate in enterprise architecture, security, and IT governance forums
• Mentor lead and senior engineers on architecture, system design, and platform expertise
• Prototype and validate new architectural approaches and represent eCommerce Technology in vendor briefings and industry forums

Minimum Qualifications

• 10+ years of professional software development experience, including significant full-stack engineering work
• 5+ years in a solution architect, enterprise architect, or comparable senior technical role for large-scale eCommerce/digital commerce platforms
• Expert-level knowledge of React and modern front-end architecture and strong back-end/systems design experience
• Demonstrated experience designing integration architectures for high-traffic, customer-facing systems

Preferred Qualifications

• Deep, hands-on expertise with large-scale commerce platforms such as Salesforce Commerce Cloud or Websphere Commerce
• Experience leading platform migration, replatform, or composable/headless commerce transformations
• Practical experience defining organization-wide standards or guardrails for AI-assisted (“vibe coding”) development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude Code)
• Track record executing major technology modernization strategies (microservices, GraphQL BFF elements)
• Experience with cloud-native architecture, microservices, containerization, and CI/CD at enterprise scale
• Executive-level communication skills and relevant architecture certifications (Salesforce Commerce Cloud Architect, AWS/Azure/GCP) a plus

Travel

• Occasional travel required (up to 10%) for vendor/partner sites or industry conferences

Benefits

• Bonus opportunities and career advancement
• 401(k) with company match
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Referral Bonus Program
• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, and other insurance plans (subject to eligibility)
• Paid vacation, paid sick time, paid holidays plus a personal holiday
• Paid Volunteer Time Off starting on Day 1

Tech Stack

React, Salesforce Commerce Cloud, Websphere Commerce, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude Code, GraphQL, GraphQL BFF, Microservices, Containerization, CI/CD, Edge/CDN, OMS, Search systems, Personalization systems, Payments systems, Headless/Composable Commerce, AWS, Azure, GCP

Skills

Solution Architecture, Enterprise Architecture, System Design, Integration Architecture, Front-end Architecture, Back-end Architecture, Technical Leadership, Mentoring, Stakeholder Collaboration, Vendor Evaluation, Governance & Compliance, Security, Cloud Architecture, Microservices, CI/CD, Prototyping, AI-assisted development governance, Executive Communication, Strategic Roadmapping

Benefits

• Bonus opportunities
• Career advancement opportunities
• 401k with company match
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Referral Bonus Program
• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid vacation
• Paid sick time
• Paid holidays
• Personal holiday
• Paid Volunteer Time Off (starts Day 1)