Solution Architect Shopify

2 weeks ago


Old Toronto, Canada Pivotree Full time

Pivotree is a growing eCommerce professional services company. Our clients range from mid-sized retailers to large national corporations. We architect and build a wide range of commerce web sites leveraging a variety of enterprise eCommerce Platforms, and we integrate those applications into our clients’ order processing infrastructures. We excel at what we do. We hold ourselves to the very highest standards and our staff take great pride in our accomplishments.

The Challenge

As a Solution Architect focusing on Shopify clients, you will be responsible for defining and vetting software and product solutions that best address client business needs. Having the right mix of both technical and business skills will allow you to explain complex solutions to audiences of varying technical understanding. You will use your knowledge to influence which frameworks, software solutions, platforms and technologies are used considering current and future objectives. As a member of the Architecture team, you will also be contributing internally to assist the VP of Architecture in evolving the Centre of Excellence across the broader organization.

The Requirements

  1. Lead technical delivery leveraging the Shopify platform from design to launch.
  2. Design solution architectures that effectively address both functional and non-functional requirements leveraging SaaS platforms.
  3. Strong understanding of B2C and B2B Commerce.
  4. Strong problem-solving skills to lead teams through challenges and make strategic decisions.
  5. Clearly articulate complex technical solutions to key business stakeholders.
  6. Ability to build deep relationships with customers and become a trusted advisor.
  7. Provide technical leadership to teams working within a disciplined development methodology (SAFe).
  8. Propose solutions and provide effort estimates for existing customers' engagements and during the sales process.
  9. Actively participate in Pre-sales activities including solutioning, estimating, planning, resourcing and presenting.
  10. Mentor, coach and motivate developers.
  11. Work with the project manager to support the technical aspects of project delivery including planning, estimating, quality, change and risk management.
  12. Ability to quickly adapt to changing customer requirements and technology landscape.
  13. Drive towards delivery excellence and customer delight.
  14. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to set and manage appropriate customer expectations when defining solutions.
  15. Work with peers to strive for continuous improvement through establishing and driving best practices and processes in architecture.
  16. Support the Chief Architect in working through the vision and mission of the department across the broader organization.

Your Qualifications

  1. Education: Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics or equivalent work experience.
  2. Minimum of 3 years as a Solution Architect leveraging Shopify with a proven track record of successfully delivering complex commerce solutions.
  3. Deep understanding of Shopify's architecture, API integrations (GraphQL and REST APIs), app ecosystem, Liquid and headless (Hydrogen/Oxygen a plus) storefront capabilities.
  4. Familiarity with Shopify Plus features such as Shopify Functions and Flow for automation, along with UI extensions for advanced customization.
  5. Experience in managing and optimizing Shopify's checkout process.
  6. Excellent communication skills (English), with the ability to work with stakeholders of all levels both technical and non-technical.
  7. Ability to produce detailed solution architecture diagrams and documentation.
  8. Ability to prepare and lead client technical working sessions.
  9. Strong understanding of Agile methodologies and core principles.
  10. Strong background in software development.
  11. Experience working with geographically dispersed team members.
  12. Experience providing technical leadership in developing team members.

Preferred Experience

  1. Deep understanding of a variety of software architecture patterns including:
  2. Headless Commerce
  3. Microservice
  4. Layered (n-tier)
  5. Event-Driven
  6. General knowledge or experience with one or more widely used eCommerce platforms including:
  7. Salesforce Commerce Cloud (B2C - Demandware)
  8. BigCommerce
  9. VTEX
  10. Strong understanding of modern DevOps practices.
  11. Knowledge of public cloud infrastructure and services such as AWS, Azure or GCP.

If you believe that you can make a significant contribution to our team, we would love to hear from you. As part of your application, please attach a resume with detailed work history and a cover letter that explains how you will contribute to our culture and why you may be the ideal candidate.

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