Key Responsibilities

Omnichannel Solution Architecture:
Architect and design high-performance, event-driven backend systems for core omnichannel services: Real-Time Inventory Visibility, Fulfillment Orchestration, Order Routing, and Store Inventory Management.
Lead the technical strategy for integrating our e-commerce platforms (with our in-store systems (Point-of-Sale, Store Inventory Management).
Create resilient and scalable designs for high-volume events like product launches, promotions, and holiday traffic that impact both online and store systems.

Technical Leadership in Retail Domains:

Serve as the subject matter expert for the Order Management System (OMS), inventory systems, and fulfillment logic. Make critical build-vs.-buy decisions in this space.
Define the architecture for real-time data synchronization between distributed systems (DC, stores, cloud) to provide a single source of truth for product and inventory data.
Establish patterns for store-centric services that empower associates and enable seamless customer experiences like mobile checkout and easy returns.
Cross-Functional Collaboration:
Partner directly with business leaders in Store Operations, Supply Chain, and Logistics to translate complex operational processes into elegant technical solutions.
Work alongside Enterprise, Data, and Integration Architects to ensure end-to-end coherence of omnichannel architecture.
Mentor engineering teams on best practices for building fault-tolerant systems that handle the unique challenges of the physical retail environment (e.g., network latency in stores, offline capabilities).
Hands-On Prototyping & Modernization:
Lead by example by building proof-of-concepts for new omnichannel capabilities and modernizing legacy store integration patterns to a cloud-native, API-first approach.

12+ years of software development experience with a focus on backend systems, with at least 4+ years in a Solution Architect role within a retail environment.
Proven, hands-on experience architecting and implementing omnichannel solutions such as:
Order Management Systems (OMS)
Real-Time Inventory Visibility & Availability.
Fulfillment Orchestration (BOPIS, Ship-From-Store, SFS).
Point-of-Sale (POS) integration.
Deep technical expertise in:
Cloud Platforms: GCP (preferred), AWS, or Azure.
Languages: Java (Spring Boot) or Node.js.
Event-Driven Architecture: Pub/Sub, Kafka.
APIs & Integration: REST, GraphQL, and async messaging patterns.
Data: SQL (PostgreSQL, Spanner) and caching strategies (Redis, etc.).
Strong understanding of domain-driven design (DDD) and how to model complex domains like Orders, Inventory, and Fulfillment.

Solutions Architect