E-Commerce Architect

Ecommerce Architect with a specialized focus on social eCommerce, especially TikTok

Key Responsibilities

• Architectural Design:

  Lead the architectural design and development of our social commerce initiatives, with a primary focus on building a robust and scalable storefront on TikTok Shop.

• Integration Strategy:

  Design and oversee the integration of our existing ecommerce platform (e.g., Shopify, Salesforce Commerce Cloud, Magento) with social media APIs, ensuring seamless data flow for product catalogs, inventory, orders, and customer information.

• Technical Roadmap:

  Develop and maintain the technical roadmap for social commerce, evaluating new platform features and third-party technologies to drive innovation and sales.

• Collaboration:

  Work closely with cross-functional teams, including Marketing, Product Management, and Engineering, to translate business requirements into technical solutions that are secure, performant, and scalable.

• Data Synchronization:

  Architect reliable data synchronization mechanisms to ensure consistency of product information, pricing, and inventory levels between our central systems and social storefronts.

• Technical Leadership:

  Provide technical guidance and mentorship to development teams implementing the social commerce solutions.

• Best Practices:

  Establish and enforce best practices for social commerce development, security, and performance monitoring.

• Prototyping & R&D:

  Stay at the forefront of social commerce trends, prototyping new concepts and assessing the viability of emerging platforms.

• • Bachelor s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
  • 5+ years of experience in an ecommerce architecture or senior engineering role.

  • Proven, hands-on experience architecting and building integrated storefronts on social media platforms, with specific, demonstrable project experience on TikTok Shop.

  • Deep expertise in the APIs and developer ecosystems of major social platforms.
  • Strong understanding of core ecommerce systems (e.g., PIM, OMS, ERP, CRM) and their integration patterns.
  • Expertise with RESTful APIs, webhooks, GraphQL, and modern authentication protocols (e.g., OAuth).
  • Experience with major ecommerce platforms like Shopify Plus, Salesforce Commerce Cloud, BigCommerce, or Adobe Commerce (Magento).

  Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with other social commerce channels (e.g., Instagram Shopping, Facebook Shops, Pinterest).
• Experience with headless commerce architecture and composable commerce principles.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) and serverless architecture.
• Knowledge of data analytics and customer data platforms (CDPs) in the context of social commerce.
  

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