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Associate Architect

FSAStore.com
Location
United States
Posted
18 days ago
Department
Engineering
Salary
$120,000-160,000
What they actually want (must-haves)
  • Bachelor's Degree in IT or related functional business area, or equivalent experience
  • Minimum of 3 years of experience in SFCC
  • At least 3 years of JavaScript, TypeScript, or equivalent experience, with a working understanding of object-oriented programming
  • Experience with, or strong interest in, Cloudflare Workers and React
  • Comfort working at a high level—producing POCs, drafts, and design specs—and delegating detailed implementation rather than owning full builds
  • Experience with web analytics and CDP integrations (GA4/GTM, Segment or similar), and comfort writing SQL against a data warehouse (e.g., BigQuery)
Nice to have
  • SFCC Developer certification (DiD/CIP), or willingness to obtain within a defined period
  • Exposure to B2B, B2C, or multi-site SFCC eCommerce implementations
  • Experience with headless/composable SFCC (SCAPI, SLAS, PWA Kit or similar) and hybrid storefront architectures
  • Familiarity with edge storage and compute primitives (KV, D1, Durable Objects, Queues)
  • Some experience with XML data import/export activities
What the job really is

As an Associate Architect in the Engineering department, you will bridge business needs and technical solutions for an eCommerce platform, focusing on architecture and technical guidance rather than hands-on development. Your role will involve translating business requirements into system designs, writing high-level code for proof-of-concepts, and overseeing implementation by developers and AI agents. You will also collaborate on design decisions, support third-party integrations, and help establish technical standards while receiving mentorship from senior architects.

Benefits
  • Compensation: $120,000-160,000
  • Discretionary Annual Bonus Eligibility: Up to 10%
  • Medical, Dental, Vision, and 401K with a company match
  • Dependent Care, FSA & HSA accounts
  • Paid Parental & Bonding Leave
  • Flexible PTO & office closure on all major holidays
Things to weigh
  • Role is primarily planning and technical guidance, not hands-on development
  • Mentorship provided by the Lead Architect and other senior technical voices
  • No specific mention of long-term career progression beyond the architecture role
  • Compensation range provided, but no details on how it is determined or adjusted over time
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