US-BASED SOLUTION ARCHITECT

commercetools is changing the way commerce software is developed, delivered and operated. By using a highly available cloud native, microservice platform, and open source development patterns, commercetools is fundamentally enabling digitized shopping in the new distributed commerce era. By means of an extensive e-commerce API set, digital commerce processes and technologies are connected flexibly. Our goal is to make it easy to use a complex commerce platform for any developer in any language.

We are looking for a talented Solution Architect to join our awesome team at our headquarters in downtown Durham, NC. 

Are you ready to work together in changing e-commerce? Here's your chance!

RESPONSIBILITIES

If you love working with companies to help them redesign their enterprise architecture to fit a new model of software development, then this is the job for you. To be successful, you need to have a deep understanding of enterprise software architecture, a great executive level presence with customers, an ability to think about business driven technology solutions and the capability to bring this all together to deliver a successful project for our customers and partners.

Micro-services are the wave of the digital commerce future and you'd be getting in on the ground floor of making this change happen on a global basis. You'd be involved with both mid-sized as well as some of the largest enterprises in the world, who are looking beyond software platforms and deciding that to maintain their business advantage, they need the benefits of cloud plus the flexibility of a micro-services approach.

You will need to be able to go into diverse business scenarios and bring order out of chaos. You will be working with some of the leading experts in this field and you will have the ability to use your creative skills to make a significant, positive impact on how software is developed, deployed and operated in the future.

A deep technical software background in building software solutions is required for this position. You'll be working with both our sales team and our delivery partners to help our company quickly grow. There is some travel with the role.

This is an interesting position where you can bring everything you know and make a significant impact on our customers and partners' way of developing software.

If you are great at what you do and passionate about software, we want to hear from you!

REQUIREMENTS:

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering or comparable experience

Recent and relevant eCommerce or retail experience

At least 7 years of practical full-time work experience in a similar role

Ability to travel up to 50%

Knowledge of common programming languages (imperative and functional, preferred in Java, JavaScript/ES6)

Experience with modern cloud architecture and paradigms

E-commerce experience

Fast, as well as continuous, learner. Everything is always changing at commercetools

Outstanding problem-solving and analytical skills

High hands-on mentality

Aspiration to constantly improve yourself and learn new technologies and concepts

Excellent English language skills

Team player with good communication skills, high reliability and a good dose of pragmatism

Legally authorized to work for any US employer

Availability ASAP

WHAT WE OFFER:

• 100% coverage of the employees health care, vision and dental insurance
• Company contribution towards dependent coverage
• 401k (retirement savings)
• Maternity/paternity leave
• PTO and Company Holidays
• Some pre-tax benefits through the PEO
• Great team of highly qualified and motivated team members who work with a mutual respect and appreciation, take responsibility and evolve together
• Work on and with Open Source Software
• Joint decisions regarding tools and approaches
• New technologies (Java 8, asynchronous IO, reactive architectures, microservices, etc.)

AND THERE'S MORE:

• You will be involved in challenging and meaningful projects in a company with over 10 years of history
• You will be working with one of the technology leaders in the growing e-commerce business
• There's long-term and strategic stability by being a 100% subsidiary of REWE Digital (part of the REWE Group)
• We are a growing, international company with offices in Berlin, Munich, London, Amsterdam, Singapore, and Durham
• Modern workplaces and technology (e.g. MacBooks) in bright offices (open-plan spaces as well as conference rooms and smaller rooms for quiet times)
• Flexible, family-friendly working hours
• Collegial, open working atmosphere where your creativity and new ideas are encouraged
• Healthy feedback and error culture and a climate of mutual appreciation and respect.
• Free water, coffee, tea, snacks
• Do you have a dog? We're a dog friendly office.

_ Commercetools is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status._

At commercetools, we hope to be the place where a diverse mix of talented people choose to come, stay and do their best work. We pride ourselves on bringing modern principles to ecommerce through both technology and company culture. We know success comes from the hard work and dedication of our passionate and creative employees.

ARE YOU READY? COME GROW WITH US!