Shopify E-Commerce Architect Remote

From Aisle to Algorithm and for All Life's Moments, at David's Bridal, we empower our customers and our employees to stay true to their dreams and find the one, whether that means the event or the wedding dress that matches a personal style-or the career that is a perfect fit. Join a company that dominates the products in their category - 1 out of 3 being sold by them and taking care of them with one of the highest customer service scores in retail!

Our IT team is incredible! If you want to be part of the magic, say "I do" to this remote (EST or CST preferred) opportunity and apply today!

The Shopify eCommerce Architect owns the technical architecture, platform design, and long term scalability of the David's Bridal digital commerce ecosystem on Shopify Plus. This leader defines how Shopify is structured, extended, and integrated across the enterprise to support performance, reliability, security, accessibility, and the unique bridal customer journey.

As the technical authority for Shopify at David's Bridal, the Architect partners with Product, Engineering, UX, QA, Data, Marketing Technology, Retail Operations, and Supply Chain to design solutions that elevate the bridal shopping experience across digital and store channels. This role reports to the Chief Technology Officer and is a critical voice in our composable commerce roadmap.

Key Responsibilities

Platform Architecture and Strategy

• Own the end-to-end Shopify Plus architecture including themes, apps, storefront, checkout, B2B, multi market configuration, and environment strategy.
• Lead the evolution of our composable commerce vision using Shopify Hydrogen, Oxygen, and modern frameworks such as Next.js or Remix where appropriate.
• Define architectural standards for theme customization, app development, checkout extensibility, and custom storefronts.
• Maintain architecture decision records, reference diagrams, and the forward looking platform roadmap.

Integrations and Enterprise Fit

• Design scalable, secure integrations between Shopify and our enterprise systems including OMS, ERP, POS, WMS, fulfillment providers, payments, tax, fraud, and customer service platforms.
• Architect data flows between Shopify and our customer data and martech ecosystem including Tealium CDP, Klaviyo, and Adobe Journey Optimizer.
• Integrate Shopify with Bloomreach for product discovery, search, merchandising, and content.
• Design integrations that support bridal specific workflows including appointment booking, try on experiences, alterations, and multi visit purchase tracking.

Performance, Security, and Reliability

• Define performance budgets, Core Web Vitals targets, and observability standards for the storefront and checkout.
• Establish security standards aligned to PCI DSS, SOC 2, and PII handling requirements across Shopify apps and integrations.
• Define accessibility standards aligned to WCAG 2.2 AA across storefront, checkout, and critical customer journeys.
• Partner with SRE and Dev Ops to plan for peak events including engagement season, prom, and wedding season traffic spikes.

Technical Leadership

• Provide technical oversight to internal Shopify engineers, frontend developers, and contracted implementation partners.
• Run design reviews, code standards, and architecture governance for all Shopify related work.
• Coach the team on Shopify best practices, composable patterns, and modern frontend engineering.
• Influence product, UX, and marketing partners with clear technical options and tradeoffs.

Delivery and Operations

• Define CI/CD, environment governance, release management, and feature flag strategy across Shopify themes, apps, and headless storefronts.
• Partner with QA to define automated testing strategy for storefront, checkout, and critical integrations.
• Proactively identify platform risks, vendor lock in concerns, and opportunities for modernization, automation, or cost optimization.
• Support experimentation and A/B testing strategy that drives conversion and lifetime value.

Required Qualifications

• 8 plus years designing and supporting large scale eCommerce or customer facing digital platforms.
• 5 plus years architecting solutions on Shopify or Shopify Plus, including themes, custom apps, and…