Technical Architect (eCommerce Magento2, Shopify)

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Role Overview We are looking for a Technical Architect to lead the design and delivery of scalable high-performance web and eCommerce systems. This role is architecture-first requiring strong experience in system design API-driven development and distributed systems with hands-on understanding of full-stack technologies (Laravel React) and eCommerce platforms like Magento 2 and/or Shopify. Total Experience: Minimum of 8-12 years of overall web development experience. Required Technical Skills: Core Full-Stack PHP (expert level) Laravel (architecture-level understanding: queues jobs service layer) (SPA state management performance optimization) HTML CSS JavaScript (ES6) GraphQL & REST API design (real-time systems like ) Database & Systems MySQL/PostgreSQL (schema design optimization) Caching: Redis Queue systems: RabbitMQ / similar E-commerce Domain Shopify (APIs Webhooks App ecosystem) Magento 2 (architecture understanding not necessarily daily coding): Module system GraphQL UI Components / KnockoutJS Performance tools (Varnish Elastic/OpenSearch) Architecture Knowledge Microservices & event-driven architecture API-first and headless systems Scalability & distributed systems Roles & Responsibilities: System Architecture & Design Define end-to-end architecture for scalable web applications and eCommerce platforms Design API-first headless and microservices-based systems Create and own HLD/LLD architecture diagrams and technical decisions Technical Leadership Guide teams on backend (Laravel/PHP) and frontend (React) architecture Define coding standards API contracts and best practices Conduct code reviews audits and architecture validations E-commerce & Integration Strategy Architect integrations with: Shopify (APIs Webhooks) Magento 2 (modules GraphQL integrations) Design event-driven systems and third-party integrations Performance & Scalability Ensure high performance across systems: Caching (Redis CDN) Async processing (queues RabbitMQ) Drive improvements in Core Web Vitals (CWV) Search systems (Algolia / Meilisearch / Elasticsearch) Security & Infrastructure Define security architecture: Cloudflare WAF rate limiting anti-spam Collaborate on DevOps Docker CI/CD and cloud infrastructure Team Collaboration Work closely with product design and engineering teams Mentor developers and unblock technical challenges Act as technical decision owner Good to Have AWS / DigitalOcean Cloudflare New Relic Preference will be given to candidates that have experience with both Magento and Shopify but we are ready to consider candidates who have profound knowledge of and experience with only one of those platforms.