b Overview /b p In this role you lead the technical direction for a client pod within a London-based headless ecommerce studio. You shape solutions with strategy and design, guide delivery, and stay close to the code while engaging directly with clients. You balance hands-on development with team leadership, ensuring scalable, high-quality outcomes. This position offers practical client-facing tech leadership in a collaborative, engineering-driven environment that values problem-solving over tool-driven hype. /p b Pay / Benefits /b ul li 27 days holiday plus bank holidays /li li flexible working /li li enhanced maternity and paternity leave /li li annual performance review /li /ul b Responsibilities /b ul li Define and shape the technical solution with strategy and design collaboration /li li Manage client conversations about approaches, timelines, and budgets /li li Own planning and delivery: backlog, roadmap, estimations, sprints, risks /li li Lead one to four engineers per project: code reviews, mentoring, quality standards /li li Contribute hands-on when needed and maintain awareness of code feasibility /li li Oversee quality and technical debt: reviews, testing, monitoring, improvements /li /ul b Key requirements /b ul li 5+ years in a similar role with agency experience /li li Headless ecommerce experience essential, Shopify Plus in headless setups /li li Fluent in modern JavaScript (vanilla, React, Vue, Svelte) /li li Comfort with agile delivery, CI/CD, and consuming REST APIs /li li Strong back-end grounding; client-facing technical leadership /li li AI experience or willingness to start using AI in engineering /li /ul ul li strong client-facing communication /li li clear and pragmatic explanation of trade-offs /li li leadership with ability to mentor and set quality benchmarks /li li Headless ecommerce with Shopify Plus /li li Shopify /li li React /li /ul
Solutions Architect | A Specialist Ecommerce Studio | Permanent | London, Hybrid (2 days in office) | 70k – 90k employer: RedCat Digital
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