Solutions Architect [Remote]

We are a team of retail veterans, innovators and problem solvers – and we live to create brilliant solutions to complex business problems.  

Ask any employee – Movista's culture is a large part of who we are. It's in our DNA to appreciate each other, exceed expectations in our roles, improve the lives of people we serve. Enjoying our work and those we work alongside is what makes us Movista.  

Our company headquarters are located in the heart of Bentonville, Arkansas, across the street from a museum and greenspace, just a 2-minute bike ride from all that the downtown art and market districts have to offer. We also have teammates reporting in from around the globe.  

Job Summary:

 As a Solutions Architect, you will be involved in all aspects of the product development cycle, including brainstorming, design, developing, testing, documentation, and support for Movista's cloud architecture and cloud-native system design. You must be well versed in the Agile methodology and will own and lead multiple projects. You should be a natural problem solver, enjoy meeting and exceeding clients' expectations, and guide/mentor other team members. You will continuously analyze our technology environment and maintain a portion of the overall application or system architecture. 

Essential Functions:  

• Design and develop complex software applications or solutions 
• Perform coding, debugging, testing and troubleshooting throughout the software development process 
• Provide guidance and mentoring to junior level software engineers 
• Create technical specifications 
• Own and lead technical projects 
• Create database schemas that represent and support business processes 
• Provide technical support for production clients and account managers 
• Collaborate with team of developers and quality assurance 
• Provide accurate work estimates and work breakdown structure 
• Ability to work autonomously 
• Ability to own and lead technical projects 
• Analyze the overall technology environment 
• Participate in technology selection, proofs of concept and technology roadmap development 
• Develop and maintain a portion of the overall application or system architecture 

Required Skills and Abilities:  

• Strong communication and leadership skills.  
• Design, development, and system architecture experience. 
• Passion for quality and delivering top-notch code. 
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to adapt to a quickly changing task list.
• Collaborative. Proven ability to work cross functionally and informally to achieve overall business objectives.
• Must have a sense of urgency for our clients. 
• Experience in the following: 
  • AI-assisted development (Claude Code, ChatGPT Codex, other) 
  • Object-oriented programming: Java, TypeScript, other 
  • Web and Mobile development: React Native, Next.js, Node.js 
  • Containerization: Docker, AWS ECS 
  • Databases: NoSQL (MongoDB), Relational (PostgreSQL) 
  • Infrastructure Management: AWS CDK 
  • CI/CD pipelines 

Education and Experience:

•  Bachelor in Computer Science or equivalent degree or
• 7+ years experience in Software Engineering or related field. 

Physical Requirements:   

• Preferred locations: AR, AZ, CO, FL, KS, LA, MA, MI, NC, NY, PA, SC, TX, VA, WA
• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer. 
• Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times.