Principal Commerce Layer Architect

Role Description

We are currently seeking a Principal Commerce Layer Architect - REMOTE to join our team in Dallas, Texas (US-TX), United States (US). We are seeking an enterprise-level Principal Commerce Layer Architect to own, design, and govern the technical blueprint of our global digital commerce ecosystem. In this high-seniority role, you will be the core technical authority responsible for transitioning legacy architectures into a highly decoupled, API-first, composable infrastructure powered by CommerceLayer.

You will orchestrate the intersection of high-scale checkout operations, globally distributed inventory pools, complex multi-market pricing engines, and enterprise data flows. Working directly with executive stakeholders, engineering managers, and cross-functional product teams, you will establish the integration patterns, performance benchmarks, and governance standards that safeguard our global transaction layers.

Qualifications

• 1+ Years of CommerceLayer
• 8+ years of eCommerce experience, technical software engineering and architecture experience, specializing in web environments, composable architectures, and modern digital commerce solutions at massive global scale.
• 5+ years mastery of TypeScript/JavaScript, REST APIs, GraphQL, JSON:API specifications, SQL/NoSQL databases, Node.js, and serverless compute platforms (AWS Lambda, Vercel, or Google Cloud Functions).
• 5+ years experience with advanced API modeling utilities, microservice orchestration tools, CI/CD automated deployment runners (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI), performance tracking metrics, Jira, and Git workflows.

Requirements

• Designing enterprise-grade data schemas utilizing the CommerceLayer JSON:API specification.
• Establishing relationships between core primitives (Markets, Promotion Rules, Stock Locations, Shipping Methods, SKUs, and Price Lists).
• Structuring multi-tenant or multi-organization workspaces to support localized international brand portfolios.
• Engineering real-time inventory allocation logic using CommerceLayer Inventory Pools and Stock Locations.
• Designing fallback rules for distributed warehouse systems.
• Syncing high-velocity stock updates from external ERP/WMS nodes without triggering API rate limits or processing bottlenecks.
• Architecting localized pricing matrix architectures across hundreds of distinct localized markets.
• Orchestrating PCI-compliant checkout flows.
• Integrating headless payment gateways (Stripe, Adyen).
• Binding real-time tax calculation engines (Avalara, TaxJar) securely into the CommerceLayer Order model.
• Designing event-driven decoupled systems using CommerceLayer Webhooks and Circuit Breakers.
• Building scalable middleware to handle high-concurrency order status updates.
• Implementing reliable asynchronous messaging patterns to pipe structured order data into downstream ERP, CRM, and fulfillment networks.
• Directing front-to-back connectivity between headless UI layers (Next.js, Nuxt) and CommerceLayer JavaScript SDKs.
• Implementing secure Customer Single Sign-On (SSO) systems.
• Managing global OAuth token generation strategies at the edge to ensure blazing-fast web vitals and zero-friction purchase journeys.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance with an employer contribution.
• Flexible spending or health savings account.
• Life and AD&D insurance.
• Short and long term disability coverage.
• Paid time off.
• Employee assistance program.
• Participation in a 401k program with company match.
• Additional voluntary or legally-required benefits.