B2B Solutions Architect

CarMax; Richmond (VA); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a B2B Solutions Architect to drive technical innovation and ensure software meets architectural standards. This role involves collaboration with various teams, mentoring engineers, and improving business performance through technology. Join a fast-paced environment where innovation is key to delivering exceptional customer experiences.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of application development experience.
• Experience with API design and microservice architectures.
• Proven ability to mentor and develop others.

Responsibilities

• Define and evolve a flexible technical strategy in the Dealer Ecosystem.
• Guide and mentor software engineers on product teams.
• Recommend performance, cost, and quality improvements.

Skills

Mentorship

Collaboration

Analytical Thinking

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science

Master's Degree in Computer Science

Tools

Microsoft Azure

.NET

CosmosDB

React

SalesForce

SignalR

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About This Job

The Solutions Architect is responsible for designs and oversight of applications for their assigned team(s). This involves the uniformity of application implementations under their influence, proper performance of those applications, and the team’s developed solutions are within enterprise direction. This position will be responsible for ensuring that software developed meets CarMax architectural and quality expectations and requires a knowledge about all applicable business processes.

The Solutions Architect works with the Enterprise Architecture team to develop standards and design patterns. This position will work with various IT teams to champion the adoption of patterns, platforms, and architectural tools.

Solutions Architect provide mentorship and are asked to provide positive and developmental feedback and capitalizes on teachable moments to grow others. This position is responsible for the technical training of associates.

About This Job

At CarMax, we are fueled by a common goal: creating an iconic car-buying experience that is fair, accessible, and joyful for all. As a solutions architect, you'll be at the forefront of driving technical innovation alongside several product teams who are creating seamless experiences for our dealer customers.

You are: Able to balance product needs with business goals and know how to deliver technical solutions that enhance business value. Highly collaborative between enterprise architecture and product engineering teams, combining the best from both to create solutions. Creative, curious, and highly analytical, you never stop learning and thrive on constant change in the digital ecosystem.

From inception to completion, you will develop tools and technology, partnering with multiple teams. Overall, you will have a direct impact on improving the performance of our business and ensuring customers and associates can have an iconic experience.

We are: A group of teams working in a fast-paced, highly collaborative, environment to efficiently progress every vehicle at CarMax from purchase to sale (and sometimes more interesting paths) – resulting in happy customers and engaged associates. Innovation is at the heart of what we do.

Together we’ll be: A passionate technology team, creating efficient and scalable systems that modernize our technology footprint. Working collaboratively and creatively as part of a close-knit department, you will be a key part of the solutioning process: driving the technical strategy, tackling complex business problems, and implementing new products.

Essential Responsibilities

• Partner to define and evolve a flexible technical strategy in our Dealer Ecosystem to build a foundation upon which we can efficiently innovate and modernize business capabilities.
• Understand our customer and associate personas and their journeys, making data-driven decisions.
• Recommend performance, cost, and quality improvements while increasing our pace of experimentation and innovation.
• Guide and mentor software engineers on our product teams.
• Learn, design, and implement established and emerging architectural styles and patterns into our products to solve common problems with systems.
• Maintain a broad understanding of all aspects of the teams’ technical software requirements including reliability, security, scalability, and usability.
• Build consensus and acceptance of improvements and changes to CarMax software engineering patterns, standards, and processes.
• Courageously drive strategic initiatives and challenge upward and across the Technology enterprise when necessary.
• Effectively communicate to tailor the message to the audience, facilitate group discussions with diplomacy, and seek diverse opinions.
• Actively participate in the fun, trusting culture of CarMax where candor and integrity are essential and freedom is provided to operate independently, putting people over process and control.
  
  

Qualifications

• 8+ years of application development experience
• Track record of driving implementation of architecture designs and patterns in durable user-facing systems at scale
• Track record of applying quantitative and qualitative analysis to solve complex problems across software engineering teams
• Extensive experience in Microsoft Azure, .NET, CosmosDB, and React
• Experience with API design, microservice architectures, micro frontend patterns, SalesForce, and SignalR highly preferred
• Experience with DevOps capabilities such as automated testing, continuous integration, and continuous delivery preferred
• Proven ability to mentor and develop others
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Decision Science, Engineering, Statistics, or a related field, or equivalent alternative education, skills, and/or practical experience is required and 5+ years of relevant work experience or
• Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Decision Science, Engineering, Statistics, or a related field, or equivalent alternative education, skills, and/or practical experience is required and 3+ years of relevant work experience
  
  

Work Location and Arrangement: This role will be based out of the Richmond, VA CarMax Technology Innovation Center or the Dallas, TX Technology Hub and have a Hybrid work arrangement.

Work Authorization: Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. Sponsorship will not be considered for this specific role.

About CarMax

CarMax disrupted the auto industry by delivering the honest, transparent and high-integrity experience customers want and deserve. This innovative thinkingaround the way cars are bought and soldhas helped us become the nation’s largest retailer of used cars, with over 200 locations nationwide.

Ouramazing team of more than 25,000 associates work together to deliver iconic customer experiences.Along the way,we help every associate grow their career and achieve their best, at work and in their community. We are recognized for our commitment to training and diversity and areone of the FORTUNE 100 Best Companies to Work For.

Our Commitment To Diversity And Inclusion

CarMax is committed to bringing together people from different backgrounds and perspectives, providing employees with a safe, welcoming, and inclusive work environment.



CarMax is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, and any other characteristics protected by law.

Upon an applicant's request, CarMax will consider reasonable accommodation to complete the CarMax Job Application.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering and Information Technology

• Industries

  Retail

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