Director of Ecommerce

Photon; Memphis (TN); On-site; USD 170,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Photon is seeking a Senior Director - E-Commerce Engineering to lead the architecture, development, and delivery of scalable e-commerce platforms and digital commerce solutions worldwide. You will drive engineering strategy, platform modernization, and customer experiences while leading high-performing teams.

You will partner with Product, Digital, Marketing, UX, Data, and Business units to deliver omnichannel experiences, establish cloud and DevOps standards, and accelerate innovation across

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in software engineering and technology leadership.
• Experience building and scaling enterprise e-commerce and digital commerce platforms.
• Expertise in modern technologies including Java/.NET/Node.js, React/Angular, APIs, microservices, and cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP).
• Strong understanding of e-commerce architecture, distributed systems, databases, integration patterns, and high-volume transaction processing.
• Experience with DevOps, CI/CD, Kubernetes, observability, security, and cloud-native engineering.
• Strong understanding of performance, scalability, availability, and reliability engineering.
• Experience with platforms such as Salesforce Commerce Cloud, Adobe Commerce/Magento, Shopify, SAP Commerce, or similar is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the e-commerce engineering strategy and technology roadmap.
• Lead architecture and development of scalable B2C/B2B e-commerce platforms, web applications, APIs, and microservices.
• Drive modernization initiatives across commerce platforms, order management, payments, search, personalization, product catalog, pricing, and customer experience.
• Partner with Product, Digital, Marketing, UX, Data, and Business teams to deliver seamless omnichannel experiences.
• Establish engineering standards for cloud adoption, DevOps, CI/CD, security, scalability, performance, and reliability.
• Lead integration with ERP, CRM, PIM, OMS, payment gateways, fulfillment, logistics, and third-party platforms.
• Drive adoption of AI/ML, personalization, analytics, and automation to enhance e-commerce experiences and operational efficiency.
• Build, mentor, and lead distributed engineering teams while fostering a culture of innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Manage technology vendors, engineering budgets, delivery timelines, and strategic technology partnerships.

Skills

Software leadership

E-commerce architecture

Distributed systems

Cloud platforms

DevOps & CI/CD

High-volume processing

Platform modernization

Tools

Salesforce Commerce Cloud

Adobe Commerce/Magento

Shopify

SAP Commerce

Kubernetes

Job description

Position Overview

For the past 20 years, we have powered many Digital Experiences for the Fortune 500. Since 1999, we have grown from a few people to more than 4000 team members across the globe that are engaged in various Digital Modernization. For a brief 1 minute video about us, you can check https://youtu.be/uJWBWQZEA6o.

We are seeking a strategic and technology-driven Senior Director - E-Commerce Engineering to lead the architecture, development, and delivery of scalable e-commerce platforms and digital commerce solutions. This role will drive engineering strategy, platform modernization, customer experience, and operational excellence while leading high-performing engineering teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and execute the e-commerce engineering strategy and technology roadmap aligned with business and customer objectives.
• Lead architecture and development of scalable B2C/B2B e-commerce platforms, web applications, APIs, and microservices.
• Drive modernization initiatives across commerce platforms, order management, payments, search, personalization, product catalog, pricing, and customer experience.
• Partner with Product, Digital, Marketing, UX, Data, and Business teams to deliver seamless omnichannel experiences.
• Establish engineering standards for cloud adoption, DevOps, CI/CD, security, scalability, performance, and reliability.
• Lead integration with ERP, CRM, PIM, OMS, payment gateways, fulfillment, logistics, and third-party platforms.
• Drive adoption of AI/ML, personalization, analytics, and automation to enhance e-commerce experiences and operational efficiency.
• Build, mentor, and lead distributed engineering teams while fostering a culture of innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Manage technology vendors, engineering budgets, delivery timelines, and strategic technology partnerships.

Required Qualifications & Skills

• 12+ years of experience in software engineering and technology leadership, with significant experience leading large engineering organizations.
• Strong experience building and scaling enterprise e-commerce and digital commerce platforms.
• Expertise in modern technologies including Java/.NET/Node.js, React/Angular, APIs, microservices, and cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP).
• Strong understanding of e-commerce architecture, distributed systems, databases, integration patterns, and high-volume transaction processing.
• Experience with DevOps, CI/CD, Kubernetes, observability, security, and cloud-native engineering.
• Strong understanding of performance, scalability, availability, and reliability engineering.
• Experience with platforms such as Salesforce Commerce Cloud, Adobe Commerce/Magento, Shopify, SAP Commerce, or similar is preferred