Distinguished Architect

Ladders; United States; Remote; USD 184,000 - 306,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity opportunities

Medical benefits

Career growth

Collaborative culture

Innovation focus

Job summary

Ladders is seeking a Distinguished Architect to guide enterprise technology for a dynamic digital commerce environment. You will partner with product, engineering, and security leaders to strengthen foundations behind capabilities while guiding modernization across distributed systems and cloud platforms.

This remote US-based role emphasizes governance, risk reduction, and operational readiness, setting reliability standards and multi-year strategies for platform modernization and technical debt

Qualifications

• Deep technical leadership in a complex digital or e-commerce environment.
• Proven track record modernizing distributed systems across cloud platforms.
• Designing resilient, scalable, secure systems with focus on operational excellence.
• Balance immediate delivery with long-term platform health and governance.

Responsibilities

• Own and evolve the enterprise technology architecture to align with business strategy.
• Translate priorities into actionable architectural choices and roadmaps.
• Collaborate with product and engineering leaders to ensure robust foundations.
• Lead architecture governance to streamline decisions and accelerate progress.
• Identify systemic risks and performance bottlenecks across platforms.
• Shape multi-year investment strategy for modernization and debt reduction.
• Set expectations for service reliability with engineering and security teams.

Skills

Technical leadership

Enterprise architecture

Cloud platforms

APIs & data platforms

AI foundations

Communication

Job description

For our client, we are seeking a Distinguished Architect to join the team of a leader in the Retail & Consumer Goods space.
This role will shape enterprise technology direction for a dynamic digital commerce environment, ensuring architectural decisions support both near-term delivery and long-term scalability. You will partner closely with product, engineering, and security leaders to strengthen the foundations behind new capabilities while guiding modernization across distributed systems and cloud platforms. The position will also help define governance, reduce technical risk, and improve operational readiness across the organization.
Location: Remote - US based candidates only, no visa sponsorship available
Compensation: $183,600 - $306,000 annually
Responsibilities

• Own and evolve the enterprise technology architecture to align with business strategy.
• Translate business priorities into actionable architectural choices and investment roadmaps.
• Collaborate with product and engineering leaders to ensure robust foundations for new capabilities.
• Lead architecture governance to streamline decision-making and accelerate team progress.
• Identify and prioritize systemic technology risks and performance bottlenecks.
• Shape a multi-year investment strategy for platform modernization and technical debt reduction.
• Set expectations for service reliability and operational readiness in partnership with engineering and security teams.

Qualifications

• Deep technical leadership experience in a complex digital or e-commerce environment.
• Proven track record in large-scale architecture modernization across distributed systems and cloud platforms.
• Expertise in designing resilient, scalable, and secure systems with a focus on operational excellence.
• Strong judgment in balancing immediate product delivery with long-term platform health.
• Experience establishing architecture principles and governance practices that enhance team autonomy.
• Fluency in cloud-native engineering, APIs, data platforms, and AI foundations.
• Exceptional communication skills to influence diverse stakeholders.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation packages and equity opportunities.
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits.
• Support for meaningful career growth and development.
• Collaborative and low-ego work environment that values diverse perspectives.
• Focus on innovation and client-centric decision-making.

Our client is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage you to apply even if you don't meet every qualification-your background could be exactly what this team needs.