Front End Commerce Architect

Merkle; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 113,000 - 159,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

medical

vision

dental

life insurance

disability

401k

paid time off

holidays

sick leave

parental leave

Job summary

Merkle seeks a senior front-end architect to lead the design and delivery of composable commerce solutions using React, Next.js, Angular, and TypeScript. You will define rendering strategies, build reusable components, and integrate GraphQL-driven data layers across commerce and content services.

Expect mentoring and cross-functional collaboration in a New York hybrid role with a strong focus on performance and accessibility.

Qualifications

• Experience with modern front-end architectures and GraphQL.
• Experience with API-driven systems and headless commerce platforms.
• Ability to mentor engineers and collaborate across teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and delivery of front-end solutions for composable commerce.
• Define rendering strategies (SSR, SSG, ISR) and develop reusable component libraries.
• Architect GraphQL-based data layers and integrate commerce, content, and third-party services.
• Optimize performance, accessibility (WCAG), and security.
• Mentor engineers and collaborate with cross-functional teams.

Skills

React

Next.js

Angular

TypeScript

GraphQL

Headless commerce

SSR/SSG/ISR

Performance optimization

WCAG accessibility

Job description

Lead the design and delivery of composable commerce front-end solutions using React, Next.js, Angular, and TypeScript. Define rendering strategies (SSR, SSG, ISR) and develop reusable component libraries. Architect GraphQL-based data layers and integrate commerce, content, and third-party services. Optimize performance, accessibility (WCAG), and security. Mentor engineers and collaborate with cross-functional teams. Requires experience with modern front-end architectures, GraphQL, API-driven systems, and headless commerce platforms. Full-time role based in New York with hybrid work model. Salary range $113,000 - $158,750.

Benefits

• medical
• vision
• dental
• life insurance
• disability
• 401k
• paid time off
• holidays
• sick leave
• parental leave