Global Payments Partner Solutions Architect

Shopify Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Shopify Inc. is seeking a Senior Partner Solution Architect, Global Payments to lead technical scoping for market expansion and to vet partner processors for capability and integration approach.

You will work with engineering, product, and partner teams to shape implementation plans and ensure compliant, scalable payment solutions. The role emphasizes self-direction, deep payments knowledge, and the ability to translate complex regulatory and technical details into actionable requirements for

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with payments—processor, PSP, gateway, or platform.
• Ability to design for reliability and regulatory compliance across systems.
• Self-directed in ambiguous problem spaces with clear recommendations.
• Strong understanding of APIs, integrations, and data flows.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical scoping for market expansion and evaluate partner APIs.
• Vetting of payment processors for capability and integration approach.
• Set priorities and drive workstreams across expansion projects.
• Act as trusted technical advisor to partner engineering teams.
• Translate regulatory/technical nuance into clear requirements for Product/Engineering.
• Advise on payment extension architecture across the platform.

Skills

APIs (REST/GraphQL)

Payments ecosystem

Technical leadership

Architectural thinking

Tools

Integration patterns

Regulatory compliance

Job description

Shopify Inc. is seeking a Senior Partner Solution Architect, Global Payments to lead technical scoping for market expansion and to vet partner processors for capability and integration approach.

You will work with engineering, product, and partner teams to shape implementation plans and ensure compliant, scalable payment solutions. The role emphasizes self-direction, deep payments knowledge, and the ability to translate complex regulatory and technical details into actionable requirements for