Lead Web Architect: Modernize E‑commerce Platform

Worldwide Golf Shops LLC; Santa Ana (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

M/D/V benefits

401(k) matching

Employer HSA contribution

Paid vacation & sick time

Employee discount

Job summary

Worldwide Golf Shops LLC is seeking a Lead Web Developer to drive the replatforming of our ecommerce and web apps from a legacy system to a modern, composable architecture. You will guide architecture, mentor the team, and ensure delivery of web experiences, APIs and integrations across retail stores, ecommerce sites and B2B apps.

You will work with leadership, UX and developers to define direction, build scalable services, and implement secure, high-performance front-ends using React or similar

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 7+ years of experience designing and developing enterprise, public-facing web applications.
• 2+ years in a technical lead or architect role.
• Proven experience leading a replatforming or modernization effort from legacy to modern architecture.
• Strong proficiency in C#, .NET / .NET Core and ASP.NET MVC.
• Understanding of composable/MACH architecture (microservices, API-first, cloud-native, headless).
• Proficiency with SQL Server, T-SQL, database design and performance optimization.
• Experience with cloud platforms (Azure or AWS), CI/CD, source control (Git/Azure DevOps).
• Knowledge of authentication/authorization, API security and secure coding practices.
• Experience with headless commerce, CMS or search platforms (e.g., commercetools, elastic, Kibo, Contentful, Contentstack, BuilderIO).
• Experience with Node.js or Next.js is a plus.
• Retail or ecommerce industry experience is a plus.
• Agile/Scrum leadership, code reviews, and mentoring.

Responsibilities

• Move Worldwide Golf from a legacy web platform to a composable, API-first, cloud-native architecture.
• Lead a hands-on technical team, providing direction, coaching and mentoring.
• Define and own the target architecture and migration roadmap.
• Evaluate composable components and make build-versus-buy decisions.
• Design and decompose systems into services and APIs with clear contracts.
• Promote API-first and contract-first practices using OpenAPI/Swagger.
• Plan phased migrations minimizing risk and downtime for customers and stores.
• Build high-performance front-end experiences using React or similar.
• Enforce secure coding practices and OAuth/OpenID Connect, JWT.
• Establish development standards, reviews, testing, CI/CD, observability.
• Serve as technical lead and collaborate with stakeholders to translate requirements.
• Coordinate delivery with estimates, schedules, and Agile/Scrum discipline.
• Provide day-to-day support for legacy systems during transition.
• Evaluate emerging web technologies to strengthen the platform.

Skills

C#

.NET/.NET Core

ASP.NET MVC

RESTful API design

SQL Server

Azure

AWS

CI/CD

Git/Azure DevOps

DevOps practices

Headless commerce

CMS/search platforms

Node.js/Next.js

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or related field

Tools

Azure DevOps

Git

CI/CD pipelines

OpenAPI/Swagger

Job description

Worldwide Golf Shops LLC is seeking a Lead Web Developer to drive the replatforming of our ecommerce and web apps from a legacy system to a modern, composable architecture. You will guide architecture, mentor the team, and ensure delivery of web experiences, APIs and integrations across retail stores, ecommerce sites and B2B apps.

You will work with leadership, UX and developers to define direction, build scalable services, and implement secure, high-performance front-ends using React or similar