Remote Senior Director, Digital Experience Architecture

Ulta Beauty, Inc.; Bolingbrook, Northern (IL, KY); Hybrid; USD 123,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Ulta Beauty, Inc. is seeking a Senior Manager, Digital Experience Architecture to drive technology strategy for customer-facing web and mobile experiences.

You will lead a team of architects, define architectural direction, and partner with Product, UX, and Engineering to deliver measurable business outcomes. You will balance strategic leadership with hands-on design, building prototypes and reference implementations while ensuring performance, security, and scalable architectures across the

Qualifications

• 12+ years of software engineering, architecture experience.
• 5+ years leading architecture teams or senior technical orgs.
• Experience architecting enterprise-scale digital platforms.
• Deep expertise in React-based web applications and modern frontend architecture.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture and solution design for enterprise-scale digital initiatives.
• Build prototypes, POCs, architecture spikes to validate approaches.
• Guide engineering teams through complex technical challenges and decisions.
• Review APIs, GraphQL schemas, and integration patterns for scalability and security.
• Drive performance, resiliency, and observability across platforms.

Skills

React-based web apps

GraphQL

API-first design

Headless CMS Amplience

AWS / cloud platforms

Frontend performance

Design systems

Observability

Tools

Amplience

Redis

CDN strategies

Job description

Ulta Beauty, Inc. is seeking a Senior Manager, Digital Experience Architecture to drive technology strategy for customer-facing web and mobile experiences.

You will lead a team of architects, define architectural direction, and partner with Product, UX, and Engineering to deliver measurable business outcomes. You will balance strategic leadership with hands-on design, building prototypes and reference implementations while ensuring performance, security, and scalable architectures across the