Senior Director, Digital Commerce & Platform Engineering

Apex Systems; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 265,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

401K with company match

Job summary

Apex Systems seeks a Senior Director of Digital Engineering to lead modernization across a multi-brand digital commerce portfolio. You will shape strategy for cart, checkout, accounts, and order history, driving API-first architectures and scalable platforms.

This role requires building and mentoring global, high-performance teams, with a focus on velocity, quality, and customer value. Responsibilities include defining roadmaps, championing AI adoption, and aligning product and engineering to

Qualifications

• 12+ years of progressive engineering leadership, including 5+ years leading modernization in retail/digital commerce.
• Deep expertise in commerce architectures including Cart, Checkout, Account Management, and Order Management.
• Experience leading global, distributed engineering teams delivering mission-critical customer journeys.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute modernization roadmap for cart, checkout, accounts across brands.
• Lead cross-brand product engineering squads with clear ownership and accountability.
• Embed AI, DevSecOps, CI/CD, test automation, and SRE best practices.
• Improve platform reliability, security, and observability; reduce technical debt.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Commerce architectures

API-first / headless

Distributed teams

DevSecOps / SRE

Performance & scalability

AI adoption

Job description

Apex Systems seeks a Senior Director of Digital Engineering to lead modernization across a multi-brand digital commerce portfolio. You will shape strategy for cart, checkout, accounts, and order history, driving API-first architectures and scalable platforms.

This role requires building and mentoring global, high-performance teams, with a focus on velocity, quality, and customer value. Responsibilities include defining roadmaps, championing AI adoption, and aligning product and engineering to