Senior Director, Digital Commerce & Platform Engineering

Apex Systems

Plano (TX)

On-site

USD 150,000 - 265,000

Full time

7 days ago
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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

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