Senior Solution Architect

Grid Dynamics; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Grid Dynamics is seeking a Senior Solution Architect to serve as a visible technical leader, translating ambiguous business challenges into robust, scalable full-stack solutions.

You will own the architectural vision for enterprise product-data platforms, collaborating with executives, Product Managers, and distributed engineering teams, and working onsite at client sites in the SF Bay Area.

Qualifications

• Turn business goals into implementable, production-grade designs.
• Challenge incomplete requirements and define boundaries between business needs and tech constraints.
• Communicate clearly with executive stakeholders and engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end solution architecture across frontend, backend, data, integrations, and cloud.
• Lead design workshops with Product, QA, Infrastructure, and engineering leads.
• Present roadmaps, trade-offs, and risk assessments to senior stakeholders.

Skills

PIM

CMS

DAM

Java

Spring

Spring Boot

Cloud

Kubernetes

SQL

NoSQL

Kafka

APIs

CI/CD

Observability

Bachelor’s Degree

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science

Job description

We are looking for a Senior Solution Architect to act as a visible technical leader and key bridge between business strategy and engineering execution. In this customer-facing role, you will take ambiguous business challenges and translate them into robust, scalable full-stack technical solutions. You will own the architectural vision for complex enterprise product-data platforms—collaborating daily with executive stakeholders, Product Managers, and geographically distributed engineering teams.

You will need to attend our client’s site 4 days a week in one of the offices in San Francisco, San Jose or Rocklin, CA.

Responsibilities:

Solution Architecture & Strategy

• Architectural Ownership: Own and drive end-to-end solution architecture across frontend, backend, data, integrations, and cloud infrastructure layers.
• Requirements Translation: Transform business goals into clear, actionable functional and technical designs while proactively identifying hidden dependencies, risks, and edge cases.
• Artifact Creation: Produce clear architectural documentation, including solution designs, data flows, integration diagrams, domain models, API contracts, and Architecture Decision Records (ADRs).
• Platform Modernization: Support platform evolution toward reusable, configurable capabilities rather than rigid, one-off implementations.

Stakeholder Management & Facilitation

• Collaborative Leadership: Spend roughly 4+ hours daily in active collaboration—leading design workshops with Product, QA, Infrastructure, and engineering leads.
• Executive Alignment: Present technical roadmaps, architectural trade-offs, and risk assessments to senior stakeholders, directors, and VPs.

Required Qualifications & Experience:

Business & Architecture

• Ambiguity to Architecture: Proven ability to turn high-level, unformed business ideas into implementable, production-grade technical designs.
• Critical Analysis: Strong track record of challenging incomplete or inconsistent requirements and defining boundaries between business needs, technical constraints, and implementation choices.
• Communication: Exceptional written and verbal presentation skills, suited for a high-touch, highly communicative onsite environment.

Technical Skills

• Domain Ecosystems: Hands-on experience with PIM, CMS, or DAM platforms and enterprise e-commerce/retail ecosystems (catalog management, product modeling, SKU hierarchies).
• Tech Stack: Familiarity with Java, Spring / Spring Boot, and cloud-native, Kubernetes-based environments.
• Full-Stack Awareness: Deep understanding of full-stack ecosystems, including frontend, backend microservices, databases, APIs, CI/CD, cloud platforming, and observability.
• Data & Messaging Systems: Hands-on experience with SQL and NoSQL databases, alongside event streaming/messaging frameworks (e.g., Kafka).
• Integration Patterns: Proficiency in distributed systems, API-driven design, event-driven architectures, data schema transformations, and handling data consistency/versioning across complex systems.
• B​achelor’s Degree in Computer Science or similar.

Would be a plus:

• Modern Development: Experience utilizing AI-assisted software development tools, coding agents, or LLM-driven engineering workflows.
• Legacy Modernization: Proven experience modernizing or replacing legacy enterprise platforms while maintaining functional parity.
• Global Delivery: Prior experience partnering with distributed/offshore development teams.

We offer:

• Opportunity to work on cutting-edge projects
• Work with a highly motivated and dedicated team
• Corporate social events
• Well-equipped office

Please note that all onboardings must occur in person and you may be asked to travel to attend.