Solution Architect - Retail

Leap Brands; United States; Remote; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Leap Brands is seeking an experienced Systems Architect Engineer to design and maintain scalable system architecture for its technology stack. The ideal candidate will thrive in a fast-moving environment and possess a strong background in software development. You'll collaborate across teams to implement features, oversee deployments, and ensure security for financial transactions. If you enjoy optimizing complex systems and have a solid understanding of cloud infrastructure, this role is for you.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in software development and system architecture.
• Strong background in building scalable, secure, and maintainable applications.
• Experience with cloud infrastructure management, especially in GCP.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain scalable system architecture for web and mobile applications.
• Collaborate with product and engineering teams to implement new features.
• Oversee deployments to the Apple App Store and Google Play Store.

Skills

React Native

Node.js

MongoDB

Git / GitHub

Security and data management best practices

Stripe or other payment APIs

Tools

Debugging and error tracking tools

Data visualization tools (Sigma)

Job description

Job Overview

We’relookingforanexperiencedSystemsArchitectEngineerwhohasastrongbackgroundin softwaredevelopmentandthrivesinasmall,fast-movingengineeringenvironment.Thisrole is idealforsomeonewho enjoys designing and optimizing complex systems while remaining hands‑on with code.You’ll be responsible for architecting scalable, secure, and maintainable solutions across our technology stack, guiding engineering practices, and ensuring our applications and infrastructure are built to grow.

Our client’s proprietary technology powers everything they do and includes:

• Acustomer‑facing mobile app that enables pet parents to book services, manage memberships, and track their pet’s activities.
• An internal team app that supports daily operations, scheduling, and communication for our on‑the‑ground teams.
• A custom‑built CRM and POS backend system that integrates all customer, operations, and financial data into a single platform.
• These systems are carefully integrated, providing a seamless experience across our business from a customer booking daycare to our team completing the service to backend systems processing payments and reporting performance.
• We’re a fast‑growing, tech‑driven company currently operating locations across several states.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and maintain scalable system architecture for web and mobile applications.
• Collaborate with product and engineering team members to plan and implement new features and services.
• Proactively identify scalability challenges and develop solutions to “future‑proof” systems.
• Oversee deployments to the Apple App Store and Google Play Store.
• Develop and optimize CI/CD pipelines to streamline deployments and improve reliability.
• Manage cloud infrastructure within Google Cloud Platform (GCP), ensuring uptime, scalability, and cost‑efficiency.
• Debug complex technical issues using logs, stack traces, and performance monitoring tools.
• Implement and maintain security best practices, managing sensitive data, keys, and secrets.
• Integrate and manage payment APIs (e.g., Stripe) and ensure secure financial transaction processing.
• Monitor application performance using tools such as Heroku, New Relic, Rollbar, and Crashlytics.
• Diagnose slow queries, optimize MongoDB schemas and indexes, and improve API performance.
• Conduct cost‑benefit analyses on third‑party tools to balance efficiency and expense.
• Maintain DNS records, application certificates, and software versioning.
• Ensure data integrity and structure for financial reporting and analytics.

Core Technical Requirements

• React Native
• Node.js
• MongoDB
• Git / GitHub
• Debugging and error tracking tools
• Security and data management best practices
• Stripe or other payment APIs
• Multi‑environment application management
• Experience working with financial transactions

Nice‑to‑Have Skills

• SQL knowledge
• Data visualization tools (Sigma)
• Experience in building projects from the ground up
• Experience developing software for franchise systems

Ideal Candidate

You’re an experienced engineer who enjoys solving complex technical challenges at the systems level. You understand how to build for scale, security, and performance—not just for today’s needs but for future growth. You’re comfortable owning both architecture and code, working cross‑functionally, and helping a small engineering team deliver world‑class software.

We are a federal contractor or subcontractor. The law requires us to provide equal employment opportunity to qualified people with disabilities.