Solutions Architect (Contract)

Wasserman operates at the epicenter of sports, music and entertainment, serving talent, brands and properties on a global scale. Our brands and properties division works with iconic brands and rights holders, supporting business growth through all marketing disciplines. We're a trusted partner to every major league, team and venue, building meaningful connections between brands, properties and fans.

Headquartered in Los Angeles, Wasserman's presence spans 28 countries and more than 70 cities, including New York, London, Abu Dhabi, Amsterdam, Hong Kong, Madrid, Mexico City, Toronto, Paris and Sydney. For more information, please visit www.teamwass.com.

TYPE: CONTRACT

LOCATION: REMOTE - ET TIME ZONE

Job Overview:

Wasserman Digital is seeking a Technical Lead to drive development across the full project lifecycle for a range of e-commerce initiatives, with a primary focus on BigCommerce, Shopify, and/or Adobe Commerce (Magento). The Technical Lead will act as the technical owner on client engagements - responsible for designing scalable solutions, clearly communicating technical approaches to stakeholders, and partnering with Engineering, QA, and DevOps teams to ensure high-quality, high-performance delivery.

Please note this is a contract position up to 1 year.

What You'll Do:

• Lead the end-to-end technical architecture, implementation, and launch of e-commerce solutions for Wasserman Digital clients and channel partners.
• Serve as a trusted technical advisor to clients and internal teams, providing guidance on platform capabilities, best practices, and solution approaches.
• Oversee ongoing maintenance, enhancements, and technical support for client e-commerce sites, ensuring stability and performance.
• Collaborate closely with project managers to coordinate all phases of the software delivery lifecycle, including solution architecture, technical design reviews, development planning, and quality assurance.
• Mentor and develop a high-performing team of Software Engineers, while conducting code reviews to ensure code quality, maintainability, and adherence to standards.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues across multiple systems, vendors, APIs, and integration points.
• Define, implement, and enforce development standards across source control, build automation, testing practices, code quality, and release management (including theme and configuration deployments).

What We're Looking For:

• 5+ years of experience in web application development and API integrations, including solution design for at least two e-commerce platforms—BigCommerce, Shopify Plus, and/or Adobe Commerce (Magento).
• Excellent ability to communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• Proven experience leading technical discussions, developing architecture documentation, and guiding engineering teams throughout the implementation process.
• Hands-on experience designing headless commerce or composable architectures using REST and/or GraphQL APIs.
• Experience integrating e-commerce platforms with ERP, CRM, OMS, or PIM systems, either directly or through iPaaS middleware.
• Strong understanding of Git-based workflows, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud environments such as AWS, GCP, or similar platforms.

Nice to Have

• Experience with backend application development using Laravel or Node.js.
• Background in performance optimization, caching strategies, and CDN edge compute technologies (e.g., Cloudflare Workers, AWS Lambda@Edge).

Location & Work Environment

This role may be performed remotely within Eastern Time Zone working hours, or from one of our East Coast offices.

Wasserman does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, color, religion, age, national origin, marital status, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other reason prohibited by law in provision of employment opportunities and benefits.