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This role will apply expertise in cloud, java, automation, observability, monitoring to deliver reliable, scalable solutions and support business objectives. The successful candidate will also guide end to end solution design across backend services and frontend integration to ensure seamless commerce flows that meet performance reliability and usability targets. Strong communication, problem-solving, and the ability to translate requirements into effective delivery are important for success in this position.\nIn This Role, You Will\nDesign scalable and resilient application architectures that leverage Springboot microservices and Java based full stack commerce solutions to support complex enterprise digital initiatives\nGuide end to end solution design across backend services and frontend integration to ensure seamless commerce flows that meet performance reliability and usability targets\nDefine standards for microservice decomposition service contracts and data flows that enable modular development straightforward maintenance and future platform expansion\nReview application designs and code implementations from development teams to ensure alignment with architectural best practices security guidelines and enterprise technology strategy\nCollaborate with product owners and business stakeholders to translate commerce requirements into technical architectures that optimize transaction throughput and customer experience\nDrive adoption of effective coding patterns testing strategies and observability practices for Springboot microservices that improve system reliability and incident resolution times\nCoordinate with infrastructure and platform teams to optimize deployment pipelines environment configurations and resource utilization for hybrid work model delivery and day shift operations\nEvaluate emerging tools frameworks and patterns in the Java ecosystem to recommend pragmatic improvements that enhance developer productivity and reduce technology risk\nProvide detailed technical guidance and reference implementations that help engineering teams deliver robust APIs secure integrations and maintainable commerce functionalities\nAnalyze system performance and error metrics to identify architectural bottlenecks propose targeted remediation actions and support continuous optimization of critical services\nDocument architectural decisions non functional requirements and integration patterns in clear blueprints that enable consistent implementation across distributed teams without requiring travel\nPartner with quality engineering and operations teams to ensure test coverage automation strategies and monitoring solutions are aligned with architecture goals for stability and scalability\nSupport incident analysis and root cause investigations by providing architectural insights that reduce recurring issues and improve the resilience of business critical commerce journeys\nWork Model\nWe strive to provide flexibility wherever possible. Based on this role’s business requirements, this is a hybrid position open to qualified applicants able to work in Sunnyvale, CA. Regardless of your working arrangement, we are here to support a healthy work-life balance through our various wellbeing programs. 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