Staff Architect

Tailored Brands is a leading omnichannel specialty retailer of menswear, including suits, formalwear and a broad selection of business casual offerings. The company aims to help its customers love the way they look and feel for their most important moments by delivering personalized products and services through a convenient network of stores and e-commerce sites. The company’s brands include Men’s Wearhouse, Jos. A. Bank, Moores and K&G Fashion. At Tailored Brands, we value differences and know they make us better. We are always working to make our Company a more diverse, equitable and inclusive (DEI) place to work.

About the Job

We have an exciting opportunity for a Staff Architect to join our Digital Engineering team. In this role, you'll be responsible for shaping and leading the technology strategy and roadmap that align with business objectives, technical architecture, and long-term goals. This position offers the chance to play a pivotal role in the design and development of innovative, scalable solutions.

What you’ll do

• Lead the architectural design and development of Ecommerce and Microservices-based applications, leveraging Java and past Ecommerce experience, using data-driven insights to create scalable, efficient solutions.
• Have a deep understanding of the complete Ecommerce lifecycle, from customer browsing and product selection to order fulfillment, payment processing, and post-purchase support.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams—including software engineers, product managers, and business stakeholders—to define requirements and deliver scalable, impactful solutions leveraging Google Analytics 4 (GA4) & ecommerce dataset in Oracle/DB2.
• Design and implement Cloud-based solutions, with a strong emphasis on GCP (Google Cloud Platform), using industry best practices and design principles.
• Provide high-level oversight on portfolio decisions, influencing both business and technical architecture roadmaps.
• Create and implement scalable solutions to complex business challenges, ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture standards and methodologies.
• Partner with Product Owners and Engineering Teams to align technical design with the product roadmap and business objectives.
• Prototype innovative, cross-platform business solutions to evaluate new technologies.
• Review architectural designs to ensure solutions are consistent, flexible, cost-effective, and maintainable.
• Guide Application and Infrastructure Architects to ensure smooth development processes and timely releases.
• Provide architectural consulting to engineering teams to maintain consistency, security, and flexibility in product design.
• Foster strong, strategic relationships with product owners, vendors, and technology teams.
• Stay actively engaged in both architectural and engineering activities, maintaining a hands-on approach to technology.
• Mentor teams to develop advanced engineering and architecture capabilities.
• Drive continuous learning and improvement, ensuring teams meet current and future technical challenges.

What you’ll bring

• 12 years of experience in software development, with a focus on Java and modern backend technologies in Ecommerce platform.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a technical or business discipline, or equivalent experience.
• 5 years of experience designing and implementing Microservices Architecture.
• 5 years of experience with cloud-based solutions (AWS, GCP, Azure)
• 5 years of solid understanding of database management (SQL/NoSQL), and the ability to query and analyze large datasets.
• Knowledge in Google Analytics 4 (GA4), with the ability to analyze data and translate findings into actionable recommendations.
• Proficiency in building highly available, performant systems, including experience with distributed systems.
• Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, and modern version control (Git).
• Ability to think critically and strategically about system design, scalability, and performance.
• Advanced knowledge of Agile Development Methodologies.
• Extensive expertise frameworks such as Spring Boot, NodeJS, ReactJS.
• Deep knowledge of layered solutions and security-conscious design principles.
• Extensive experience with the full range of technical architecture components across systems and products.
• Strong grasp of business operations, objectives, and strategies, with a deep understanding of global business and technology trends in the financial services industry.
• Excellent communication skills—both verbal and written—enabling effective collaboration with diverse groups at all levels.
• Ability to drive and manage change within a fast-paced environment.
• Recognized as a thought leader in the company with strong consulting skills.
• A balance of visionary thinking and pragmatic decision-making, considering both short-term and long-term business implications.

Please note that you do not need to qualify for all requirements to be considered. We encourage you to apply if you can meet most of the requirements and are comfortable opening a dialog to be considered.

Work Environment, Physical & Mental Demands

• Ability to sit and work at a computer keyboard for extended periods of time
• Ability to stoop, kneel, bend at the waist, and reach daily
• Able to lift and move up to 25 pounds occasionally
• Must utilize visual acuity, speech and hearing, hand and eye coordination and manual dexterity necessary to operate a computer and office equipment
• Hours regularly 40 hours per week, as work dictates, in a hybrid work arrangement from our Dublin, California office or from our Houston, TX office.

Benefits

This role is eligible for healthcare including medical, dental and vision, retirement savings (401k with a company match), income protection programs such as life, accident and disability insurance, paid time off for sick leave, vacation, bereavement, jury duty, and holidays, wellbeing program, commuter, adoption assistance, education assistance, legal services, and employee merchandise discounts. For more detailed information go to mytbtotalrewards.com.

Work-Life Balance

We understand the demands of work, school, family, and personal responsibilities.  Through our work-life resources and programs we offer services for every stage of life to help you manage the day-to-day needs.  We offer programs such as:

• Meeting-Free Fridays (encouraged) | so you can catch up on work and self-development
• Summer Fridays | from Memorial Day to Labor Day so you can enjoy a head-start to the weekend
• Holiday Early Departure | close out early the business day before a company observed holiday 

The starting salary for this position is $122,700 - $170,000 and may increase to $195,000 depending on merit, length of service with the Company, and other factors. We take into consideration an individual’s skills, background, and experience in determining final salary.  Other compensation may include a 10% Annual Incentive Plan (AIP) bonus paid out according to policy. Base pay information is based on market location and may be subject to prevailing wage laws, if applicable.

Note: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities or qualifications associated with this job.

Salary : $122,700 - $170,000