Open Positions

Director of Architecture

Global-e (Nasdaq: GLBE) is the world’s leading platform for enabling and accelerating global, direct-to-consumer cross-border e-commerce growth. We make selling internationally as seamless as selling domestically for hundreds of top retailers and brands worldwide.

We are seeking a hands-on, experienced Director of Architecture to join our team and play a pivotal role in shaping the future of Global-e’s technology. If you have a passion for designing scalable, high-performance, cloud-native systems, leading modernization efforts, and driving AI adoption across the organization, we’d love to hear from you.

Key Responsibilities

  • Define, design, and maintain the architecture vision and roadmap for the Global-e platform.
  • Lead a modernization program, shaping the architecture and design of our new technology stack.
  • Drive the evolution of Global-e’s existing platform, ensuring scalability, performance, and resilience.
  • Establish and enforce architecture principles and best practices across the organization.
  • Manage and mentor teams of functional and technical architects.
  • Collaborate closely with R&D teams to ensure high-quality execution of architectural designs.
  • Work with Product Management to align architectural strategies with business goals.
  • Partner with key stakeholders across the company (e.g., Professional Services, Solutions, Customer Support, Finance) on major initiatives.
  • Hire, mentor, and develop a high-performing architecture team.
  • Provide technical guidance to development teams, ensuring adherence to architectural standards.
  • Research and adopt new technologies, driving innovation within the organization.
  • Champion the adoption of AI technologies across all aspects of our platform and operations.

Requirements

  • Minimum of 3 years of experience in a similar leadership role within a high-scale SaaS development environment.
  • Deep understanding of software architecture patterns and design principles.
  • Proven track record of architecting large-scale, cloud-native, distributed systems from scratch.
  • Extensive hands-on experience (10+ years) in developing complex, high-performance software systems.
  • End-to-end expertise in web application development, with an emphasis on server-side architecture.
  • Strong proficiency in .NET Core (highly preferred).
  • Experience with front-end frameworks (React, Angular, Vue) – an advantage.
  • In-depth knowledge of public cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, GCP).
  • Expertise in microservices architecture and cloud-native technologies.
  • Strong background in working with relational and NoSQL databases.
  • Experience designing high-throughput, low-latency, mission-critical systems.
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to engage both technical and business stakeholders.
  • Strong interpersonal skills, capable of interacting effectively with executives, engineers, and cross-functional teams.
  • Passion for mentoring and developing top-tier architecture talent.
  • Sense of ownership and accountability in delivering high-quality solutions.
  • Leadership & Communication