Solutions Architect

Company And Culture

Complex is the definitive platform for global youth culture and music lifestyle, seamlessly integrating cutting-edge content, commerce and live experiences with unparalleled scale. Through innovative content, Complex tells stories of music, streetwear and style, sports, art and beyond. Its content engages in a dynamic conversation with the audience, reflecting and shaping the zeitgeist of convergence culture. A powerful media juggernaut paired with a curated marketplace, Complex is redefining the way fans interact with their favorite brands and artists and reshaping the future of digital culture and commerce.

Why We're Hiring

We're hiring a Solutions Architect to bridge product vision with scalable technical solutions across content, commerce, and infrastructure. You'll partner with engineering leads and domain teams to drive architecture standards, integrations, and high-impact project planning.

What You'll Do

• Lead the definition and communication of system architecture across engineering domains
• Translate business requirements into scalable and secure technical solutions
• Work with engineering teams to design APIs, data flows, and services for commerce, media, and personalization
• Identify technical risks and propose mitigation strategies during project planning
• Evaluate third-party vendors and lead implementation strategy for integrations (e.g. eCommerce, CMS, analytics)
• Define standards for infrastructure-as-code, CI/CD, deployment, and observability practices
• Partner with DevOps and platform teams to ensure reliability, latency, and uptime targets are met
• Guide engineering teams in breaking down monoliths, decoupling services, and evolving toward modular architecture

Who You Are

• Required: 8+ years of experience in engineering or architecture roles
• Strong system design and integration architecture skills across cloud-native platforms
• Deep experience with , Go, AWS, and distributed systems
• Familiarity with observability, monitoring, and reliability practices
• Ability to work cross-functionally with engineering, product, and leadership stakeholders
• Preferred: Experience in eCommerce and media platforms
• Prior work on headless architecture and Shopify integrations
• Familiarity with CDN and edge networks (Fastly, Cloudflare)
• Experience guiding vendor evaluations and technical due diligence

What We Offer

• Best in class health, dental, and vision insurance
• Healthcare FSA
• Dependent Care FSA
• Commuter Benefits FSA
• Short-term/long-term disability and life insurance
• Paid Parental leave
• 401k with 4% match
• Pet Insurance
• Legal and Identity Theft Plans
• Vacation time and sick days

We're an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.
The above statements cover what are generally believed to be principal and essential functions of the job. Specific circumstances may allow or require some incumbents assigned to the job to perform a different combination of duties.
Complex participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.
Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for visa sponsorship.
The Pay Range, which consists of salary and commission, for this position is listed. Actual pay will vary based on factors including, but not limited to location, experience, and performance. The range listed is just one component of Complex Total Rewards offerings for employees.