Platform/Solution Architect

Grid Dynamics is looking for a Platform/Solution Architect to join a strategic engagement with a Fortune 500 home goods retailer, working on a new web assortment management platform. You'll architect the system that lets merchandising teams create and schedule incremental catalog updates ("Change Sets"), integrating deeply with the client's Product Information Management (PIM), Digital Asset Management (DAM), and translation systems. This role suits someone equally comfortable in a schema-mapping deep-dive and a stakeholder-facing design review.

Essential functions

• Participate in requirements clarification and backlog grooming, working closely with the customer's Product teams
• Work actively with the architecture team to contribute to system design, particularly around integrations with PIM, DAM, and other enterprise systems
• Use both AI-assisted and classical engineering methods to develop and test new features
• Proactively identify and help address risks early, and suggest improvements to the platform's architecture

Qualifications

Soft Skills/Conditions:

• Strong business requirements analysis and management skills
• Solid solution design and architecture skills
• Comfortable presenting and defending architecture decisions to senior/executive stakeholders
• Available for 4+ hours of daily communication with the team and client
• Persistent in pushing initiatives forward despite organizational pushback

Hard Skills:

• Broad full-stack awareness — frontend, backend, databases, CI/CD, and infrastructure
• Hands-on experience with PIM and/or CMS solutions
• Working knowledge of DAM (Digital Asset Management) solutions
• Experience with both SQL and NoSQL databases
• Experience with Kafka or other streaming/event-driven solutions
• Experience with schema-heavy protocols and data mapping solutions

Would be a plus

• Java + Spring stack knowledge
• Hands-on experience with AI coding agents/tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude Code)
• Experience with dedicated PIM or DAM platforms (e.g., Akeneo, Salsify, inRiver, Bloomreach)
• Prior experience in retail/e-commerce or catalog-heavy domains

We offer

• Opportunity to work on bleeding-edge projects
• Work with a highly motivated and dedicated team
• Competitive salary
• Flexible schedule
• Benefits package - medical insurance, sports
• Corporate social events
• Professional development opportunities
• Well-equipped office

About us

Grid Dynamics (NASDAQ: GDYN) is a leading provider of technology consulting, platform and product engineering, AI, and advanced analytics services. Fusing technical vision with business acumen, we solve the most pressing technical challenges and enable positive business outcomes for enterprise companies undergoing business transformation. A key differentiator for Grid Dynamics is our 8 years of experience and leadership in enterprise AI, supported by profound expertise and ongoing investment in data, analytics, cloud & DevOps, application modernization and customer experience. Founded in 2006, Grid Dynamics is headquartered in Silicon Valley with offices across the Americas, Europe, and India.