Principal Architect

Reporting to the Chief Product & Technology Officer, the Principal Architect owns the technical architecture of the 15below platform: its shape today, where it is heading, and how it keeps evolving as our business, our customers and technology change.

Measurements of success in this role:

• Clear and evolving architectural vision that aligns with business strategy, product direction and long-term growth, with engineering teams working towards a shared technical direction.
• Progressively simpler, more scalable and maintainable technology estate, reducing technical debt, duplication and operational complexity as the platform evolves towards a unified SaaS architecture.
• A secure, reliable and high-performing platform architecture that supports customer growth, multi-tenancy, data isolation and changing operational requirements.
• Consistent adoption of reusable architectural patterns that enable new products, integrations, acquisitions and emerging technologies to be introduced without accumulating unnecessary complexity.
• Engineering teams empowered to make sound architectural decisions independently, supported by clear principles, lightweight documentation and hands-on technical leadership.
• An architecture that enables continuous innovation, including AI capabilities, allowing teams to deliver new customer value quickly, safely and cost-effectively.