SOLUTIONS ARCHITECT

Solutions Architect: Senior Web Development Role

The Solutions Architect at Coalition Technologies is a senior development professional responsible for defining, planning, and executing web design and development projects. This role involves close collaboration with the sales, strategy, project management, design, and development teams. Key responsibilities may also include front-end or back-end development work on high-value or complex projects. The Solutions Architect reports directly to the Director of Design and Development and the President.

WHY YOU SHOULD APPLY:

Coalition Technologies is dedicated to delivering top-tier client work within a fun, thriving, and innovative environment. Alongside significant career growth and rapid advancement opportunities, CT provides:

• The industry's most competitive profit-sharing bonus plan, distributing up to 50% of company profits to full-time employees monthly.
• A highly competitive Paid Time Off plan, promoting excellent work-life balance.
• Subsidized gym memberships to support team member well-being.
• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance packages for all US-based team members.
• International Health Insurance Reimbursement Program for all international team members—a unique Coalition benefit.
• Device upgrade and learning reimbursement programs.
• Motivating career development plans featuring clearly defined goals and rewards.
• Additional job-specific incentives and bonuses.
• 100% of our team works remotely, supported by time tracking software. Our company culture specializes in supporting remote team members, a practice we have maintained for over a decade. CT welcomes applications globally.

YOUR DUTIES AND TASKS:

• Educate prospects on various platform solutions (e.g., BigCommerce, Shopify, Magento, WordPress) using a consultative, best practices approach, including analysis and analytics to align with the prospect’s business and technical requirements.
• Conduct needs analysis and technical scoping sessions with prospective customers to gather and document essential requirements.
• Provide pre-sales technical consulting to the Sales staff by participating in online demonstrations, conference calls, and site visits alongside project managers.
• Document prospective client needs and detailed project requirements.
• Serve as a trusted advisor and the voice of the sales and marketing teams to prospects and partners.
• Collaborate closely with the sales team to respond to proposals and RFPs, ensuring all technical information and recommendations meet client requirements.
• Work with third-party partners or solutions, where necessary, to develop custom solutions addressing prospect needs.
• Help create thought leadership content, white papers, and other sales or marketing collateral highlighting agency capabilities for partners, prospects, and clients.
• Develop new processes and practices to ensure teams operate as industry leaders in their fields.
• Stay current with the latest features, capabilities, and applications released by different platforms to provide optimal client guidance.
• Lead internal project planning and development of recurring solutions for frequent client needs (e.g., web application development for common e-commerce merchant features).
• Support design and project management team members during project discovery to anticipate UX best practices and scopes of work for future project phases.
• Provide emergency development support for key Coalition clients and major accounts.

YOU SHOULD HAVE:

• 4-5+ years of Solutions Engineering experience in a relevant market or a similar senior-level development position.
• Strong knowledge of core web technologies including HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and PHP.
• Experience with various e-commerce and CMS platforms such as BigCommerce, Shopify, Magento, and WordPress.
• Experience in solution architecture, project scoping, and product demonstration skills.
• Comfort providing consultative presentations to C-level business executives and engaging in detailed, in-depth discussions with technical audiences.
• Experience with commerce solutions and applications including POS, product catalogs, order management, ERP, and payment gateways.
• Sales methodology and solution selling training is a plus.
• A charismatic and energetic self-starting personality.
• Ability to collaborate with and motivate multiple groups toward task accomplishment.
• Strong verbal, presentation, written, and organizational skills with a passion for winning.

California, New York, Washington, and Colorado: starting base pay for this position ranges between $22.50 - $35 per hour. Compensation may vary based on factors such as experience, qualifications, skills test performance, geographic location, and seniority of the position offered. Outside of California, New York, Washington, and Colorado compensation may fall outside the above ranges.