Solution Architect

Role Overview 

The Solutions Architect for the MarTech Tribe plays a critical role in designing scalable, high-performance marketing technologies, including the transformation of our promotions platform, development of a robust rules engine, and enablement of customizable Free-to-Play (F2P) games. The role operates within our matrix-managed Product & Technology organization and collaborates closely with engineering squads, product teams, and cross-tribe stakeholders to ensure technical excellence, strategic alignment, and rapid innovation. 

Duties and Responsibilities 

• Promotions Platform Transformation: Lead the architectural design and technical direction for the transformation of our core promotions platform, ensuring it can support rapid iteration and high-volume campaigns. 

• Scalable Rules Engine Design: Architect and guide the development of a fast, highly scalable rules engine capable of supporting complex promotional logic and dynamic player segmentation. 

• Innovative Free-to-Play Games: Drive the architectural vision for innovative Free-to-Play (F2P) games, focusing on quick customization capabilities to adapt to diverse market requirements and regulatory landscapes. 

• COTS Evaluation & Integration: Evaluate and recommend Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) solutions where appropriate, ensuring seamless integration into our existing ecosystem and strategic alignment. 

• Architectural Guidance: Provide hands-on architectural guidance and oversight to multiple engineering squads within the MarTech tribe, ensuring solutions are well-designed, efficient, and maintainable. 

• Alignment & Cohesion: Drive alignment of technical solutions across various squads within the tribe, fostering consistency and reusability, particularly for components shared across promotional activities. 

• Strategic Adherence: Ensure all solutions developed within the tribe adhere to the overarching technology strategy set forth by the Chief Architect. 

• Cross-Tribe Collaboration: Facilitate and ensure technical alignment for solutions that span multiple product tribes, working collaboratively with other Solutions Architects and engineering leads. 

• Product-Tech Synergy: Act as a key bridge between product and technology, ensuring that technical solutions effectively support and drive the MarTech product strategy. 

• Technical Evolution: Champion the continuous evolution of our MarTech products and platforms, identifying opportunities for innovation, improvement, and adoption of new technologies. 

• Best Practices: Promote and enforce engineering best practices, design patterns, and coding standards within the tribe, with a strong emphasis on performance, scalability, and security. 

• Technical Leadership: Mentor and guide engineers on architectural principles and complex technical challenges related to high-throughput systems and rules processing. 

• Problem Solving: Proactively identify and resolve technical roadblocks and design challenges, particularly those impacting performance or customization flexibility 

• Related duties as assigned. 

Qualifications 

Working Experience: 

• Proven experience as a Solutions Architect or similar senior technical role. 

• Background in iGaming, AdTech, or MarTech preferred. 

• Strong experience in campaign management systems and rules engine architecture. 

• Solid understanding of scalable systems and real-time data processing. 

• Deep expertise in Node.js and Next.js. 

• Proficiency in CI/CD, automated testing, and cloud environments (AWS preferred). 

• Experience evaluating and integrating third-party solutions (COTS). 

Standard Qualifications: 

• Excellent communication skills across technical and non-technical stakeholders. 

• Strong collaborative mindset and experience working in matrix organizations. 

• Analytical thinker with high attention to detail and a problem-solving attitude. 

Preferable Qualifications: 

• Experience in real-time analytics or player segmentation. 

• Familiarity with personalization technologies and prior iGaming exposure. 

Personal Attributes 

• Strategic mindset and systems thinking. 

• Strong interpersonal and mentoring capabilities. 

• Ability to balance innovation with operational stability. 

• Resilience under pressure and a proactive, ownership-driven mindset.