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 Node.js, 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.
