Chief Architect, Storio group
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2+ days a week in office
eCommerce photo product company
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eCommerce photo product company
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
More information about location
2+ days a week in office
1001+ employees
Company mission
To make joy unforgettable by bringing our customers’ stories to life through a range of high-quality personalized photo products, like photo books, wall decor, calendars & gifts.
Role
Who you are
- Significant experience in software engineering and architecture, with a strong focus on e-commerce platforms
- Proven track record of designing and implementing scalable, high-performance, and secure systems
- Proven track record of working in a leading role, by influencing and enriching teams, and without dependencies on direct reports
- Deep understanding of modern architectural patterns, including microservices, cloud-native architectures, and event-driven systems
- Expertise in various technologies relevant to e-commerce, such as cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), databases (SQL and NoSQL), and containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes)
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate complex business requirements into technical solutions
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively communicate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences, including executive leadership
- Passion for technology and a strong desire to stay ahead of the curve
- Demonstrated ability to influence business decisions and drive technology strategy
- You must have a right to work in the country where the position is located
What the job involves
- The Storio Group is seeking an experienced and inspirational Chief Architect to join our senior technology leadership team
- As the most senior individual contributor in the technology function, you will be accountable for defining the future state of our platform (personalised photo based ecommerce) and the processes that will enable us to collectively achieve it
- You will be the driving force behind defining an architecture that enables building or buying platform capabilities that enable growth in a scalable, performant, and where appropriate innovative way
- This role reports directly to the CTO, will be part of the Tech Leadership Team and will collaborate closely with all levels of the organisation from the engineering, product, and executive teams
- Develop and champion a compelling vision for the future state of our platform, encompassing technology, platforms, and data architecture
- Translate business strategy and objectives into a robust and actionable technology roadmap that balances value creation and debt payback
- Analyse industry trends, emerging technologies, and competitive landscapes to inform platform strategy
- Lead the design and evolution of our platform architecture, ensuring it meets business requirements, scalability needs, and industry best practices
- Drive the implementation of architectural changes, providing technical guidance and oversight to engineering teams
- Ensure alignment between architecture and implementation, promoting consistency and maintainability across the platform
- Design and implement decision-making systems and processes that enable data-driven decisions across the organisation, particularly in areas related to platform architecture and technology selection
- Establish and enforce architectural principles, standards, and guidelines to ensure consistency, maintainability, and scalability across the platform
- Develop and maintain an architectural governance framework to ensure alignment with business objectives and risk mitigation
- Create and drive the processes that evaluate and recommend new technologies and tools to enhance platform capabilities, improve performance, and drive innovation
- Support processes for buying new capabilities
- Provide thought leadership and influence technology decisions across the organisation
- Represent the company's technology vision and strategy to internal and external stakeholders
- Modernising our engineering practices across the team, increasing developer productivity, and enabling high levels of agility
- Modernising platform architecture across the group and coaching teams on new architectural approaches using the latest technologies
- Individual Contributor (no direct line management)
- Act as a Subject Matter Expert Provide technical leadership and mentorship to principal engineers, engineering teams, fostering their growth and development
- Collaborate effectively with product managers, engineers, and other stakeholders to align technology solutions with business objectives
- Build strong relationships with key vendors and technology partners
Our take
Storio group is a personalised photo company that creates photo books, wall decor, calendars, and gifts that are tailored to the individual.
The result of a merger that combined eight brands across fourteen European markets, Storio group is vertically integrated and, unlike many competitors, manufactures the vast majority of the products it sells. The pan-European company serves over 7 million customers and is rapidly expanding, with its own state-of-the-art printing facilities across the European continent.
The company rebrand in 2024 was part of a two-year post-merger strategy that focused on integration, innovation, and growth across the Storio group. With 11 million customers across the globe across its brands, Storio group’s new identity follows a leadership change and signifies a significant brand consolidation.
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Insights
Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
42% female employees
13% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company benefits
- 8 weeks out of the year to work working remotely abroad
- Referral bonus when you bring your friends to join the team
Company values
- Act with heart; People - both customers and employees - are at the heart of all we do. So we embrace diversity and get to know each other as real people and build real relationships based on mutual understanding and respect.
- Give our best; As the crafters and makers of people’s memories, we play an important role in our customers’ lives. That’s why we give our best and work together to build a better business, every day.
- Own all we do; We are all, as individuals and as a team, responsible for creating our success and shaping our future. We lead the charge and drive things forward - fully owning our actions and decisions along the way.
- Embrace curiosity; We believe progress requires curiosity. So, we’re relentlessly curious about the world and each other, actively seeking out diverse perspectives and always asking big questions like ‘why’ and ‘what’s next’?
- Find the joy; At Storio, joy matters. We see it as a state of mind, so while we don’t pretend every day will be easy, we do set out every day to intentionally find, create and share big and little moments of joy with our customers and teammates.
Company HQ
Farringdon, London, UK
Leadership
Alessandro Coppo
(CEO)Previously Senior Vice President of eBay classifieds, Principal at the Boston Consulting Group.
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