RESPONSIBILITIES

Technical Leadership

• Define and oversee high-level technical architecture and technology stack for accounts or portfolios

• Define and communicate the AI adoption strategy for delivery squads, including how agentic workflows, AI-assisted development and LLM-based tools integrate into engineering practice.

• Guide and review documentation that communicates architecture and topology of technical solutions

• Act as the primary escalation point for technical issues both internally and externally

Team Management

• Oversee the work of software engineers and technical team members to maintain high quality standards

• Mentor technology team members to improve their contributions and professional growth

• Define and manage the composition of delivery squads, ensuring deadlines are met and dependencies addressed

Client Engagement

• Serve as the primary client-facing representative of the Technology and Account Leadership Team

• Build credibility and trust with technical and non-technical stakeholders within client organizations

• Provide expert advice and nurture relationships while navigating organizational complexities

Strategic Development

• Actively contribute to growing existing accounts and to winning new work as part of the Business development team.

• Work with Program Managers to identify, prevent, and mitigate project risks

• Drive thought leadership initiatives that solidify Apply Digital's position as a top global MACH delivery partner

REQUIREMENTS

• 8+ years of experience in technology leadership roles, with expertise in commerce, platforms, and product delivery

• Comprehensive understanding of MACH (Microservices, API-first, Cloud-native, Headless) and Composable architecture, including design, implementation and how these principals align with strategic business objectives.

• Proven consultancy experience providing strategic technological guidance to clients

• Experience contributing to business development including supporting proposals, scoping, estimation and client acquisition in an agency/consultancy context

• Comprehensive understanding of software engineering, system architecture, and project management

• Working knowledge of AI/ML platforms and agentic development practices, with an ability to evaluate and guide their adoption in a client delivery context

• Familiarity with Google Cloud Platform (GCP); GCP certification preferred

• Demonstrated proficiency across front-end, back-end, mobile, and platform engineering

• Strong leadership abilities with experience mentoring teams and managing complex projects

• Strategic thinking skills that align technology solutions with business objectives

• Excellent risk management capabilities across technical, staffing, scoping, client relationship and AI-augmented delivery domains

• Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills that foster trust and collaboration

• Awareness of security and compliance requirements in cloud-native environments and the ability to engage credibly with enterprise clients on these topics.

Nice to Have

• Hands-on experience integrating LLM-based tooling (e.g. Vertex AI, Claude, agentic workflows) into engineering teams

• Experience advising clients on AI strategy or AI-enabled product development

• GCP Professional Cloud Architect or equivalent certification

• Certifications in MACH tooling such as commercetools and Contentstack

• Background in digital transformation projects

• Experience in multiple industry verticals