Sr Director, Composable Architecture

Job Description:

We’re seeking a seasoned Composable Architecture, Sr Director to serve as a practice leader focused on enterprise-scale solution design, presales engagements, and shaping the future of composable web architectures across our team. Reporting to the AVP, Frontend Engineering, you will blend hands-on technical leadership with strategic client advisory, focusing on Next.js as the core framework in composable ecosystems. 

This is a remote role. Employees within 90 min of our NY, MI, or IL offices may expect 1 day a week onsite.

Key Responsibilities 

Leadership & Practice Development 

• Build and mentor a team of Next.js and composable architecture specialists. 

• Lead technical reviews and guide complex architectural decisions. 

• Promote knowledge sharing through workshops and documentation. 

Standards & Thought Leadership 

• Define engineering standards and governance for Next.js implementations. 

• Develop technical playbooks and performance benchmarks. 

• Contribute to blogs, white papers, and conferences. 

• Collaborate with vendors to influence product roadmaps. 

Client Engagement & Presales 

• Lead technical solutioning for large-scale composable projects and RFPs. 

• Guide senior stakeholders through Next.js adoption and digital transformation. 

• Deliver workshops, demos, and POCs showcasing Next.js capabilities. 

• Present technical insights at executive briefings and industry events. 

Next.js Architecture & Engineering 

• Architect enterprise-grade Next.js solutions using SSR, SSG, ISR, and streaming. 

• Design scalable systems: micro-frontends, multi-zone, monorepos (Turborepo, Nx). 

• Optimize performance with Server Actions, caching layers, and edge runtimes. 

• Advise on deployment strategies across Vercel, AWS, Azure, and hybrid clouds. 

Composable Integration 

• Integrate Next.js with commerce platforms (Salesforce, Adobe, commercetools) and headless CMS (Contentful, AEM, etc.). 

• Design API-first architectures using GraphQL and REST. 

• Establish CDN, caching, and edge delivery strategies for performance and scalability. 

Qualifications 

• 10+ years in enterprise web development; 5+ years in composable/MACH architectures. 

• 5+ years hands-on with Next.js, including App Router, Server Components, and advanced rendering strategies. 

• Deep expertise in performance optimization, data fetching, caching, and edge computing. 

• Proven experience integrating Next.js with commerce and CMS platforms. 

• Strong presales background: RFPs, workshops, executive presentations.