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About the role:
We’re looking for a Principal Engineer who will step into an Architect role, to join our Merchant Experience team. Your primary mission is to define the platform’s future architecture, set the technical direction for the entire Merchant Experience pillar, and significantly influence our broader engineering strategy. This role is a great fit for someone with deep technical skills, strong leadership, excellent communication, and a knack for solving big problems while working closely with other architects and engineering teams.
Your daily tasks will include:
Take ownership and share accountability for the solutions and technical direction within the Merchant Experience pillar.
Be responsible for architecture and technical decisions, reviewing and helping teams prepare architectural and design documentation to ensure the work fits into the broader platform strategy and defined practices.
Contribute to engineering-wide strategy and standards through participation in the Architecture Council.
Guide development teams through implementation by providing POCs, explaining design details, and solving design issues.
Investigate and solve a variety of architecture-related problems, such as performance, scalability, integration, and others.
Mentor and train other team members on design techniques and coding standards, actively scaling your technical influence and guidance across multiple development teams.
Working closely with fellow architects and engineers to create cohesive architecture practices and guardrails, whilst driving the adoption of these practices/standards across the teams.
Act as the Domain-Driven Design and architectural best practices authority within the pillar, actively mentoring and educating engineering teams to drive consistent and high-quality solution development
Your qualifications:
At least 10 years of proven experience in software engineering, including roles like Staff/Principal Engineer, Lead Developer, or Software Architect.
Expert-level, theoretical, and practical understanding of Domain-Driven Design (DDD) principles and how they apply to Microservices architecture and complex domain modeling.
Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.
Experience with AWS or other cloud platforms(such as Google Cloud or Azure).
Excellent written & spoken communication skills in English.
Nice-to-have:
Expert-level PHP knowledge.
Experience with PostgreSQL and MySQL.
Understanding of front-end technologies
Our tech stack:
PHP 8+, Symfony, Doctrine, and Yii.
TypeScript, NodeJS – Frameworks from NestJS, Loopback, and Ts.ED.
Angular, VueJS, TypeScript, HTML, SCSS.
Data: PostgreSQL, Redis, MongoDB, scalable data processing, distributed architectures
I nfrastructure: AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform, Helm, containerized environments, cloud-native services, and modern observability tooling.
Engineering: Automated testing (unit, integration, and end-to-end), CI/CD, code reviews, continuous delivery, and A/B testing.
AI-assisted development: Practical experience using LLMs and coding assistants to improve software development workflows, including implementation, testing, debugging, documentation, and code quality
What we offer:
A global, inclusive team that’s as supportive as it is ambitious and serious about getting things done An opportunity to work remotely or in a modern and welcoming office in Riga Flexible working hours (start your day as late as 11 AM) Private health insurance 2 extra paid days off to focus on your mental or physical well-being 1 extra paid day off to celebrate a Birthday or any other celebration of your choice Internal and external learning opportunities Access to mentorship, internal meetups, and hackathons, both on-site and online Free and healthy lunch if you work from the Rīga office Design and order your own merch using our platforms with an employee discount Exciting team-building events and parties you’ll never forget!
FYUL is the engine that powers on-demand commerce at global scale.
Formed in 2024 through the merger of Printful , Printify , and Snow Commerce , we bring together tech, talent, and infrastructure to help people turn ideas into beautiful products.
From solo creators to entertainment giants, FYUL powers merch that connects with millions, backed by advanced tech, premium production, and global reach.
We're a fast-growing global company working toward powering great brands, great experiences, and great people.
We are an equal-opportunity workplace . We’re committed to diversity and inclusion and make hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and work experience.
If you think you’d excel in this role, send us your resume in English, showing us why you are the right person for the job.
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