Lead Architect

About us 

Ankorstore is on a mission to rewild retail !

With decades of experience in retail and building marketplaces, in 2019 the Ankorstore founding team knew it was time to create a global wholesale solution – one that swings the balance in favour of independents and restores retail to its natural order !

They’ve created a new ecosystem that harnesses the power of modern technology to create a mutually beneficial community that reinvents the way brands and retailers work together. As a result, wild independents can thrive.

As Lead Architect at Ankorstore, you will be the driving force behind our long-term technology vision in a fast-evolving, high-growth environment !

Reporting directly to the VP Product & Tech,, you will lead architectural strategy and innovation across the platform. Your mission is to ensure we stay ahead of the curve by continuously evolving our systems, exploring emerging technologies, and driving strategic decisions that scale with the business.

You will manage and mentor our Staff Engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence, scalability, curiosity, and bold experimentation. As a key member of the product & tech leadership team, you will shape our technical foundation to support growth, performance, and resilience at scale.

Main responsibilities

• Define and champion Ankorstore’s future-proof technology vision, ensuring alignment with fast-changing business needs and emerging opportunities.

• Lead the Engineering Architecture Group to ensure system-wide consistency and modern design principles.

• Manage and develop Staff Engineers, amplifying their impact and ensuring our technical foundations adapt and improve continuously.

• Act as a catalyst for innovation—assess, pilot, and drive adoption of new technologies and architectural patterns that unlock business value.

• Align architecture decisions with business objectives, advocating for scalable and maintainable systems.

• Partner with Engineering Managers, Head of Product, and Platform teams to deliver cohesive technical strategies.

• Evaluate emerging technologies and assess adoption relevance.

• Establish architectural governance, technical standards, and design review processes.

• Foster a culture of excellence, experimentation, and continuous improvement.

Ankorstore tech stack :

• Frontend: Vue.js, Typescript, Vuex, Sass, Webpack

• Backend: PHP 8.3, Laravel 10, Golang

• Infrastructure: GCP, Kubernetes, MySQL, Redis

• Tooling: GitHub, CircleCI, Sentry, Notion

• AI: MCP, LLM, ML-assisted recommendations

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in software engineering, with at least 4 years in an architectural or staff+ leadership role.

• Demonstrated success in designing and evolving the architecture of complex, distributed systems in high-growth environments.

• Exposure to a variety of technology stacks and architectures (e.g., microservices, event-driven, domain-driven design).

• Familiarity with modern DevOps and SRE practices, including observability and scalability principles.

• Strong experience leading cross-functional architectural initiatives and making system-wide technical decisions.

• Proven ability to coach and mentor senior technical leaders such as Staff Engineers.

• Track record of driving innovation and continuously modernizing technology stacks.

• Excellent communication skills—comfortable translating between business strategy and technical complexity.

• Fluent in English, with clear written and verbal articulation of technical vision.

Benefits/Perks 

At Ankorstore we offer a versatile range of benefits to support employees' well-being and work-life balance, fostering personal growth within an innovative and adaptable work environment.

• We are a remote-friendly company, and you will have an hybrid contract, based in Paris.

• All of our employees are automatically covered by Health Insurance & Life Insurance. Our Health Insurance (Mutuelle) and Life Insurance (Prévoyance) are SideCare.

• We have partnered with Swile to provide you with meal vouchers.

• You will have access to Leeto a platform that provides you with exclusive discounts, cultural activities, holiday vouchers and more.

• Paid leaves + RTT.

• Modern offices located in Paris (Opéra), providing a vibrant and inspiring work environment.

• Sana Labs, a dynamic learning platform offering engaging, customised training experiences and fostering skills development across the entire organisation.

Learning more about Ankorstore 

• Look around and visit our website, LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, Youtube and Welcome to the Jungle

• Read about us in the media: How to build a 2 million unicorn in under 3 years, Rewild Retail, Ankorstore is shaping the shopping of the future, Mary Portas & Ankorstore

Ankorstore is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace dedicated to promoting diversity. We don’t discriminate based on race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability status.