[Hiring] Senior Manager, Digital Experience Architecture @Ulta Beauty, Inc.

Role Description

We are seeking an experienced Senior Manager, Digital Experience Architecture to lead the technology strategy and architecture for Ulta Beauty's customer-facing digital experiences across Web, Mobile, and the GraphQL experience layer. This is a hands-on leadership role requiring a balance of strategic thinking, architectural leadership, people development, and direct technical contribution. You will partner closely with Product, Engineering, UX, and Business leaders to define technology strategy, shape roadmaps, influence investment decisions, and ensure architecture delivers measurable business outcomes.

You will lead a team of architects while remaining deeply engaged in solution design, architecture reviews, technical spikes, prototypes, and proof-of-concepts (POCs) that validate architectural direction and reduce delivery risk. The balance of responsibilities will evolve based on business priorities, strategic initiatives, and delivery needs.

The ideal candidate embraces AI-native engineering, modern digital experience platforms, and continuous innovation while maintaining a relentless focus on performance, scalability, engineering excellence, and exceptional customer experiences.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in software engineering, application architecture, or solution architecture.
• 5+ years leading architecture teams or senior technical organizations.
• Experience architecting enterprise-scale customer-facing digital platforms.
• Deep expertise in React-based web applications and modern frontend architecture.
• Strong understanding of GraphQL architecture, API-first design, and integration patterns.
• Experience with headless CMS platforms (Amplience preferred).
• Knowledge of Redis and distributed caching strategies.
• Experience designing scalable, resilient, and high-performing web and mobile solutions.
• Strong understanding of Core Web Vitals, frontend performance optimization, and customer experience engineering.
• Experience implementing enterprise Design Systems and shared component architectures.
• Knowledge of SEO, AEO, personalization, experimentation platforms, and feature management.
• Strong documentation skills, including architecture diagrams, ADRs, technical standards, and reference architectures.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and executive presentation skills.

Requirements

• Lead architecture and solution design for complex, enterprise-scale digital initiatives.
• Build technical prototypes, proof-of-concepts (POCs), architecture spikes, and reference implementations to validate architectural approaches and reduce delivery risk.
• Remain hands-on by guiding engineering teams through complex technical challenges and critical implementation decisions.
• Review APIs, GraphQL schemas, integration patterns, and solution designs to ensure scalability, maintainability, security, and performance.
• Partner with engineering teams throughout implementation to ensure architectural integrity and successful execution.
• Drive performance optimization, resiliency, observability, and operational excellence across customer-facing platforms.
• Champion documentation excellence through architecture decision records (ADRs), solution blueprints, reference architectures, and technical standards.
• Continuously evaluate emerging technologies and modern engineering practices to improve developer productivity and customer experiences.

Benefits

• The pay range for this position is $122,900.00 - $200,000.00 / Year with the opportunity for eligible associates to earn additional compensation pursuant to the Company’s bonus plan.
• Full-time positions are eligible for paid time off, health, dental, vision, life and disability benefits.
• Part-time positions are eligible for dental, vision, life, and disability benefits.