Who We Are
Authentic is a unified platform that integrates M&A, brand strategy, creativity and digital innovation to unlock the power of its global Lifestyle and Entertainment portfolio. As the world’s largest sports and entertainment licensing company, Authentic connects strong brands with best-in-class partners to optimize long-term value in the marketplace. Its brands generate more than $32 billion in global annual retail sales and have an expansive retail footprint in more than 150 countries, including 13,000-plus freestanding stores and shop-in-shops and 400,000 points of sale. Authentic transforms brands by delivering powerful storytelling, compelling content, innovative business models and immersive experiences. It creates original marketing strategies to drive the success of its brands across all consumer touchpoints, platforms and emerging media
Why Authentic
You’ll be able to access the resources and scale, while leveraging innovative technology and nimble environment. What we’re saying is, this isn’t your average day job. If you’re hungry to drive ideas into action and own your career, let’s chat. Our team is rapidly innovating to evolve and define the future of our brands. With the help of some of the brightest minds in retail, marketing, licensing, legal and more, we are building the intersection of digital and experiential marketing to help achieve that mission. We reimagine, evolve and transform brands! At Authentic, we foster an inclusive workplace where diversity of thought and expertise drive competitive advantage. Our global teams are built by go-getters who contribute unique perspectives and push the boundaries of creativity and innovation. Headquartered in New York City, Authentic has offices in major metropolitan cities including Los Angeles and Miami, as well as Toronto, Mexico City, London, and Shanghai.
What You'll be Working on
We are seeking a motivated Performance & Reliability Architect to join our growing team. In this role, you will be responsible for developing and maintaining a site performance strategy for the company's multiple Shopify Plus e-commerce websites. This individual will work with the development team to find performance gaps across our Shopify sites and apps. The focus will be on both code execution as well as site technical performance in all browsers, strongly focusing on mobile. The Performance & Reliability Architect will work to develop and implement testing strategies, ensuring the reliability, performance, and functionality of our digital properties. The Performance & Reliability Architect will collaborate with cross-functional teams, including development, product, marketing and design, to ensure seamless execution and delivery of high-quality eCommerce sites, ensuring that all features perform at peak.
- Develop, implement, and lead comprehensive performance processes, frameworks, and best practices for Shopify-based eCommerce websites
- Work closely with development and product teams to ensure quality standards are met throughout the development lifecycle
- Partner with the broader development team to maintain and optimize multiple shopify themes
- Help maintain code quality, organization, and automatization were possible
- Work with external vendors to assist in integrating new features with a focus on reusable and scalable code practice
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new website features without performance or user impact
- Ensure compatibility with various browsers and devices
What You'll do
- Lead the development of automated testing frameworks for performance testing
- Work with the development team to simplify our code base, focus on code performance and best practice and technologies
- Work with the QA/Site Reliability team on the execution of both automated and manual tests, ensuring all eCommerce features are thoroughly tested for usability, compatibility, and performance
- Develop internal automation applications to improve workflow and reduce busy work
- Improve site performance with testing, monitoring, and automation tasks
- Work with portfolio of brands to improve sites across all brands
- Analyzing traffic to inform website maintenance and the effectiveness of marketing strategies and site optimizations
- Continuously research, test and propose new Shopify apps or site features to improve revenue or efficiency based on data/metrics
- Stay up-to-date with the latest industry trends and technologies
Must Haves
The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of web development best practices and experience working on a small tech team with many cross functional department leads.
- 8+ years of experience in software performance, with at least 3 years in a senior level role
- Extensive experience in testing and ensuring the quality and performance of Shopify-based eCommerce platforms, custom apps, themes, and third-party integrations
- Strong knowledge of Shopify’s APIs, Liquid templating language, and eCommerce best practices
- Define and track key performance indicators (KPIs) for Site Speed, including test coverage
- Continuously monitor testing outcomes, providing reports and insights to stakeholders on the overall quality of the platform
- Drive continuous improvements to site performance, including LCP, CLS, INP and identify potential bottlenecks and propose solutions for improvement
- Focus on the User Experience on mobile and with throttled connection speeds
An ideal candidate would also have some experience in the following areas.
- 6+ years of experience with a JavaScript Framework, preferably Vue
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Web Development, or related field (preferred)
- Experience configuring and integrating e-commerce systems end to end
- Can write clean and efficient code and review and audit team members code
A quick thinker and a strong communicator - Not afraid to step outside of your comfort zone, can tackle projects independently
- Know when to lean on your team, and when to step up
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, working with a hybrid/remote team
Primary Location Salary
$150,000 - $180,000
Authentic is an equal-opportunity employer and we value and embrace the diversity and inclusion of all Team Members. We do not discriminate on the basis of gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, national origin, disability, age, marital status, protected veteran status, or other legally protected status.
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What We Do
Authentic Brands Group (ABG) is a brand development, marketing and entertainment company, which owns a portfolio of global media, entertainment and lifestyle brands. Headquartered in New York City, ABG elevates and builds the long-term value of more than 50 consumer brands and properties by partnering with best-in-class manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers. Its brands have a global retail footprint across the luxury, specialty, department store, mid-tier, mass and e-commerce channels and in more than 6,100 freestanding stores and shop-in-shops around the world.
ABG is committed to transforming brands by delivering compelling product, content, business and immersive experiences. It creates and activates original marketing strategies to drive the success of its brands across all consumer touchpoints, platforms and emerging media. ABG’s portfolio of iconic and world-renowned brands includes Marilyn Monroe®, Elvis Presley®, Muhammad Ali®, Shaquille O'Neal®, David Beckham®, Dr. J®, Greg Norman®, Neil Lane®, Thalia®, Sports Illustrated®, Reebok®, Eddie Bauer®, Spyder®, Volcom®, Airwalk®, Nautica®, Izod®, Forever 21®, Aéropostale®, Juicy Couture®, Vince Camuto®, Lucky Brand®, Nine West®, Jones New York®, Frederick's of Hollywood®, Adrienne Vittadini®, Van Heusen®, Arrow®, Tretorn®, Tapout®, Prince®, Vision Street Wear®, Brooks Brothers®, Barneys New York®, Judith Leiber®, Herve Leger®, Frye®, Hickey Freeman®, Hart Schaffner Marx®, Thomasville®, Drexel® and Henredon®.
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