Experience Technical Architect, Innovation & Emerging Technologies

Job Description:

The Experience Technical Architect, Innovation & Emerging Technologies is a hands-on, full-stack technical architect who owns the technical architecture and implementation of AI and agentic prototype solutions within Horizon's committed-build phase, bringing deep experience building rapid proofs-of-concept and shipping at speed under compressed timelines.

This role translates solution architectures into working, tested code spanning custom integrations and programming languages/frameworks, data pipelines, and agentic automation, with a track record of threading custom development into platforms across the Adobe ecosystem (i.e., AEM, GenStudio, Firefly, CX Enterprise CoWorker, Adobe Experience Platform, and adjacent Adobe products).

Balancing velocity with code quality in an agile, iterative delivery model, the Experience Technical Architect establishes and applies coding standards, drives prototypes to production readiness under compressed timelines, and maintains the patterns and documentation that make knowledge transfer possible.

Key Responsibilities

The responsibilities below reflect core needs for this role.

• Lead sprint execution, breaking solution architecture into testable, shippable increments across two-week sprints.
• Build custom integrations, data pipelines, custom interfaces, and agentic automation, including fine-tuned AI models, wiring GenStudio, Firefly, CX Enterprise CoWorker, AEP, and AEM into customer systems via APIs.
• Design and implement custom Model Context Protocol (MCP) connectors that enable seamless integration between Adobe’s AI/agentic solutions and client enterprise systems, accelerating prototype time-to-value and reducing manual data handoffs.
• Architect third-party connector strategies and build integration patterns that extend Adobe capabilities into client data ecosystems, knowledge bases, and operational systems while maintaining data governance and security standards.
• Lead AI hardening and production readiness validation for emerging capabilities and custom builds, identifying edge cases, failure modes, and mitigation strategies before client pilot launch.
• Define data schemas, lineage, and governance frameworks that support experimental AI use cases, ensuring data quality and traceability as prototypes move from innovation labs into production pilots.
• Write and ship production-quality code hands-on across the stack (e.g., JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, Java, Node.js, React) and operate within agile build/deploy cadences, including CI/CD pipelines, feature branching, and frequent iterative releases.
• Establish coding standards, run code reviews, and work closely with other developers to align on technical patterns, quality practices, and integration best practices.
• Work with solution architects to stress-test technical feasibility and feed implementation learnings back into architecture decisions.
• Partner with the Lead Architect, Product Manager, and Innovation Strategy Lead to clearly document integration approaches, configuration decisions, and known issues, so future teams can sustain and extend the build.
• Track technical dependencies and coordinate with customer infrastructure teams to secure timely access to the staging and production environments you need to build, test, and ship.
• Partner with QA to execute test plans and validate releases before they ship.

Required Qualifications

• 8+ years of software engineering or technical architecture experience, including hands-on development across backend, front-end, and data integration technologies.
• 3+ years of hands-on experience developing or integrating solutions within the Adobe ecosystem, with experience across one or more Adobe solutions and extending platform capabilities through APIs and custom development.
• 3+ years of experience designing and building API-based integrations, data pipelines, or event-driven architectures connecting enterprise platforms and customer-experience applications.
• 2+ years of hands-on experience building AI-enabled applications or solutions, including experience with AI-assisted coding, prompt engineering, agent/LLM configurations, fine-tuning, or custom AI model integration.
• Hands-on proficiency in at least 3 relevant programming languages/frameworks, such as JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, Java, Node.js, React, and SQL.
• 5+ years working in agile software development environments, including Scrum/Kanban, 1-2 week sprints, CI/CD deploy pipelines, feature branching, and frequent iterative releases.
• Demonstrated experience taking at least 2 rapid proofs-of-concept or prototypes through implementation or production/pilot readiness, ideally within compressed timelines and ambiguous, rapidly changing requirements.
• Demonstrated experience defining technical patterns and coding standards, conducting code reviews, and working with other developers to maintain code quality.
• Strong problem-solving skills and demonstrated ability to operate effectively in emerging-technology environments with minimal guardrails.

Additional Information

The annual base salary range for this position is $136,000 - $190,000. Placement within the salary range is based on a variety of factors, including relevant experience, knowledge, skills, and other factors permitted by law. Additionally, this position is eligible for discretionary incentive compensation.

Benefits available with this position include:

·         Medical, vision, and dental insurance

·         Life insurance

·         Short-term and long-term disability insurance

·         401k

·         Flexible paid time off

·         At least 15 paid holidays per year

·         Paid sick and safe leave

·         Paid parental leave

Dentsu also complies with applicable state and local laws regarding employee leave benefits, including, but not limited to providing time off pursuant to the Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Act, in accordance with its plans and policies. For further details regarding Dentsu benefits, please visit www.dentsubenefitsplus.com.

To begin the application process, please click on the “Apply” button at the top of this job post. Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis, and qualified candidates will be contacted for next steps.

At dentsu, we believe great work happens when we’re connected. Our way of working combines flexibility with in-person collaboration to spark ideas and strengthen our teams. Employees who live within a commutable distance of one of our hub offices, currently located in Chicago, metro Detroit, Los Angeles, and New York City, are required and expected to work from the office three days per week (two days per week for employees based in Los Angeles). Dentsu may designate other Hub offices at any time. Those who live outside a commutable range may be designated as remote, depending on the role and business needs. Regardless of your work location, we expect our employees to be flexible to meet the needs of our Company and clients, which may include attendance in an office.

Dentsu is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees. We do this without regard to race, color, national origin, sex , sexual orientation, gender identity, age, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, ancestry, physical or mental disability, marital status, political affiliation, religious practices and observances, citizenship status, genetic information, veteran status, or any other basis protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.

Dentsu is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to, among others, individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans. If you need an accommodation because of a disability to search and apply for a career opportunity with us, please send an e-mail to ApplicantAccommodations@dentsu.com by clicking on the link to let us know the nature of your accommodation request and your contact information. We are here to support you.

Location:

USA - Remote - Georgia

Brand:

Merkle

Time Type:

Full time

Contract Type:

Permanent

Dentsu is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees. We do this without regard to race, color, national origin, sex , sexual orientation, gender identity, age, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, ancestry, physical or mental disability, marital status, political affiliation, religious practices and observances, citizenship status, genetic information, veteran status, or any other basis protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. 

  

Dentsu is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to, among others, individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans. If you need an accommodation because of a disability to search and apply for a career opportunity with us, please send an e-mail to ApplicantAccommodations@dentsu.com by clicking on the link to let us  know the nature of your accommodation request and your contact information. We are here to support you.