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Growth Platform Engineer & Architect

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Hybrid
3 Locations
136K-170K Annually
Senior level
Hybrid
3 Locations
136K-170K Annually
Senior level
The Growth Platform Engineer & Architect will design a scalable growth platform, modernize eCommerce systems, integrate AI, and mentor engineers in a hybrid role.
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We’re an employee-owned, vertically-integrated builder of some of America’s most popular health & wellness brands. With over 1,400 team members across multiple companies, we create best-in-class products that help make the world healthier and happier. Our creative content educates the world on making smarter health choices, while the brands we own generate over $1 billion of revenue annually. Learn more about our brands.

We’re Looking For A(n): Growth Platform Engineer & Architect

Location: Hybrid (El Segundo, CA and/or Burbank/North Hollywood, CA)

What You’ll Be Doing: We’re building the next generation of our growth and commerce technology — and we’re looking for an ambitious  Growth Platform Engineer & Architect to help lead the way.

As our portfolio of brands transitions toward more independent operations, we’re reimagining how marketing, data, and eCommerce connect — from the ground up. This role will be central to designing that future: a modern, secure, and performance-driven growth platform that scales.

You’ll partner closely with the VP of Technology to see the big picture, defining and implementing the systems that power acquisition, conversion, and customer retention — while integrating seamlessly with our service, accounting, and distribution systems. You bring deep expertise in distilling opportunities, building proof of concepts to persuade change, and advising peers on architecture principles.

  • Lead the rebuild of our growth technology stack – solutioning for web analytics tracking to checkout, attribution, and the integrations to core systems such as the ERP, Warehouse, and Data. 
  • Design for independence and scalability – documenting the future state data flows, and making smart decisions about what to build vs. buy.
  • Modernize our eCommerce systems – evolving our web apps and Salesforce platform to improve conversions and reduce operational overhead and user errors. 
  • Drive innovation with AI – helping lead the adoption of AI for engineering across teams. 
  • Champion privacy, compliance, and reliability – ensuring systems respect user consent, minimize data collection, and meet high performance and uptime standards.
  • Mentor engineers and deliver a clear technical vision.

Qualifications (Note: We strongly encourage you to apply even if you don’t tick ALL of these boxes.):

  • Proven success designing and building business systems from the ground up, including integrated solutions that support the full order lifecycle and end-to-end customer experience.
  • Hands-on experience with Angular, Node.js/TypeScript, and SQL/Postgres is a plus, but we’re open to architects whose core expertise is in other stacks—as long as you can quickly get up to speed on our current technologies and help shape a clear strategy, whether that’s optimizing what we have or guiding a transition to something new.
  • Experience with key Saas platforms such as NetSuite and Salesforce and common pre-built integrations.
  • A strong grasp of experimentation and measurement is a plus — A/B testing, incrementality, and revenue attribution.
  • A builder’s mindset: you think in systems, understand trade-offs, and love creating clarity from complexity.
  • Required Education: Bachelors Degree or Equivalent experience.
  • Required Experience:

    • 7–10+ years of experience in designing and architecting systems supporting ad technologies (Meta/Google, etc), ecommerce, and fulfillment.
  • Preferred Experience: 

    • Experience in Salesforce, NetSuite, Shopify, Warehouse systems.
    • Familiarity with modern frontend technologies and API development.
    • Familiarity with Google tag management and server to server integrations.
Golden Perks & Benefits:
  • Comprehensive healthcare coverage – We cover 100% of premiums for medical, dental, and vision plans for employee-only plans.
  • Annual bonus.
  • We match up to 3.5% of your 401k contributions, ensuring your retirement savings grow alongside your career.
  • 6 paid sick and mental health days, an Employee Assistance Program, free weekly yoga and meditation classes, and additional mental health benefits, because we take a holistic approach to your well-being.
  • Invest in your future with our Employee Stock Ownership Plan, where company contributions fund your retirement plan with company stock. Learn more.
  • Reimbursements for a portion of personal cell phone and internet usage for eligible employees.
  • Professional development opportunities with mentorship, continuous learning programs, and performance-based pay increases, empowering you to progress and excel in your career.
  • Through our charity sponsorships, you can make a positive impact on communities worldwide. We’ve donated over $9 million to date.

The base salary range is $136,000-$170,000, plus bonus potential.

The posted salary range in this job posting reflects data based on California's cost of labor analysis. This salary range is subject to change per state; please click here to find the pay differential in your state of residence if the role is remote. 

Salary is based on a wide range of factors that include relevant experience, knowledge, skills, other job-related qualifications, and geographical location.

We will consider for employment all qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable law.

A Note to Recruiting Agencies: At Golden Hippo, we handle all hiring through our internal Talent Acquisition team. Occasionally, we might use staffing or recruiting agencies to support our internal team in finding the right candidates. Agencies are not authorized to contact our hiring teams directly to present candidates. Our internal Talent Acquisition team is responsible for all candidate presentations to our hiring managers. Golden Hippo will need written approval and a signed agreement before submitting any candidate info for a specific job opening. Without this, we won’t pay any fees for placements. Thank you for your understanding.

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Top Skills

Angular
Google Tag Management
NetSuite
Node.js
Postgres
Salesforce
Shopify
SQL
Typescript
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