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# Solution Architect, Data Engineering (US) at Code and Theory

- **Company:** Code and Theory
- **Location:** New York, NY
- **Work type:** remote
- **Posted:** 2026-11-03
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-11-09
- **Apply:** https://www.codeandtheory.com/careers/8924732002?gh_jid=8924732002

## Job description

As a Solution Architect at the Associate Director level, you’ll bridge technical depth and client strategy, translating complex requirements into elegant architecture decisions and guiding engineering teams through implementation. You’ll define the technical vision for large-scale data platforms, designing the systems, standards, and integration patterns that power data-driven insights and predictive and generative models for enterprise clients.

## WHAT YOU'LL DO

- Lead solution design and architecture decisions for mid-to-large scale client engagements, with a focus on data platforms, pipelines, and AI-enabled workflows
- Produce and present architecture artifacts: system diagrams, integration maps, ADRs, and technical standards
- Guide engineering teams through architecture implementation with hands-on involvement during critical phases
- Facilitate technical discovery workshops and requirements sessions with client engineering, data, and IT stakeholders
- Evaluate and recommend cloud data platforms, frameworks, and third-party integrations based on client requirements and constraints
- Identify and mitigate architectural risk across the project portfolio
- Contribute to pre-sales technical scoping, RFP responses, and solution presentations
- Lead enterprise architecture discovery including current-state assessment, gap analysis, and future-state roadmapping
- Define platform architecture patterns for data pipelines, composable stacks, and API-first ecosystems, including the integration of AI/ML capabilities into data flows
- Architect data foundations that connect marketing data ecosystems (GA4, advertising platforms, CRMs, CDPs) to analytics and ML workloads
- Partner with client and internal teams, including Machine Learning Engineering, to align architecture to enterprise security, privacy, compliance, and governance requirements
- Establish engineering standards, documentation, and best practices, and mentor engineers on architectural decision-making
- Represent technical strategy in client executive briefings and RFP/SOW processes

## WHAT YOU'LL NEED

- 7+ years of software or data engineering experience with 2+ years focused on architecture or solutions design
- Strong breadth across the modern technology stack: cloud, APIs, data, and platform ecosystems
- Experience with data governance, privacy compliance, and security best practices
- Experience integrating AI/ML capabilities into data pipelines, with exposure to GenAI applications
- Demonstrated ability to design scalable, maintainable systems and communicate them clearly
- Experience working directly with client technical teams and translating business requirements into system design
- Ability to operate as a trusted technical advisor to both client and internal stakeholders
- Deep expertise in cloud data platforms (e.g., Snowflake, Databricks, BigQuery, Redshift), with clear, well-reasoned opinions on trade-offs
- Proficiency in Python and SQL for data processing and ETL
- Experience designing distributed systems and API ecosystems at enterprise scale
- Hands-on experience with AI-powered coding, agentic engineering, and AI-enabled workflows
- Experience producing and presenting architecture artifacts to both technical and executive audiences
- Ability to navigate complex stakeholder environments and drive technical consensus across an organization that is 50/50 tech and creative

## NICE TO HAVE

- Experience across multiple domain verticals (commerce, content, data, infrastructure)
- Formal architecture training or certifications (AWS, Azure, GCP, TOGAF)
- Background in pre-sales technical consulting or solutions engineering
- Familiarity with marketing data ecosystems and customer data platforms
- Background in digital transformation or platform migration programs

## ABOUT US

Born in 2001, Code and Theory is a digital-first creative agency that sits at the center of creativity and technology. We pride ourselves on not only solving consumer and business problems, but also helping to establish new capabilities for our clients. With a global client roster of Fortune 100s and start-ups alike, we crave the hardest problems to solve. We have teams distributed across North America, South America, Europe, and Asia. The Code and Theory global network of agencies is growing and includes Kettle, Instrument, Left Field Labs, Create Group, Current, and TrueLogic.

Striving never to be pigeonholed, we work across every major category: from tech to CPG, financial services to travel & hospitality, government and education to media and publishing. We value the collaboration with our client partners, including but not limited to Adidas, Amazon, Con Edison, Diageo, EY, J.P. Morgan Chase, Lenovo, Marriott, Mars, Microsoft, Thomson Reuters, and TikTok.

The Code and Theory network is comprised of nearly 2,000 people with 50% engineers and 50% creative talent. We’re always on the lookout for smart, driven, and forward-thinking people to join our team.

The compensation range for this role is $160,000 - $210,000 and spans multiple levels. We're open to hiring at the level that best matches the right candidate's experience. Actual compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, budget, and location.

## About Code and Theory

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Code and Theory is a technology-first creative network that partners with businesses to solve complex challenges in consumer behavior, emerging tech, and AI.
- **Entity Type**: Private (subsidiary of Stagwell Group, acquired in 2016)
- **Headquarters**: New York, New York, United States
- **Founded**: 2001
- **Founders**: Not publicly disclosed

## Core Business
- Primary industry: Digital creative agency, business consulting, technology services
- Target customers: B2B, enterprise clients (e.g., Amazon, JPMorganChase, Microsoft, NBC, NFL, Yeti)
- Mission: “To redefine what is possible to create lasting impact and drive long-term growth” [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/codeandtheory)

## Products & Services
- **Transformational Technology**: Building best-in-class platforms and technical infrastructure, often extending into connected physical expressions [codeandtheory.com](https://www.codeandtheory.com/).
- **Integrated Marketing**: Delivering the right messages to new and existing customers across the entire ecosystem [codeandtheory.com](https://www.codeandtheory.com/).
- **Data, Analytics and Research**: Data-driven approach enabling understanding of end-to-end consumer journeys, powering work from start to finish [codeandtheory.com](https://www.codeandtheory.com/).
- **Business & Organizational Consulting**: Helping clients reinvent technical infrastructure and roadmap to deliver for today’s and tomorrow’s needs [codeandtheory.com](https://www.codeandtheory.com/).
- **Services, Platforms & Products**: Defining and delivering products, services, and communications, as well as designing the business itself [codeandtheory.com](https://www.codeandtheory.com/).

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed (subsidiary of Stagwell, a publicly traded company)
- **Key Metric**: Annual Revenue $30.5M (LinkedIn estimate, 2025) [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/codeandtheory)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Parent company Stagwell Group; key clients include Amazon, JPMorganChase, Microsoft, NBC, NFL, Yeti [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/codeandtheory)
- **Growth Signals**: 540 employees (+0.3% YoY), operates in 15 countries, active job postings (10), recent AI transformation hires (Head of AI, AI Transformation Lead) [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/codeandtheory)

## Competitive Advantages
- Balanced workforce: 50% creative, 50% engineers, enabling seamless integration of creativity and technology [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/codeandtheory)
- Strong client roster across industries (finance, healthcare, tech, media)
- Deep expertise in publishing – embedded in 135+ newsrooms over the past decade [builtinnyc.com](https://www.builtinnyc.com/company/code-and-theory)
- Part of Stagwell network, providing global footprint and resources

## Strategic Focus
- AI transformation: dedicated roles like Head of AI and AI Transformation Lead [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/codeandtheory)
- Expanding data and analytics capabilities
- Continued growth in integrated marketing and business consulting

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Described as “not typical,” with emphasis on smart, interesting, forward-thinking people. Open door policy, flexible work schedule, hybrid workspace (combination of remote and on-site) [builtinnyc.com](https://www.builtinnyc.com/company/code-and-theory)
- **Perks**: 401(K) matching, generous parental leave, family medical leave, dental/vision/disability insurance, FSA, paid holidays, generous PTO, company-sponsored happy hours [builtinnyc.com](https://www.builtinnyc.com/company/code-and-theory)
- **Professional Development**: Job training & conferences, mentorship program, promote from within [builtinnyc.com](https://www.builtinnyc.com/company/code-and-theory)
- **Diversity**: Dedicated diversity and inclusion staff, diversity manifesto, documented equal pay policy [builtinnyc.com](https://www.builtinnyc.com/company/code-and-theory)
- **Locations**: New York (HQ), Manila, Bengaluru, plus other global offices [codeandtheory.com](https://www.codeandtheory.com/location/new-york)
- **Salary Examples**: Junior Creative Strategist ~$93k, Senior Strategist ~$144k, Brand Strategist ~$112k [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/codeandtheory)
- **Active Hiring**: 10 open positions (e.g., Senior Recruiter, AI roles, Engineering, Marketing) [job-boards.greenhouse.io](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/codeandtheory)

## Sources
1. [Code and Theory Website](https://www.codeandtheory.com/)
2. [LinkedIn Company Page](https://www.linkedin.com/company/codeandtheory)
3. [Built In NYC Profile](https://www.builtinnyc.com/company/code-and-theory)
4. [Careers Page (Greenhouse)](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/codeandtheory)

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