Digital Solution Architect, flexible working

Fully Remote from anywhere GMT +/- 5hrs with face-to-face meet ups 2 times a year
Nolo Apps designs and builds Airtable applications that streamline ecommerce and retail operations, from product data and development to purchasing, shipments, and everyday workflows.
We're looking for a Solutions Architect to join our team and translate operational chaos into elegant, scalable systems that actually work.

Most brands run on a hidden ecosystem of messy spreadsheets, manual workarounds, and knowledge trapped in people's heads. We build the operating system that product-driven brands need.

Our work has become the backbone for brands like Jaded London, Passenger, and Wild Cosmetics. Whether augmenting an existing ERP or building a custom operational layer, we deliver the right system at the right time.

You're the technical brain behind our client transformations. A Client Solutions Consultant hands you a scoped project. A Project Manager keeps everything on track and owns client communication. Work out what to build and how to build it. Design database architectures that scale. Design the workflows and UX that make complex operations feel intuitive. You'll work on 2-3 live projects at once. Translating a brand's messy reality into a clean data model that makes developers nod
Building a quick Airtable prototype to test whether your architecture actually works
Pushing back (constructively) on a request that would compromise performance
Someone who thinks in databases and can explain them in plain English
A technical problem-solver who spots risks before they become crises
Success here means clients who trust your technical judgment, developers who ship without confusion, and systems that still work beautifully two years later.

As a Solutions Architect, you'll lead the technical design of client projects, working closely with Project Managers and Developers to deliver robust, scalable Airtable-based systems. You'll translate business needs into technical reality, ensuring we're building the right thing in the right way.

Lead technical design of client projects from handover through to delivery
Translate business requirements into database schemas, workflows, and integration blueprints
Design high-level workflows and architecture-dependent UX elements that shape how users interact with the system
Design and document architecture diagrams showing tables, relationships, and data flows
Assess technical feasibility and risk (record limits, automation complexity, integration constraints)

Get clients excited about what you're building for them
Push back constructively when requests risk compromising performance or scalability

Partner with Project Managers who own delivery timelines and client communication
Own the entire scope of what gets handed to Developers - architecture, workflows, and UX direction
Maintain and evolve our UX design principles library, signposting developers to relevant examples for specific features
Technical Practice & Quality

Stay current with low-code tools, data design best practices, and ecommerce technology trends

Strong database thinking - you naturally structure data into scalable models
Comfortable working with APIs and mapping data flows between systems
Ability to assess technical risk and complexity early

Familiarity with product data, purchasing, shipments, or product lifecycle management
Can explain technical concepts in plain language
Agile project delivery experience
~ Designing database architectures and integration flows
Building prototypes to validate technical approaches
Collaborating with PMs on project direction and feasibility
High client satisfaction with solution quality and robustness
Reduced technical debt and rework within projects
Work on 2-3 concurrent client projects
Mix of multi-sprint transformations and focused customisations
Full technical focus - no sales or commercial responsibilities
Remote-first with quarterly meetups

Nolo is committed to building a diverse, equitable, and inclusive team.