Digital Architect

About The Chefs' Warehouse

The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. ( ) combines exceptional quality and brand building with broadline food service distribution for more than 40 years. With Protein, Specialty, Produce, and Broadline offerings, we service the most discerning chefs in a hybrid approach of convenience and superior quality. We introduce more than 4,000 artisan producers of the world’s finest ingredients from over 40 countries to the finest chefs in the world. We passionately consult, sell, and build relationships with more than 50,000 customers through the most experienced network of over 600 consultive sales associates, best-in-breed technology, rapid service, and support levels that solidify our long-standing ties to both established and up-and-coming premium restaurants.

Mission: The mission of The Chefs’ Warehouse is to provide the world’s greatest ingredients to the world’s best chefs.

Our C.H.E.F.S. Values:

Curious & Creative

Hungry For Food & Results

Entrepreneurial

Forward Thinking & Flexible

Supportive (Of Peers & Chefs)

Job Title: Digital Architect
Location: Hybrid
Department: Digital

Job Summary:

We’re seeking a strategic and hands-on Digital Architect to lead the technical vision for our digital platform. This role is ideal for someone who thrives at the intersection of architecture, innovation, and execution—who can drive productivity, evaluate AI and automation opportunities, and improve collaboration across teams.

What You'll Do:

• Technology Leadership:
  Act as the tech lead for the digital team, ensuring architectural decisions align with business goals and long-term scalability.
• Architecture Ownership:
  Own the design, documentation, and implementation of robust digital architectures across our commerce, data, and content platforms.
• Development Oversight:
  Collaborate closely with our third-party development partners to streamline delivery, raise quality standards, and increase team velocity.
• Resource Evaluation:
  Assess our current development model and determine which roles or capabilities should be brought in-house to optimize performance and flexibility.
• AI & Automation Strategy:
  Evaluate and implement AI toolsets to accelerate development workflows, reduce manual effort, and enhance platform intelligence.
• Team Collaboration:
  Serve as a key bridge between Digital (Product, Data, UX) and IT teams—ensuring smooth, clear, and productive communication across functions.
• IT Partnership:
  Work closely with IT leadership to eliminate silos, enhance infrastructure, and align on shared tools, environments, and priorities.
• Innovation Enablement:
  Drive the use of modern technology as a business enabler—not just for support, but to unlock innovation and competitive differentiation.

About You:

• 7+ years of experience in software architecture or solutions engineering roles, preferably within digital product organizations.
• Strong background in cloud-native architecture (e.g., Azure, AWS, Google), microservices, and modern web platforms.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional development initiatives and collaborate across distributed teams.
• Experience working with or managing third-party development agencies or offshore teams.
• Familiarity with AI toolsets (e.g., LLMs, dev automation tools, data science platforms) and how they can enhance engineering productivity.
• Excellent communication skills, particularly when translating technical concepts for non-technical stakeholders.
• Passion for innovation and a mindset that challenges the status quo.
  
  

The above job description is not an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties as assigned by their supervisor.

Perks & Benefits:

• Paid Vacations, Paid Holidays
• Health, Dental and Medical Benefits
• Weekly pay
• Life Insurance
• 5% above cost for our high-quality food products
• Employee discounts for travel and events
• 401k
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan

The Chefs' Warehouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate based on actual or perceived race, creed, color, religion, alienage or national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, disability or handicap, sex, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Our management team is dedicated to this policy with respect to recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, training, compensation, benefits, employee activities and general treatment during employment. We are dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workforce.