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MGA Entertainment, Inc.

Sr. Developer / Solution Architect

full-time•Los Angeles

Summary

Location

Los Angeles

Type

full-time

Experience

10+ years

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About this role

Role Purpose 

The Lead Architect will establish and guide the architectural foundation for our global MGA’s emerging solution development and automation enablement capability. This is a hands-on, technical leadership role responsible for building the frameworks, environments, and standards needed to prototype agent-driven solutions quickly and transition them into MGA’s traditional IT ecosystem. 

The Lead Architect will define the technical pathways that connect experimentation with enterprise readiness — building a sandbox environment, establishing integration patterns, and ensuring solutions can scale securely across the business. This role blends modern software engineering, cloud-native development, and strong knowledge of traditional IT systems (ERP, data platforms, infrastructure, cybersecurity). 

This position is the anchor of MGA’s move from a support-focused IT model to a product-centric, innovation-driven technology organization. 

Key Responsibilities 

Strategic Architecture Leadership 

  • Establish the architectural vision and standards for automation and agent-enabled product development.
  • Define MGA’s technical framework for rapid proof of concept, modular development, and scalable integration.
  • Build the foundation for an internal product engineering capability operating alongside traditional IT.
  • Translate long-term technology strategy into actionable reference architectures and reusable patterns.

Engineering & Platform Ownership 

  • Design and build the company’sautomation sandbox environment, ensuring secure, compliant, and scalable experimentation.
  • Develop the transition pipeline — moving prototypes into enterprise-ready solutions through defined quality, security, and performance gates.
  • Own API strategy, integration patterns, microservice architecture, data access frameworks, and cloud infrastructure design.
  • Deliver reference implementations, starter templates, and tooling that accelerate product team velocity.

Automation Enablement & Solution Architecture 

  • Partner withSolution designers,Data miners,and Engineeringteams to architectautomationenabled features, workflows, and applications.
  • Define the standards for model deployment, vector search, data pipelines, and runtime hosting.
  • Ensure solutions integrate properly with core enterprise systems (ERP, CRM, eCommerce, Data Warehouse).

Enterprise Alignment 

  • Serve as the bridge between modern development practices and the existing enterprise IT estate.
  • Ensure all new solutionsfit MGA’s security, governance, compliance, and operational standards.
  • Collaborate with Infrastructure, Cybersecurity, ERP, and Data warehouseteams to ensure smooth integration and long-term maintainability.
  • Maintain architectural consistency across environments, products, and teams.

Team Leadership & Culture 

  • Act as the senior-most technical mentor for full-stack developers, ML engineers, and platform engineers.
  • Build a culture of pragmatic, hands-on engineering balanced with disciplined architectural thinking.
  • Contribute to building MGA’s internal product engineering team structure and capability.
  • Provide coaching and guidance that grows mid-level engineers into future technical leads.

Key Deliverables (First 18–24 Months) 

  • Publish MGA’s Architecture Framework for AI-enabled solution development.
  • Build the business process automation sandbox environment and secure access model.
  • Deliver the transition pipeline for promoting prototypes into production.
  • Produce reference architectures and reusable components for APIs, integrations, and automation workflows.
  • Support the launch of multiple AI-enabled products/solutionsor automation across business units.
  • Establish core architectural guardrails for ERP, data, integration, and cloud alignment.

Experience & Qualifications 

  • 7–12years experience in software engineering or solution architecture.
  • Hands-on expertise in cloud-native development (AWS/Azure/GCP), containers, and modern application architectures.
  • Experience deploying AI/ML systems, LLM-based applications, or automation frameworks.
  • Strong understanding of enterprise technologies: ERP systems, system integrations, data platforms,Power Platforms,identity management.
  • Proficient with DevOps practices (CI/CD,IaC, observability) and secure-by-design engineering principles.
  • Prior experience in modernization environments or product engineering teams.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent practical experience).


What you'll do

  • The Lead Architect will establish the architectural foundation for MGA’s solution development and automation capabilities, guiding the transition of prototypes into enterprise-ready solutions. This role involves designing secure environments, defining integration patterns, and ensuring solutions scale across the business.

About MGA Entertainment, Inc.

MGA Entertainment is on a mission to inspire imagination and creativity through innovative toys, entertainment, and experiences that transform play into limitless possibilities. As the largest privately held toy and entertainment company in the U.S., MGA is a global leader in designing and delivering world-class consumer products that spark wonder and drive play forward. Headquartered in Los Angeles with offices worldwide, MGA’s portfolio spans a dynamic range of original and licensed brands — from toys, dolls, games, and electronics to fashion, home décor, and entertainment content including hit movies and TV series. The company is recognized for its bold approach to storytelling, trendsetting design, and deep commitment to quality. The award-winning MGA family includes fan-favorite brands such as L.O.L. Surprise!™, Little Tikes®, Rainbow High™, Bratz®, MGA’s Miniverse™, Yummiland™, CarTuned™, Wonder Factory™, BABY born®, and Zapf Creation®. To learn more, visit www.mgae.com and follow MGA on LinkedIn, TikTok, Instagram andFacebook. History: Isaac Larian, Founder and CEO, helped found a company called ABC Electronics in 1979, which changed its name to Micro Games of America in the late 80s. Then, in the late 90s when Larian looked to shift from electronic games to dolls and toys, the company name was changed to MGA Entertainment. In 2001 the company launched the cultural phenomenon Bratz; in 2006 MGA acquired iconic childhood brand, Little Tikes, building a robust portfolio of toys; in 2016 it launch the unboxing global sensation L.O.L. Surprise!; and in 2022 it launched MGA's Miniverse, the first DIY miniature collectible on the market. And the innovation keeps coming ...

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