Lead Sitecore Developer

Responsibilities:

•    Responsible for leading a large, diverse team of designers, developers, QAs, and DevOps to deliver high-quality software and processes within budget and on schedule.

•    Develop and implement long-term strategic direction, including software architecture and alignment with company performance objectives.

•    Provide work breakdown and estimates for complex software development projects.

•    Serve as a liaison to internal customers, research groups, and various business support areas

•    Design and develop software applications supporting business objectives

•    Analyze and debug applications in development and production environments and resolve production issues and performance optimizations within the accepted timeframes

•    Lead design and architecture meetings

•    Conduct code reviews, automation, perform thorough Unit/Integration testing of assigned applications

•    Write technical documentation and release notes for the applications

•    Provide technical guidance to junior programmers and other software engineers

Requirements:

•    Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Computer Science or a related field

•    8+ years of proven experience in software development and system maintenance with Sitecore CMS using products like Sitecore XP

•    Experience in Sitecore platform architecture, including knowledge of Sitecore's data models, templates, components (Sitecore Experience Accelerator/SXA, JSS, Sitecore Content Serialization), Sitecore configuration, content management, personalization features, internals of integration with SQL Server and Solr, Sitecore headless development and Sitecore Cloud platforms

•    Proficiency in Sitecore development using C#, NextJS, GraphQL, Powershell, .NET Framework

•    Expertise in developing custom Sitecore modules and components, including integrations with external APIs and other systems like Analytics and marketing automation

•    Solid understanding of JavaScript (ES6+), frameworks like React and NextJS, CSS syntax, HTML5 specs, browser shortcomings/differences and polyfills

•    Hands-on experience in version control systems (e.g., Git, Bitbucket), deployment strategies, and CI/CD pipelines.

•    5 years of experience in stakeholder communication, including external customers

•    Highly experienced at leading teams, interacting with business partners or customers, and guiding project direction

•    Superior organization skills, skilled at recognizing priorities and keeping the team focused on the most important features

•    Strong hands-on experience in the entire development life cycle of software products - coordination of project meetings, project scheduling from the design stage to the deployment stage, and final Ready-to-Ship product.

•    Excellent understanding of object-oriented design concepts and software development processes and methods

•    Developed software in the SCRUM environment using Agile methodologies

•    Ability to effectively work on multiple projects simultaneously and effectively contend with competing priorities

•    Must have strong troubleshooting, code optimization, and refactoring skills

•    Ability to learn and adapt to continuously changing technology

•    Must have a passion for development and the latest technologies

•    Experienced at leading a team and mentoring junior developers 

•    Experienced at translating high-level requirements into logical tasks and identifying the technical requirements for each task

•    Experience working with internal customers, research groups, and various business support areas

Nice to haves:

•    Designer's eye

•    Sitecore and CDN integration

•    Hands-on experience in web application migration from Sitecore XP to Sitecore XM Cloud, integration with Coveo.

•    Experience with UX patterns and ability to design complex applications

•    Experience with CSS pre-compilers (SASS, LESS)

•    Experience with client-side optimization (GZIP, sprites, minification, obfuscation, browser caching)