Senior Consultant

You will work closely with a cross-functional team of developers, QA engineers, and product owners in a fast-paced and cutting-edge environment. You will use your deep technical knowledge and experience to build robust, efficient, and performant software applications. You will always find new challenges that excite you and keep you motivated

 

•    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

•    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)