Code and Theory · 1 day ago
Technical Director
NYC Metro Area
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
$175K/yr - $225K/yrCode and Theory is a digital-first creative agency that operates at the intersection of creativity and technology. The Technical Director will lead engineering teams in delivering scalable and secure features while collaborating with design and product teams to create an AI-native software ecosystem for marketing workflows.
AdvertisingDigital MediaWeb Design
Responsibilities
Be a hands-on leader and coach to engineering teams in successfully delivering scalable, maintainable, and secure features to our users; serving as a role model for code quality, process, and improvements
Leverage advanced TypeScript implementations of React primarily in Next.js but also Astro, Remix, and Gatsby as well as modern styling frameworks (Tailwind, MUI, CSS Modules, etc) on modern content, commerce, or custom applications
Conduct technical audits to present software architecture recommendations in the format of a Technical Approach Document that outlines the software and hosting architecture, software “bill of materials,” development strategy, and technical best practices
Work on all aspects of the stack, including implementation of the design wireframes, high-fidelity designs, animation/motion, business logic, interfaces to the backend APIs, incorporating analytics, performance and security
Collaborate with Design, Engineering, and Product teams; to define, design and ship new features
Experience with creating plugins for commercial tools
Translate functional requirements into technical work to be tackled by the dev team
Work with the quality assurance department to set up the right testing activities (manual, automation, security, load/performance, accessibility, etc)
Collaborate with DevOps team to setup and deliver necessary infrastructure (environments, build systems, CI/CD, etc) for the development and productionization of the project
Develop, and maintain reusable web software components/libraries for internal use to maximize development efficiency
Build and manage a diverse and geographically dispersed team, while fostering a collaborative and inclusive environment
Ensure team completes assigned tasks in a timely manner within project constraints
Cultivate a collaborative working environment and a culture of technical ownership
Qualification
Required
Extensive experience in software programming, specializing in UI engineering and the full stack of web application development
SQL, GraphQL, API data access experience
A world-class portfolio of distinctive digital web products or websites, and a love for clean & efficient code
Extensive experience with React in TypeScript and JavaScript as Next.js, Astro, Remix or Gatsby to runtimes and servers (Express, Hapi, Node.js, deno, bun GraphQL), to CSS-in-JS styling and component frameworks (Tailwind, MUI, CSS Modules, etc)
Deep experience thinking and building flexible and scalable Design Systems that follow the Atomic Design or equivalent principles. Using tools like Storybook as a robust delivery for well-documented, living design systems
Experience implementing robust testing plans for UI systems which ensure that regressions are minimized and the team can have high confidence making substantial changes at high velocity
Proven understanding of application architecture, with the ability to design and develop applications that leverage modern technologies and frameworks that are compatible with one another
Experience managing the full SDLC in version control systems (Git, GitHub) and modern development workflows (Agile, SCRUM)
Experience with various React state management libraries (Redux, Zustand, Recoil, XState, etc)
Experience working with backend service in REST and GraphQL
Experience with and ability to troubleshoot CI/CD platforms, CDNs, and hosting services
Passionate for web accessibility and security, as well as knowledge of the latest guidelines and standards of WCAG 2.1 AA+
Compelling and clear communication skills; be able to explain the full possibilities of the tech stack/architecture and represent your team to internal and external audiences with differing levels of technical fluency
Proven experience leading a geographically dispersed technical team
Desire to act as product evangelist with deep curiosity on technology trends and being able to go deep into technology and related technical enhancements to build a product vision
Strong foundation in building scalable, reliable, and high-performance systems
Self-motivation and focus on achieving excellence as a team
Company
Code and Theory
Code and Theory is a creatively-led agency that creates products, content and campaigns across physical and digital worlds.
Founded in 2001
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
Code and Theory has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not
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2023 (5)
2022 (4)
2021 (1)
2020 (7)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
unknown2016-01-05Acquired
Leadership Team
Dan Gardner
Co-Founder, Executive Chairman
Craig Elimeliah
Chief Creative Officer
Recent News
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