Elevate Digital · 5 hours ago
Lead Sitecore Developer - Full-time - Atlanta, GA
Atlanta, GA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
6+ years expElevate Digital is seeking a Lead Developer (Sitecore) to serve as a hands-on technical leader within a product engineering team. The role involves guiding solution design, mentoring developers, and owning the technical delivery of complex applications and digital experiences while ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture and standards.
Responsibilities
Own day-to-day engineering execution for assigned initiatives, from design through release
Build, test, debug, and document highly complex applications and digital experiences across web, services, and data layers
Estimate work, break down milestones, and delegate tasks to ensure predictable delivery
Act as a senior escalation point for difficult production issues; diagnose root causes and drive resolution to completion
Define and oversee testing approaches, including unit testing and comprehensive test planning
Partner with architecture and technical leadership to align solutions to enterprise patterns and platform direction
Contribute to evolving application architecture and engineering standards
Evaluate third-party tools/vendors, lead selection efforts, and support implementation decisions
Champion secure coding practices, remediate scan findings, and reinforce security-first development
Provide ongoing coaching through code reviews, pairing, and technical guidance
Promote shared understanding by documenting designs/decisions and encouraging knowledge transfer
Help set and track team delivery goals, supporting individual growth and performance
Lead process improvements that increase team efficiency, quality, and stability
Participate in hiring and team development activities as needed (interviewing, onboarding, feedback)
Provide advanced application support, including participation in an on-call rotation to address high-priority incidents
Improve reliability, performance, and observability across systems and releases
Qualification
Required
6–8+ years of professional software development experience, including ownership of complex, production-grade systems
Prior experience leading projects or mentoring engineers in a senior/lead capacity
Demonstrated ability to manage large workstreams with minimal day-to-day oversight
Deep hands-on expertise with Sitecore, especially Sitecore XM Cloud
Strong understanding of Sitecore architecture, headless capabilities, and development using Sitecore JSS
Comfort designing and delivering components in a composable DXP ecosystem
Proven strength in headless delivery and modern UI builds
Advanced experience with React and/or Next.js plus strong fundamentals in JavaScript, HTML, and CSS
Ability to translate design and UX requirements into robust, reusable front-end solutions
Familiarity with cloud hosting and deployment environments such as Vercel, Netlify, or similar platforms
Solid grasp of Composable DXP/MACH principles (microservices, API-first, cloud-native, headless)
Comfortable with CI/CD workflows, automated testing, Git-based development, and release management
Strong problem-solver who can navigate ambiguity and make sound technical tradeoffs
Clear communicator who collaborates effectively with product, design, and architecture partners
Consistent focus on maintainability, performance, and long-term scalability
Preferred
Experience modernizing legacy CMS or monolithic systems into composable/headless architectures
Exposure to distributed systems, event-driven integration patterns, or multi-site/multi-brand platforms
History of leading reliability/performance initiatives alongside feature delivery
Company
Elevate Digital
Elevate Digital specializes in cloud,digital marketing and data and analystics services.
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageLeadership Team
Adam Morgan
CEO / Co-Founder
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