Senior Software Engineer

Job Description

Overview

The Senior Software Engineer will design, build, and optimize web applications, APIs, and content delivery systems that power the company's digital presence across multiple brands. In this senior individual-contributor role, you will lead the design and delivery of scalable, cloud-based web experiences and integrations, applying strong software engineering practices and modern DevOps principles. Your technical depth, problem-solving ability, and collaboration skills will help evolve the company's web platform, enabling faster time to market, improved site performance, and a consistent brand experience.

Candidate Characteristics

Candidates must have a strong background in Agile engineering and teamwork methodologies. They should be charismatic, motivated by end results, and have a high tolerance for ambiguity. They should focus on achieving success through people, be engaged with evolving practices, and understand the broader strategy for Agile engineering.

DESIRED TRAITS

• Ability to contribute as part of a high-performing team
• Ability to operate autonomously as needed
• Ability to mentor team members
• A strong focus on enabling other people's success
• High emotional intelligence
• High tolerance for ambiguity; unflappable
• High integrity
• Self-confidence
• Driven by continuous learning
• Technical ingenuity and experience
• Uses business value and outcomes to guide technical decisions

CORE COMPETENCIES

• Committed clean coder
• Strong test-first/test-driven approach
• Full-stack development capability spanning headless CMS, frontend frameworks, and backend APIs
• Skilled in story writing with clear acceptance criteria and business value focus
• Experience in eXtreme Programming and Domain-Driven Design
• Competence in value assessment to prioritize and deliver work based on business impact
• Leverages Release Planning practices to break down complex work into deliverable increments
• Skilled in collaborative development, including paired/ensemble programming and code reviews
• Strong verbal and written communication skills for clearly conveying ideas
• Constructive conflict resolution and facilitation skills
• Stakeholder management, including aligning multiple stakeholders' needs
• System modernization, legacy migration, and technical debt reduction techniques
• Continuous build / continuous integration / continuous delivery
• Agile testing and DevOps automation
• Object-oriented design (OOD) and design patterns
• Software craftsperson with a broad range of techniques
• Exploring and applying modern paradigms such as headless CMS architecture, server-side rendering (SSR), static site generation (SSG), and component-driven design

TECHNICAL FOCUS

• Design, develop, and maintain web applications using Next.js (React) with server-side rendering and static generation
• Build and maintain .NET Core / C# APIs that serve as the backend layer between WordPress headless CMS and the Next.js frontend
• Work with WordPress as a headless CMS — building and consuming GraphQL APIs for content delivery
• Build and optimize cloud-native applications hosted on Azure AKS
• Implement reusable, modular component libraries and page templates for multi-brand site consistency
• Optimize Core Web Vitals and site performance across desktop and mobile
• Experience with web frontend frameworks — Next.js required; familiarity with Angular or Vue a plus
• Experience with Cloud platforms — Azure required; AWS or GCP familiarity a plus
• Use relational databases such as SQL Server
• Apply CI/CD pipelines with Azure DevOps using YAML
• Implement automated testing (unit, integration, E2E), code review, and observability best practices
• Participate in DevOps practices including infrastructure as code using Terraform
• Experience with SEO technical implementation including structured data / schema markup is a plus

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Craft and refine user stories with clear business value and acceptance criteria
• Apply value assessment, release planning, and stakeholder management to ensure delivery alignment with business priorities
• Apply modern software engineering principles, including modular architecture, clean code, and scalable API design
• Design, develop, and maintain the headless CMS integration layer connecting WordPress, .NET APIs, and Next.js frontends
• Collaborate with product, marketing, and SEO teams to define content models, integration patterns, and performance goals
• Implement secure authentication, authorization, and data protection practices across services
• Facilitate collaborative development practices, including paired/ensemble programming and code reviews
• Build and maintain trusted relationships with stakeholders at all levels, fostering alignment and transparency
• Apply strong communication and conflict resolution skills to promote productive discussions and decision-making
• Provide informal mentoring and coaching to team members
• Support monitoring, logging, and alerting for web platform health and performance
• Contribute to the migration of legacy brand sites to the new headless architecture