Lead Developer (Atlanta)

TRC Talent Solutions is partnering with a leading residential builder to recruit a Senior Developer – Digital Marketing. The Senior Developer – Digital Marketing serves as a technical subject matter expert responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining enterprise-level digital applications. This individual will lead frontend architecture decisions, contribute to DevOps strategy, ensure system observability and performance, and support personalization and real-time data capabilities. The role operates independently and may lead projects, mentor junior developers, and serve as an escalation point for complex production issues. This is a hybrid role based in Buckhead.

Key Responsibilities
Design, develop, test, and maintain enterprise-grade applications, websites, and systems
Serve as technical SME across analysis, design, development, and deployment phases
Architect and build advanced headless frontends using Next.js, Sitecore JSS, GraphQL, and TypeScript
Integrate Sitecore XM Cloud solutions with a focus on scalability, performance, and personalization
Implement modern rendering strategies (SSG, SSR, ISR) to maximize performance and Google PageSpeed scores
Manage and optimize CI/CD pipelines, including Vercel deployments and environment configurations
Implement application observability, monitoring, logging, and proactive alerting
Define and execute comprehensive testing strategies, including load and stress testing
Review code and application modules to ensure adherence to architectural, security, and quality standards
Provide third-level application support and serve as escalation point for complex production issues
Lead vendor software evaluations and solution selections
Collaborate cross-functionally with marketing, product, and infrastructure teams
Mentor and coach junior team members; promote knowledge sharing and best practices
Follow secure coding standards and remediate security scan findings

Organizational & Leadership Impact
Independently manages day-to-day objectives with measurable operational impact
May own full projects or technical processes end-to-end
Provides technical guidance, coaching, and review for lower-level professionals
May manage projects requiring delegation and oversight of team deliverables

Qualifications & Experience
High school diploma or GED required; bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience strongly preferred
4–6+ years of relevant professional development experience

5+ years of Sitecore development
Deep expertise in Next.js (14/15+), React.js, TypeScript, and GraphQL
Strong experience with Sitecore JSS and modern frontend architectures
Proven experience deploying frontend applications via Vercel
Experience with CI/CD tooling such as Azure DevOps and GitHub Actions
Strong understanding of cloud-native principles, system performance optimization