Sitecore AI Lead Developer

• 10+
  years of overall experience in Sitecore, .NET, and Digital Experience
  Platforms
  
• 2+
  years of hands-on experience with Sitecore AI / Sitecore Stream and
  AI-powered Sitecore capabilities
  
• Strong
  experience with Sitecore composable platforms including Sitecore XP,
  XM, XM Cloud, Headless (NsextJS), SXA, Content Hub, Search, and
  Personalize
  
• Strong
  experience and hands-on experience on Digital marketing operations which includes content publishing, optimisation, SEO, Personalisation
  & Email marketing.
  

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly experienced Sitecore AI Lead
Developer / Architect to drive the design, architecture, implementation,
and adoption of AI-powered digital experience solutions using the Sitecore
ecosystem.

The ideal candidate will possess deep expertise in
traditional Sitecore implementations as well as emerging Sitecore AI
capabilities. This role requires a hands-on technical leader who can architect
enterprise solutions, lead migrations from legacy Sitecore platforms to
Sitecore AI-enabled platforms, guide development teams, and actively contribute
to daily development and support activities.

The candidate should be passionate about learning emerging
AI technologies, mentoring engineering teams, and driving AI adoption across
the organization.

Key Responsibilities

• Define
  the overall architecture and technical roadmap for Sitecore AI
  initiatives.
  
• Design,
  develop, and support enterprise-scale Sitecore applications and digital
  experience solutions.
  
• Lead
  migration and modernization programs from traditional Sitecore
  implementations (XP/XM) to Sitecore AI-enabled platforms and XM Cloud.
  
• Implement
  AI-driven personalization, search, content generation, content
  optimization, and customer engagement capabilities.
  
• Architect
  scalable and secure solutions using Sitecore AI, Sitecore Search,
  Personalize, Content Hub, Connect, Experience Edge and Generative AI
  technologies.
  
• Implement
  and manage Sitecore Content Serialization (SCS) for source control and
  deployment automation.
  
• Design
  and optimize Coveo Search and Sitecore Search solutions for improved
  relevance, discoverability, and user experience.
  
• Develop
  headless solutions using Sitecore JSS, React, Next.js, and modern
  composable architecture patterns.
  
• Design
  and integrate REST APIs, Microservices, AI services, and cloud-native
  solutions.
  
• Establish
  engineering best practices for security, scalability, performance,
  observability, and DevOps.
  
• Act
  as a technical mentor and coach for development teams.
  
• Conduct
  knowledge-sharing sessions and train engineers on Sitecore AI
  capabilities, architecture patterns, and implementation best practices.
  
• Stay
  current with new Sitecore AI releases and evaluate their applicability to
  business use cases.
  
• Provide
  hands-on support for production issues, enhancements, and ongoing
  development activities.
  

Required Technical Skills

Sitecore Expertise

• Sitecore
  XP, XM, XM Cloud
  
• Sitecore
  AI / Sitecore Stream
  
• Sitecore
  Search
  
• Sitecore
  Personalize
  
• Sitecore
  Content Hub
  
• Sitecore
  SXA
  
• Sitecore
  JSS
  
• Sitecore
  Content Serialization (SCS)
  
• GraphQL
  and webhooks
  

Development

• C#
  
• ASP.NET
  Core
  
• .NET
  8+
  
• REST
  APIs
  
• Microservices
  Architecture
  

Front-End

• React.js
  
• Next.js
  
• JavaScript
  / TypeScript
  

Search & AI

• Coveo
  Search
  
• Sitecore
  Search
  
• Azure
  OpenAI
  
• Understanding
  of LLMs
  
• Ability
  to work on Agentic Platforms
  
• Generative
  AI
  
• Prompt
  Engineering
  
• Retrieval
  Augmented Generation (RAG)
  
• AI-powered
  Content Management and Personalization
  

DevOps & Cloud

• Azure
  
• Azure
  DevOps
  
• Git
  
• CI/CD
  Pipelines
  
• Containerization
  and Cloud-Native Architecture
  

Required
Skills & Competencies

• Lead AI strategy, architecture, and adoption initiatives within the
  Sitecore ecosystem.
  
• Drive solution architecture and technical design discussions with
  business and technology stakeholders.
  
• Provide technical leadership through architecture reviews,
  engineering standards, mentoring, and developer enablement.
  
• Conduct cross-functional training and promote best practices for
  Sitecore AI and SDLC processes.
  
• Design and implement enterprise AI solutions leveraging Azure
  OpenAI, RAG, AI Agents, Semantic Search, and Intelligent Content
  Platforms.
  
• Lead Sitecore modernization, cloud transformation, and platform
  optimization initiatives.
  
• Manage and influence globally distributed engineering teams and
  technical communities of practice.
  
• Balance strategic architecture responsibilities with hands-on
  delivery, operational excellence, and production support.
  
• Demonstrate strong ownership, innovation, continuous learning, and
  thought leadership in emerging AI technologies.
  

Good to Have

• Cloud
  Certifications
  
• Sitecore
  Certified Professional
  

Nice to Have

• Any
  Digital Marketing Certifications & Memberships.
  
• Vercel
  Certification
  
• Agentic
  AI Certification