Senior Web Developer with Sitecore Experience

Chicago, IL - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 30+ days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

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Job Summary

HLK a full-service digital agency with offices in St. Louis and Chicago is looking for a Senior Web Developer with Sitecore experience to join our growing Technology Group. At HLK Senior Developers use a variety of technologies and APIs to build robust systems for sharing information and serving customer-centric web experiences to users worldwide.

This role will play a key part in client platform migrations while also continuing to design build and optimize digital solutions that support long-term client needs. The successful candidate should possess significant experience in Sitecore 9.x and ideally exposure to Sitecore XM Cloud and the modern composable ecosystem. A Sitecore Professional Developer Certification is a big plus.

The successful candidate must have an insatiable desire to learn explore and implement technology solutions for our clients while aligning with the agencys core values: Be Curious Be Thoughtful and Be Brave.

Areas of Deep Competence and Full Understanding

Significant experience developing data-driven web applications.
Expert-level grasp (Framework Core) and MVC architecture.
Strong front-end skills (Semantic HTML5 CSS JavaScript and associated frameworks and tooling).
Ability to utilize new development technologies to find creative solutions for websites and web applications.
Ability to assess use and create REST and GraphQL APIs.
Strong knowledge of Sitecore development customization and integration including experience with Sitecore 9.x and an understanding of XM Cloud Sitecore Headless Services and JSS/SXA.
Familiarity with Azure PaaS containers and cloud-native development for Sitecore deployments.
Experience with content serialization and migration tools (Sitecore CLI Sitecore Content Serialization Unicorn).
Ability to architect scalable high-performing technology solutions with a focus on maintainability and security.
Ability to work within a collaborative team environment.
Deep experience with source control tools like Git and modern CI/CD pipelines.
Experience leveraging AI-assisted development tools (e.g. GitHub Copilot ChatGPT Codex or similar) to accelerate coding improve code quality generate test cases and streamline documentation.
Desire to learn continuously and mentor junior developers.
Ability to write technical documentation and create application flow diagrams to be used by the development team during programming stages.

Qualifications

7 years of professional programming experience required.
Strong communication skills (both in person and in writing).
Experience with modern data management practices.
Strong planning and solution architecture skills.
Solid grasp of web security concepts.
Experience with Agile methodology and collaborative workflows.

Nice to Haves

Sitecore Professional Developer Certification Sitecore XM Cloud or Sitecore 10 certification.
Exposure to modern front-end frameworks (React Angular) for headless Sitecore implementations.
Knowledge of Sitecore composable products (Content Hub Personalize Search).Experience using AI tools for content migration code refactoring or QA automation.
Basic server administration and networking knowledge.
Firm grasp of modern best practices for analytics SEO user experience and online marketing strategies.

$90000 - $132000 a year

Salary is dependent upon experience and location.

Required Experience:

Senior IC