Software Engineer, Creative Technology

Cheil USA

Job Location:

Plano, TX - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 4 days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Cheil USA/TechOps/Creative Technology

Software Engineer

Plano Texas

About us

We are Built to Connect.

At Cheil Worldwide we create connected experiences that move people with work thats bold enough to stand out clear enough to be understood and enduring enough to be remembered. Born from technology and built from one of the worlds largest tech ecosystems we move with innovation not after it.

Today brands exist in a constant stream of interactions where every moment is an opportunity to connector be ignored. Thats why we design connected experiences across online offline and emerging touchpoints blending data insights creativity and technology to build whats next not just respond to whats now.

Our approach integrates experiential with data-driven creatively led marketing grounded in cultural relevance and built to grow brands.

Cheil USA serves as the lead agency for Samsung. And while Samsung remains a key partner our work extends across a growing portfolio of globally recognized brands. Powered by a team of 200 creative problem-solvers we thrive on pushing boundaries and redefining how brands engage with people.

We are looking for people who chase the Never Been Done Before. Curious thinkers. Driven doers. People who want to create Connected experiences that matter.

Role Overview
Were hiring a Software Engineer Creative Technology to build the web experiences interactive systems AI-enabled tools and creative technology projects at the core of our work. This is a hands-on engineering role embedded in a creative agency environment. Youll work closely with designers creative technologists producers and strategists to bring technically ambitious ideas to life.

This is a mid-level generalist role for someone who writes clean production-ready code and is equally comfortable building a polished marketing website an AI-powered content tool or a real-time interactive installation. Strong creative instincts a high standard for quality and the ability to communicate across technical and non-technical teams are just as important as engineering skill.

What Youll Do

Engineering & Delivery

Build and ship web experiences interactive applications AI-enabled tools and creative technology projects from development through launch
Write clean maintainable well-documented code across frontend and backend systems
Collaborate with designers and creative leads to implement work that meets both technical and creative standards
Contribute to technical architecture decisions approach recommendations and build-vs-buy tradeoffs
Participate in QA bug fixing launch preparation and post-launch support
Work within project timelines and flag technical risks blockers or scope concerns early

Creative & Interactive Development

Build rich interactive experiences using WebGL animation libraries or similar tools
Implement motion interaction design and visual effects in close collaboration with creative and design teams
Prototype quickly and iterate on novel concepts including AI-integrated experiences generative systems and experimental interfaces
Optimize for performance responsiveness and cross-browser/cross-device compatibility

AI Integration

Integrate AI APIs and LLM-powered features into client-facing tools internal workflows and creative experiences
Work with the team to prototype and ship AI-enabled products content systems and interactive applications
Contribute practical engineering judgment to AI feasibility discussions capability scoping and implementation planning

CMS Platform & Systems Work

Build and integrate headless CMS solutions content pipelines and editorial tooling
Develop APIs data integrations and backend services as project needs require
Manage deployments environments and hosting configurations across projects
Contribute to code reviews shared tooling and engineering standards

Collaboration & Communication

Work directly with technical producers designers creative leads strategists and account teams throughout project delivery
Communicate technical constraints tradeoffs and decisions clearly to non-technical collaborators
Contribute to scoping estimation and technical planning for new and ongoing projects
Participate in standups reviews retrospectives and planning sessions

Required Skills

Strong proficiency in JavaScript or TypeScript HTML and CSS
Experience with at least one modern frontend framework (React Vue Svelte or similar)
Experience with NoSQL and SQL databases (MongoDB Postgres Supabase etc.)
Ability to implement complex visual interactive or animated experiences from design direction
Strong written and verbal communication with both technical and non-technical collaborators
Practical approach to scoping estimating and flagging technical risk
High attention to detail across code quality visual fidelity and user experience
Ability to work effectively in ambiguous fast-moving creative environments

Technical Skills
Core (Required)

JavaScript / TypeScript HTML CSS
Modern frontend framework (React Vue Svelte or similar)
RESTful and/or GraphQL API integration
Git and version control workflows
Web performance optimization
Cross-browser and responsive implementation

Strongly Preferred

WebGL GLSL shaders or canvas-based creative development
Animation libraries such as GSAP Framer Motion or similar
Headless CMS platforms (Contentful Sanity Prismic or similar)
AI/LLM API integration (OpenAI Anthropic or similar)
or another backend runtime for API and service development
Deployment and hosting platforms (Vercel DigitalOcean Netlify AWS or similar)

Familiarity a Bonus

Unreal Engine Unity or game engine environments
AR/VR/XR development
Hardware integration physical computing or connected installations
Python for AI tooling scripting or data workflows

Required Experience

3-5 years of professional software engineering experience with a focus on web development
Demonstrated experience shipping production-quality websites web applications or interactive experiences
Experience working with cross-functional creative teams including designers producers and strategists
Experience integrating third-party APIs services or platforms into web projects
Experience managing work across multiple concurrent projects or workstreams
Experience contributing to technical scoping estimation or architecture discussions

Preferred Qualifications

Agency studio or digital production company background
Experience working on experiential technology interactive installations or event-based digital projects
Experience building and shipping AI-powered tools or features in a production environment
Familiarity with accessibility standards and inclusive development practices
Experience contributing to technical proposals estimates or new business planning

Ideal Candidate
A skilled curious engineer who takes equal pride in technical quality and creative outcome. Comfortable translating a designers vision into a working experience pushing back constructively when a direction creates unnecessary technical risk and finding practical paths forward when constraints are real. Equally at home writing a clean component architecture and prototyping something experimental for a pitch. Communicates clearly estimates honestly and cares about the work landing well and not just shipping.

Required Experience:

Cheil USA/TechOps/Creative TechnologySoftware EngineerPlano TexasAbout usWe are Built to Connect.At Cheil Worldwide we create connected experiences that move people with work thats bold enough to stand out clear enough to be understood and enduring enough to be remembered. Born from technology and b...