Lead Developer

Description

Optimizely is focused on unlocking digital potential and we are the recognized category leader in Digital Experience Platform (DXP) and created the category for A/B Testing and experimentation software. We have incredible customers – isn’t that one of the most important aspects of looking for your next job? Optimizely has over 9,000 brands from global organizations such as Visa, Sky, Yamaha, Wall Street Journal to tech innovators like Atlassian, DocuSign, FitBit and Zillow.

Not only are we financially sound and growing but we have unicorn status: Exceeded $300M in revenue in 2020, is profitable already, and has all strategic options ahead of itself. Optimizely continues to invest and addresses a market opportunity north of $30 billion, providing significant personal career growth opportunities.

We are an inclusive culture with a global team of 1200+ people across the US, Europe, Australia, and Vietnam. We blend European and American business culture with emphasis on teamwork, inclusion, and moving fast. People make the difference!

If you are looking to work on the next generation of digital technologies in a fast-paced, hyper-growth environment, apply! We’re just getting started...

The Lead Developer is responsible for providing technical and domain guidance to new and existing clients to ensure best practices are maintained while meeting specific business requirements utilizing Optimizely’s solutions. In this role, you will lead elicitation of client requirements, functional business solution design, and define work for the development team.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Responsible for developing comprehensive project requirements, including functional design and feature criteria.
• Works with designer, business analyst, and project manager to prepare specification documents, wireframes and additional data models as needed
• Participates in regular project scrums with development, design and project management teams
• Provides “voice of the client” and re-enforces functional narrative & client’s strategic goals to development team throughout the project lifecycle
• Develops and maintains a thorough understanding of Optimizely DXP platform’s standard integration architecture and data elements.
• Provides technical consultation and client guidance during the initial phase of a project by leading and facilitating the discovery workshop sessions.
• Conducts meetings with clients and third-party providers to discuss and analyze new integration requirements.
• Partners with internal Project Management to ensure the solution is aligned with the technical and financial project scope.
• Drafts the integration specification document that will be used to guide internal development teams to create the integration points between the site and the outside systems.
• Serves as an SME to the internal development and implementation team throughout the lifecycle of the project.
• Lead a team of developers for the B2B Commerce practice
• Collaborate with the broader Expert Services B2B Commerce team to continue to innovate, deliver, and lead customers in high quality services delivery.

Experience

• 5+ years overall business experience, with client leadership attributes and engagement skills oriented towards determining requirements.
• 3+ years managing software user experience/web design requirements.
• Optimizely product experience preferred.
• Experience with B2B commerce platforms preferred.
• Practical experience with HTML, CSS, and Javascript. Including the use of a front-end framework such as Angular, Vue, or React.
• Demonstrated ability to define concise and comprehensive specifications.
• Creative problem-solving & risk assessment skills are imperative
• 3+ years of SQL Server data analysis and query development. Understanding of database concepts and information models critical.
• 3+ years experience with platforms that interface with back office systems.
• Experience with eCommerce related systems preferred, including payment gateways, tax systems, content management systems (CMS), product information management (PIM) systems, etc.

Optimizely is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Optimizely is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.