Architect, Backend Technology (Sitecore Architect)

<p><strong>Merge Storytelling and Technology</strong></p> <p>MERGE promotes health, wealth and happiness in the world by merging storytelling with technology and offers marketing and technology clients full-service capabilities including strategy, creative communications, experience engineering, performance marketing, media and digital platform development. MERGE has enduring client partnerships with American Express, T-Mobile, LG, Subway, Kate Spade NY, Coach, The North Face, Meta, Adobe, BlueCross BlueShield, Abbott, Astellas, Supernus, CSL, GE Healthcare, Broward Health, Indiana University Health, Nationwide and Morgan Stanley. With 800 employees across offices in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Denver, Kansas City, Montreal, New York City and Los Angeles, MERGE uses a talent-to-task process that enables clients to think higher and feel deeper about their customers. For more information, visit mergeworld.com.</p> <p><strong>Promote Health, Wealth &amp; Happiness</strong></p> <p>We are committed to promoting health, wealth, and happiness in the world by partnering with purpose-driven clients in purpose-driven industries such as healthcare, financial services, and consumer products. Our deep vertical expertise and category insights stem from decade-long partnerships with our top clients.</p> <p><strong>Emerge to the Top of Your Career</strong></p> <p>At MERGE, we strive to create a superior work experience where talented and ambitious people grow. An experience that encourages people to think higher and feel deeper. An experience where people engage minds and hearts to do the best work of their careers.</p><p><strong>As our Architect, Backend Technology, you will... </strong></p> <p><strong>Be Accountable and Responsible </strong></p> <ul> <li>Work with clients and internal teams to implement high-quality products that meet business goals. </li> <li>Lead technical design, development, implementation, and maintenance of applications and back-end services </li> <li>Provide technical guidance for other engineers, ensuring adherence to system architecture and quality of delivery. </li> <li>Able to select, specify, and advocate for a technology stack/solution and influence client technology leadership based on recommendations. </li> <li>Display solid software engineering methodology with informed opinions about testing, code quality, and the ability to make sound quality/speed trade-offs. </li> <li>Able to lead the diagnosing and troubleshooting of issues that span across multiple systems, teams, and vendors. </li> <li>Able to set up and manage a complete development environment, including environment set-up, builds, deployment, source control, and continuous integration. </li> <li>Passion for writing code in addition to handling code branching and merging, with knowledge of applications performance improvement techniques and caching solutions. ● Consistently contribute the highest quality work while helping to foster a healthy and energizing work environment for the broader team. </li> </ul> <p><strong>These are the qualifications we’re looking for </strong></p> <ul> <li>BA/BS degree in computer science or equivalent work experience </li> <li>5+ years’ experience in code review, process management, and team leadership ● Experience with Agile methodology </li> <li>5+ years’ experience in enterprise technology applications architecture, design &amp; development using C#, ASP.NET, JavaScript, and other JavaScript frameworks and technologies (e.g. React, Node, etc.) </li> <li>Experience in SQL, HTML, CSS </li> <li>2+ years’ Sitecore DXP experience required - minimum version of 8 or 9 ● REST API and Web Service knowledge required </li> <li>Proven ability to lead client discussions on architecture </li> <li>Experience with developing headless applications using Sitecore JSS is a plus ● Experience with Sitecore XM Cloud is a plus </li> <li>Experience within an advertising agency or similar environment is a plus</li> </ul> <p>#LI-DP1</p> <p>#LI-HYBRID</p> <p>At MERGE, we’re committed to fostering an environment where our team members can thrive in both their careers and personal lives, ensuring they feel supported and empowered to succeed.</p> <p>MERGE is proud to invest in benefits that include meaningful Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, 410K, Lifestyle Spending Account, Employer Paid Life &amp; Disability Insurance, Flexible Time off &amp; Holidays plus many other benefits and rewards.</p> <p>MERGE believes in transparency and equity. In accordance with state regulations, we’re proud to include salary ranges in our job postings to ensure fair compensation practices.</p> <p>The salary range for this role is <strong>$94,000 - $121,000</strong> based on individual’s skills, experience, qualifications, location, and other relevant factors. The salary pay range is subject to change and may be modified at any time.  </p> <p>Applicants for employment in the US must have work authorization that does not now or in the futu