Principal Engineer, Sitecore Architect (Optimizely)

About the Position

Principal Engineer, Sitecore Architect (Optimizely)

We are seeking a highly experienced Principal Engineer, Sitecore Architect with over 12 years of experience to lead Optimizely-based projects in South Asia.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end solution architecture for Optimizely-based projects, from requirements gathering through deployment and support.
• Design scalable, maintainable, and secure architectures using Optimizely CMS (PaaS/SaaS), Commerce, and the Optimizely One platform.
• Define technical standards, best practices, coding guidelines, and governance frameworks for development teams.
• Translate business requirements into technical designs, integration strategies, and detailed architecture documentation.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to development teams, conducting code reviews and ensuring quality.
• Architect integrations between Optimizely and third-party systems (CRM, ERP, PIM, marketing automation, search, payment gateways).
• Oversee performance optimization, caching strategies, scalability, and security across solutions.
• Collaborate with clients, project managers, and stakeholders to align technical solutions with business goals.
• Support pre-sales activities, including solution estimation, proposals, and technical demonstrations.
• Stay current with the Optimizely roadmap, feature releases, experimentation, and personalization capabilities.
• Design and integrate Optimizely Opal (AI agents and assistants) into solutions to automate content workflows, power experimentation, and deliver intelligent customer experiences.

Requirements

• Experience: Total experience 12+ Years
• Skills:
  • Strong experience in software development experience, with architecting Optimizely (Episerver) solutions.
  • Deep expertise in Optimizely CMS and/or Commerce, including content modeling, templating, and add-on development.
  • Strong proficiency in C#, ASP.NET Core / MVC, and the.NET ecosystem.
  • Experience with front-end technologies (HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, React/Angular).
  • Solid understanding of cloud platforms (Azure preferred), CI/CD pipelines, and DevOps practices.
  • Experience with RESTful APIs, microservices, and headless/decoupled architectures.
  • Strong knowledge of SQL Server, caching, search (e.g., Optimizely Search & Navigation), and performance tuning.
  • Proven experience leading technical teams and delivering enterprise projects.
  • Optimizely certifications (Certified Developer, Solution Architect) are preferred.
  • Experience with Optimizely Data Platform (ODP), Web Experimentation, and Feature Experimentation.
  • Hands-on experience with Optimizely Opal AI - building or configuring AI agents, custom tools, and orchestration within the Optimizely One platform.
  • Familiarity with content personalization and A/B testing strategies.
  • Knowledge of containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) and infrastructure as code.
  • Consulting or client-facing delivery experience.
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
  • Ability to balance technical depth with business pragmatism.
  • Leadership, mentoring, and collaboration mindset.

Nice to Have

• Optimizely certifications
• Experience with Optimizely Data Platform (ODP)
• Web Experimentation
• Feature Experimentation
• Familiarity with content personalization and A/B testing strategies
• Knowledge of infrastructure as code
• Consulting or client-facing delivery experience

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field.

About the Company

👋🏼We're Nagarro.

We are a Digital Product Engineering company that is scaling in a big way! We build products, services, and experiences that inspire, excite, and delight. We work at scale - across all devices and digital mediums, and our people exist everywhere in the world (18500+ experts across 40 countries, to be exact). Our work culture is dynamic and non-hierarchical. We're looking for great new colleagues. That's where you come in!