What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Software Engineer Sitecore XM Cloud Migration position at Spire Systems Inc?
Senior Software Engineer Sitecore XM Cloud Migration Role Overview
We are seeking a strong, motivated Senior Software Engineer to lead the evolution of our digital platforms. In this role, you will champion the development, implementation, and maintenance of innovative, content-management-based software solutions. Your immediate focus will be driving a critical architectural shift: evaluating our current on-premises Sitecore XM custom setup, mapping out a migration strategy, and building an end-to-end Proof of Concept (PoC) in Sitecore XM Cloud.
Core Responsibilities
Migration Strategy & Scoping: Identify migration scope and build a detailed list of tasks required to port custom, on-premises XM implementations to XM Cloud.
PoC Execution: Develop, deploy, test, and verify an end-to-end PoC that validates the new XM Cloud architecture.
Technical Documentation: Author comprehensive migration blueprints, including detailed architecture and design diagrams.
Collaborative Development: Work actively within an agile team to build and maintain high-performance CMS solutions.
Required Experience & Skills
Sitecore Expertise: Deep, hands-on experience implementing Sitecore XM Cloud or leading migrations from on-premises XP/XM headless solutions to XM Cloud.
Proven ability to audit legacy custom CMS codebases and translate them into modern, cloud-native technical tasks.
Backend Development: Strong proficiency in C# and .NET architectures for handling legacy custom logic and integration endpoints.
Frontend Architecture: Modern web development mastery using Next.js and TypeScript within a decoupled, headless framework.
Preferred Qualifications
Hosting & Rendering: Experience utilizing Vercel or managing on-premises Node.js servers for headless hosting within a Sitecore architecture.
Infrastructure Design: Background building or architecting high-availability (HA) setups to ensure maximum platform uptime.