Senior Staff Engineer (Sitecore XM Cloud)

Nagarro; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Nagarro in Hyderabad is seeking an experienced Sitecore Architect to lead the architecture and delivery of AI-enabled digital experiences for enterprise clients. You will shape modernization from Sitecore XP/XM to XM Cloud, design scalable microservices, and mentor globally distributed teams while ensuring security and performance.

The role requires strong C#, .NET 8+, Azure, DevOps practices, and a passion for innovative AI capabilities and customer engagement.

Qualifications

• 7.5+ years of experience in software engineering.
• Deep hands-on with Sitecore XM Cloud, XP/XM and DX platforms.
• Experience with Sitecore AI, personalization, search, and engagement.
• Strong C#, ASP.NET Core, and .NET 8+ development skills.
• Experience with microservices, REST, GraphQL, and webhooks.
• Proficiency in Azure, DevOps, CI/CD, containers, and cloud-native architecture.
• Security, performance, observability, and enterprise standards.

Responsibilities

• Define architecture and roadmap for Sitecore AI initiatives.
• Lead migration to Sitecore XM Cloud and AI-enabled platforms.
• Architect and integrate Sitecore AI, Search, Personalize, Content Hub.
• Develop headless DXP using Sitecore JSS, React/Next.js.
• Mentor distributed engineers and conduct knowledge sharing.

Skills

Sitecore

AI/LLM integration

C# / .NET

Azure

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/CE

Tools

Azure DevOps

Git

CI/CD

Containerization

REST APIs

Job description

• Full-time
• Service Region: South Asia

Company Description

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 a scale — across all devices and digital mediums, and our people exist everywhere in the world (18500+ experts across 39 countries, to be exact). Our work culture is dynamic and non-hierarchical. We are looking for great new colleagues. That is where you come in!

Job Description

Requirements

• Experience : 7.5+ years
• Strong hands‑on experience with Sitecore XM Cloud, Sitecore XP/XM, and enterprise digital experience platforms.
• Expertise in Sitecore AI/Sitecore Stream, with an understanding of AI‑enabled content management, personalization, search, and customer engagement capabilities.
• Strong development experience in C#, ASP.NET Core, and .NET 8 or later.
• Extensive experience designing and implementing scalable enterprise applications, microservices architectures, REST APIs, GraphQL integrations, and webhooks.
• Hands‑on experience with Sitecore Search, Sitecore Personalize, Sitecore Content Hub, Sitecore Connect, Experience Edge, Sitecore SXA, and Sitecore JSS.
• Experience implementing Sitecore Content Serialization (SCS), source control practices, and automated deployment workflows.
• Experience with Coveo Search and Sitecore Search, including search configuration, relevance optimization, and content discoverability.
• Strong understanding of Generative AI, Azure OpenAI, LLMs, prompt engineering, Retrieval‑Augmented Generation (RAG), semantic search, and AI‑powered personalization.
• Experience working with or architecting agentic AI platforms and AI agent‑based solutions.
• Knowledge of Azure cloud services, Azure DevOps, Git, CI/CD pipelines, containerization, and cloud‑native architecture.
• Strong understanding of application security, scalability, performance optimization, observability, and enterprise engineering standards.
• Proven ability to lead technical architecture, design reviews, modernization programs, and AI adoption initiatives.
• Experience mentoring developers, managing globally distributed engineering teams, and establishing technical communities of practice.
• Ability to balance strategic architecture and technical leadership with hands‑on development, delivery, and production support.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, problem‑solving, and technical decision‑making skills.
• Strong ownership, innovation, thought leadership, and commitment to continuous learning in Sitecore and emerging AI technologies.
• Sitecore certifications and relevant cloud certifications are desirable.
• Vercel certification, Agentic AI certification, and digital marketing certifications or professional memberships are advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Define the overall architecture, technical strategy, and roadmap for Sitecore AI initiatives and enterprise digital experience solutions.
• Design, develop, and support enterprise‑scale Sitecore applications, ensuring scalability, security, performance, and maintainability.
• Lead migration and modernization initiatives from traditional Sitecore XP/XM implementations to Sitecore XM Cloud and AI‑enabled digital experience platforms.
• Implement AI‑driven capabilities for personalization, search, content generation, content optimization, and customer engagement.
• Architect and integrate solutions using Sitecore AI, Sitecore Stream, Sitecore Search, Sitecore Personalize, Content Hub, Connect, Experience Edge, and Generative AI technologies.
• Implement and manage Sitecore Content Serialization (SCS) to enable source control, automated deployments, and efficient environment management.
• Design, develop, and optimize Coveo Search and Sitecore Search solutions to improve search relevance, content discoverability, and user experience.
• Develop headless and composable digital experience solutions using Sitecore JSS, React.js, Next.js, and modern frontend architecture patterns.
• Design and integrate REST APIs, microservices, GraphQL, webhooks, AI services, and cloud‑native components.
• Develop enterprise AI solutions leveraging Azure OpenAI, Large Language Models (LLMs), Retrieval‑Augmented Generation (RAG), AI agents, prompt engineering, and semantic search.
• Establish and enforce engineering best practices for architecture, coding standards, security, performance optimization, observability, and DevOps.
• Lead architecture reviews, technical design discussions, and solution assessments with business and technology stakeholders.
• Mentor engineers and provide technical guidance on Sitecore architecture, AI capabilities, implementation patterns, and development best practices.
• Conduct knowledge‑sharing sessions and cross‑functional training to promote Sitecore AI adoption and effective Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) practices.
• Evaluate new Sitecore AI and emerging Generative AI capabilities to identify opportunities for business innovation and platform enhancement.
• Lead Sitecore cloud transformation, platform optimization, and modernization initiatives across globally distributed engineering teams.
• Provide hands‑on support for production incidents, technical troubleshooting, enhancements, and ongoing development activities.

Qualifications

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