Lead Engineer, Content Lifecycle Operations

Crate and Barrel; Northbrook (IL); Remote; USD 126,000 - 159,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading home furnishings brand is seeking a Lead Developer for Content Lifecycle Operations. This remote role involves managing content syndication workflows and ensuring system integration. Candidates should possess 5+ years of experience in software development, particularly in content operations. Competitive compensation is offered, starting from $126,960 annually.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in software application development.
• Strong understanding of API integrations and webhooks.
• Experience in retail or ecommerce content ecosystems.

Responsibilities

• Lead API-driven asset syndication workflows.
• Manage and monitor syndication performance.
• Collaborate with product and marketing teams.

Skills

API integrations

Content syndication

Troubleshooting skills

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Systems or related field

Tools

.NET Core

Adobe AEM

Workfront

Cloudinary

Akamai

Job description

Overview

We inspire purpose-filled living that brings beauty and quality to the modern home. Together, we achieve. Associates across our business drive results, innovate, and inspire. Drawn together by our shared values and passion for our customers and our brands, we deliver home furnishings that are expertly designed, responsibly sourced, and bring timeless style and function to people’s homes. From the day we opened our first store in Chicago in 1962 to the digital innovations that engage millions of customers today, our iconic brand is over 60 years in the making—and our story is still unfolding.

We’re here for it. We think you should be too. We’re looking for a driven professional with an inclusive mindset to join our team as a Lead Developer, Content Lifecycle Operations.

This role will focus on understanding the current-state content landscape—including tools, processes, and team structures—and guiding the transformation to a modernized, scalable, and automated content platform. Your efforts will streamline how we manage creative assets, product content, imagery, video, CGI, and marketing copy across the enterprise, ensuring consistency, speed-to-market, and digital readiness.

This position is fully remote.

A day in the life as a Lead Developer, Content Lifecycle Operations…

• Lead and maintain API-driven asset syndication workflows between core systems (DAM, PIM, CMS) and third-party destinations (retailers, marketplaces, syndication partners)
• Serve as a platform integrator and technical lead for asset delivery systems, ensuring metadata accuracy, permissions alignment, and consistent file standards
• Manage and monitor syndication performance using dashboards, logs, and analytics tools to ensure successful content delivery and troubleshoot failures
• Partner with IT and platform vendors to design and maintain integration points, ensuring scalability, uptime, and future-proofing of systems
• Maintain structured metadata schemas and taxonomy standards to ensure downstream compatibility and content discoverability
• Collaborate with product, content, and marketing teams to define delivery requirements, schedules, and formats for product imagery and digital content
• Support governance and lifecycle management of digital assets across systems like DAM, PIM, CMS, and CDN platforms

What you’ll bring to the table…

• Bachelor\'s degree in Information Systems, Digital Media, Marketing Operations, or related field
• Strong understanding of API integrations, webhooks, and asset delivery pipelines
• Working knowledge of content syndication use cases, including file formats, metadata mapping, and delivery specs
• Experince with .NET Core and C#
• Familiarity with content lifecycle systems including CMS (e.g., Adobe AEM), workflow tools (e.g., Workfront), and CDN platforms (e.g., Cloudinary, Akamai)
• Excellent troubleshooting and debugging skills across systems and endpoints
• Clear communicator with the ability to translate business needs into technical requirements

We’d love to hear from you if you have…

• 5+ years of experience in software application development, focused on content operations, DAM/PIM systems, and the design and development of APIs and microservices
• Experience in retail or ecommerce content ecosystems
• Familiarity with 3D model handling and image optimization workflows (without transformation responsibilities)
• Understanding of Agile methodologies, sprint planning, and stakeholder alignment
• Experience with operational dashboards and content analytics tools

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Compensation

Minimum Starting Rate: $126,960.00 Annually
Up to: $158,700.00 Annually

Pay ranges will be adjusted upward as needed to comply with applicable state and local law. In addition to your salary, based on your role, associates may be eligible for other compensation including bonuses, sales incentives, and long term incentives.