Tech Lead, AI-Driven Experience Engineering

Cengage Group; Little Rock (AR); On-site; USD 102,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Cengage Group seeks a Technology Lead, Experience Engineering to guide a lean, high-performing team building customer-facing marketing and ecommerce experiences. You will lead with an agile mindset and hands-on development, partnering with Marketing, Design, Platform Engineering, and DevOps to optimize engagement and conversion.

You will focus on scalable frontend delivery, AI-assisted development, and robust testing to ensure high-quality experiences across digital platforms.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in Computer Science or related field.
• 5+ years in a technical leadership or team lead role.
• Strong experience with modern frontend frameworks (React, Next.js or similar).
• Experience building component libraries or design systems.
• Understanding of web performance, accessibility, and SEO.
• Experience integrating with CMS, ecommerce platforms, and APIs.
• Experience working in agile teams.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Embrace agile methodologies and a customer-centric digital experience model to drive iterative development and rapid time-to-market.
• Lead delivery of customer-facing features across web and ecommerce.
• Define, prioritize, and communicate work clearly across Marketing, Design, and Engineering stakeholders.
• Design and build scalable frontend solutions, including component systems.
• Contribute directly to critical development work.
• Engage stakeholders to understand needs and guide solution decisions.
• Collaborate with Platform Engineering on CMS, commerce, and API integrations.
• Monitor performance, analyze metrics, and use experimentation to drive continuous improvement in conversion and engagement.
• Ensure reliable, high-performing experiences through strong testing and quality practices.
• Drive consistency through reusable components and shared standards.
• Stay current with modern frontend and AI-assisted development practices.
• Apply AI-assisted development practices to improve team efficiency and delivery quality.
• Build a focused, accountable, high-performing team culture.

Skills

CS degree

5+ years leadership

React/Next.js

Design systems

Web performance

CMS/API integrations

Agile

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Job description

Cengage Group seeks a Technology Lead, Experience Engineering to guide a lean, high-performing team building customer-facing marketing and ecommerce experiences. You will lead with an agile mindset and hands-on development, partnering with Marketing, Design, Platform Engineering, and DevOps to optimize engagement and conversion.

You will focus on scalable frontend delivery, AI-assisted development, and robust testing to ensure high-quality experiences across digital platforms.