Web Developer

Optimizely; New York (NY); On-site; USD 74,000 - 137,000; Full time

Job summary

Optimizely in New York, NY is seeking a Web Developer to join our digital experiences team. You will translate design files into polished, high‑performing web pages and build reusable UI components that power our marketing site.

Collaborating with designers, content teams, and engineers, you will connect the front end to content via a headless CMS, apply Tailwind CSS, and ensure accessibility and code quality through testing and reviews.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS, Web Development, or related field.
• 1+ year of modern front-end development experience.
• Strong foundation in JavaScript, React, HTML/CSS, and UI fundamentals.
• Experience with Next.js, Git, and data fetching via GraphQL.
• Familiarity with accessibility standards (WCAG) and testing.

Responsibilities

• Turn design files into polished, high‑performing web pages.
• Build reusable UI components and ship pixel‑accurate pages from Figma.
• Connect the front end to content through a headless CMS.
• Collaborate with designers, content teams, and engineers.
• Maintain code quality with reviews, testing, and conventions.

Skills

JavaScript

React

HTML/CSS

Next.js

Git

GraphQL

Tailwind CSS

Web accessibility

Testing

Storybook

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Tailwind CSS

Azure App Services

SQL Databases

Headless CMS (Optimizely)

Contentful

Job description

We're not here to add to the noise. We're here to cut through it- with AI that actually works for marketers.

From AI-powered content creation to world-class CMS and the industry's most trusted experimentation platform, Optimizely is the tool modern marketers actually want to use. AI-Ready. Set. Go.

10,000+ brands including H&M, PayPal, and Zoom already get it. So do Gartner, Forrester, and IDC, who consistently recognize us as leaders in MarTech.

But here's the thing about building great products: it takes great people. Our 1,600+ Optimizers across 12 global offices are curious, collaborative, and refreshingly human. We don't do corporate speak. We do real conversations, big ideas, and genuinely care for the work we make together.

If you want to be part of a team that's shaping the future of marketing technology — and actually enjoys doing it — you're in the right place.

Find us on Instagram: @optimizely

Introduction

Reporting to the Sr. Manager, Web Development, the Web Developer will be a core part of our digital experience team-working at the intersection of front‑end development, content, and marketing to build a world‑class web presence powered by Optimizely's own market‑leading SaaS CMS.

In this role, you will turn design files into polished, high‑performing web experiences that bring our brand to life and make our site easier to grow. Working closely with a team of multidisciplinary designers, content creators, and senior engineers, you will build and maintain reusable UI components, ship pixel‑accurate pages from Figma, and connect the front end to content through a headless CMS.

Job Responsibilities

• Strong JavaScript and React fundamentals with a solid grasp of component‑based UI development.
• Working knowledge of HTML and CSS, including a utility‑first framework such as Tailwind CSS.
• Comfort translating design system files (Figma) into production‑ready web pages.
• Familiarity with Next.js or a similar server‑rendered React framework.
• Experience using Git and standard version control workflows.
• Detail‑oriented approach to consistent styling, code quality, and structured conventions.
• Collaborative working style with the ability to bridge communication between content/marketing teams and engineering.
• Excellent communicator comfortable working in a deadline‑driven environment.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple tasks with different timelines.

Additional skills and preferences

• Experience working with Headless CMS platforms (e.g., Optimizely, Contentful, Sanity).
• Working knowledge of GraphQL basics.
• Experience with web accessibility standards (WCAG).
• Understanding of automated testing (unit and end‑to‑end).
• Exposure to component documentation tools like Storybook.
• A web development portfolio or past work examples that showcase your coding capabilities.

Knowledge and Experience

• Ability to work across multiple projects at the same time
• Must possess a strong understanding of the software development cycle, Object‑Oriented analysis, design and development. Strong understanding of design patterns like MVC and MVVM
• High level of comfort using git alongside other developers, including deployments and code reviews
• Understanding of issues involved in reliably deploying optimized websites from git code repositories
• Understanding concepts of developing for a content management system
• Experience with Azure App Services, Functions, and SQL Databases
• Experience with Optimizely (formerly Episerver)

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Web Development, or a related field (or equivalent hands‑on experience)

Optimizely is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Optimizely is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.

Total Target Compensation range: $74,000-$137,000

Optimizely considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to the role and associated responsibilities, a candidate's work experience, education/training, and key skills.

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