Lead CMS Developer

This position is fully remote. All applicants must live and work in the United States.

TAG is seeking a passionate, talented Lead CMS Developer to support our web development efforts and help deliver outstanding digital experiences to our clients. In this role, you’ll lead the development of the front and back ends of B2C and B2B websites. You will work on exciting projects using open-source technologies for some of the world's largest brands. Our ideal candidate enjoys leading client and team conversations. This is a fast-paced environment where several projects are in play at once. Becoming a TAG team member is an opportunity to grow and achieve, while working with a highly collaborative and diversely skilled team.

As a Lead CMS Developer at TAG you will...

• Serve as the primary escalation point for project development teams
• Conduct code reviews
• Manage code releases and release cycles
• Contribute to feature development and bug crushing as a project requires
• Ensure your development teams remain unblocked and productive
• Work with project managers to translate client requests into requirements and development tickets
• Prepare tickets for the development team
• Estimate the level of effort required to complete development tickets

You might be who we are looking for if...

• You have 4-6 years’ overall engineering experience, including 2-3+ years leading projects and developers
• You have 5+ years of experience in a development role at a digital agency
• You have 3+ years of experience in CMS Development including Drupal, WordPress, Contentful, including a deep understanding of the platforms
• You have Headless CMS experience
• You have experience with JavaScript frameworks and libraries like React and Next.js
• You possess in-depth knowledge of modern CMS architectural standards
• You have 2-3+ years’ experience with:
  • Agile methodology and working closely with project managers to plan sprints, flesh out tickets and organize releases
  • Working with clients to turn business requirements into technical specifications
  • Laying out technical documentation both for the internal developer team and client handoff
  • Code reviews and continuous integration
• You may have experience with AI Coding assistants like Cursor, CoPilot or Devin.ai
• You have a strong command of Git processes and have experience with Git Flow
• You are smart and like to get sh*t done.
• You don’t mind talking to people.
• You are a team player.
• You live and breathe best practices.

Benefits and Perks

• 100% employer paid health, vision and dental insurance
• Life and short-term disability insurance
• Paid parental leave
• Family First PTO Bank
• 100% remote
• Flex Fridays
• Paid vacation
• 401(k) with up to 4% match
• Charitable matches and/or community service hours
• End of year merit-based bonuses
• Annual company retreat with absolutely no trust falls
• Company culture events such as trivia and team lunches
• Professional development budget

About Third and Grove

Third and Grove is a fully remote full-service digital agency. Our vision is to use technology and design to make the web worth browsing. We want to leave the web better than we found it. TAG team members strive to embody our core values, leading with empathy and practicing accountability, excellence, integrity and curiosity -in everything we do.

EEO Statement:
Third and Grove provides equal employment opportunity to all qualified individuals without regard to age, color, disability, gender, marital status, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, physical or mental disability, protected veteran, genetic predisposition or carrier status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Diversity Statement: Third and Grove’s vision is to leave the web better than we found it. Our diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives play a significant role in that. As an equal opportunity employer, we are working to ensure we both grow and maintain a team of individuals from varying backgrounds and perspectives. People are at the center of everything we do, and we want to encourage our staff to bring their authentic selves to work, so that we can learn from each other and better serve our clients, our communities, and the world.

We encourage you to apply even if you don’t match 100% of the criteria. Third and Grove participates in E-Verify for remote review of new hire i9 documentation.