Sitecore teams call us for a narrow set of problems: an XP or XM install that has become hard to upgrade, a move to XM Cloud, or a decision to leave Sitecore without losing years of content and search rankings. We place .NET and front end engineers for each of those. For a programme owned by one team, see our Sitecore development services.
Which Sitecore jobs do teams hire a developer for?
- Version upgrades on XP and XM. Moving a self-hosted install to a current 10.x release, including custom pipelines, rules, and search indexes that need rebuilding.
- Moving to XM Cloud. Splitting the rendering host from the content tier, porting components to a headless front end and replacing server-side customisations that SaaS does not allow.
- Headless front ends. Next.js on Experience Edge GraphQL, with the Sitecore front end SDK for layout and components.
- Helix clean-up. Untangling feature and foundation layers where projects reference each other freely and every release touches everything.
- Content and template debt. Duplicate templates, unused renderings and item trees that make editors slow.
- Planning the exit. Mapping items, media and personalization rules to a new content model, and listing what the destination will not do for you.
What do we vet in a Sitecore developer?
Sitecore knowledge is easy to claim and hard to fake in a code review. We ask for:
- Helix structure explained on a real solution, not a diagram from a course.
- Serialization with Sitecore Content Serialization, and how the candidate keeps environments in step.
- Experience Edge behaviour: what is published to Edge, how caching and publish delays show up, and how previews differ from live.
- Search: Solr or Sitecore Search, index rebuild strategy and what breaks during one.
- Personalization trade-offs: rules that run on the server against rules that move to the edge or the client.
- Containers and CI for Sitecore, including how long a build takes and why.
Pure front end skills are not enough for XP. Pure .NET skills are not enough for XM Cloud. We match the role to the platform you actually run.
Keep Sitecore or leave it?
Sitecore earns its cost where marketing relies on its personalization, analytics and multisite tooling every day. It is harder to justify when the site is mostly pages and editors use a fraction of the suite. Licence cost depends on your contract, so we do not guess it. We help your team compare what you pay for with what you use, then plan one of two routes: upgrade or move to XM Cloud, or migrate to a lighter headless CMS. Our migration services team handles the second, and if your next platform is Adobe, see AEM.
What does a Sitecore developer do in the first weeks?
- Access and orientation: the solution structure, and a list of customisations that touch core pipelines.
- A written risk list for the upgrade or the exit, with one small fix shipped through your release process.
- The first scoped piece, such as porting one component group to the headless front end or rebuilding the index that slows publishing.
How do you engage a Sitecore developer?
Sitecore specialists are scarce, so most clients start with one dedicated engineer and add more after the audit. You can extend your team through IT staff augmentation or hand a defined upgrade or exit to a dedicated team. Rates across roles and seniority run from $50 to $150 per hour. If you are still choosing a platform, see hiring headless CMS developers.
