Director of Development, Web Platform

VAST Data•New York, NY

About The Position

VAST Data is looking to add a Director of Development, Web Platform to our growing team! This is a great opportunity to be part of one of the fastest-growing infrastructure companies in history, an organization that is in the center of the hurricane being created by the revolution in artificial intelligence. "VAST's data management vision is the future of the market."- Forbes VAST Data is the data platform company for the AI era. We are building the enterprise software infrastructure to capture, catalog, refine, enrich, and protect massive datasets and make them available for real-time data analysis and AI training and inference. Designed from the ground up to make AI simple to deploy and manage, VAST takes the cost and complexity out of deploying enterprise and AI infrastructure across data center, edge, and cloud. Our success has been built through intense innovation, a customer-first mentality and a team of fearless VASTronauts who leverage their skills & experiences to make real market impact. This is an opportunity to be a key contributor at a pivotal time in our company’s growth and at a pivotal point in computing history. About the Role We’re hiring a Director of Development to define, scale, and evolve the platform that powers our global web presence. This role sits at the intersection of brand, customer experience, growth, and infrastructure — and it’s not a traditional “build what marketing asks for” position. You’ll own the technical architecture, delivery velocity, and code quality of a headless CMS ecosystem that powers 100+ projects per year with a lean team that punches well above its weight and takes the initiative. This is a hands-on leadership role for someone equally comfortable thinking at the platform strategy level and diving into deployment mechanics. You’ll bring structure, accountability, and engineering rigor to a team that has scaled faster than its processes. You’ll partner directly with the Director of Website to translate strategy into shipped work, introduce AI-native workflows that accelerate how we build, and be the person who makes sure nothing gets stuck in code review for weeks. Success in this role means making our web ecosystem faster to build on, easier to operate, and measurably more effective as both a business engine and a product experience.

Requirements

10+ years of professional web development experience, with strong proficiency in modern JavaScript frameworks. Experience with Vue or Nuxt is preferred.
Expert knowledge of JavaScript, TypeScript, HTML, CSS, and component based development, including use of Storybook.
Strong experience with headless CMS platforms, ideally Contentful, including content modeling and integration.
Experience creating and maintaining scalable design systems and component libraries.
Comfort working with APIs, serverless patterns, authentication, and third party integrations.
Hands on experience with GitHub, CI/CD pipelines, and modern hosting environments such as Vercel.
A strong understanding of web performance best practices and accessibility principles.
Ability to collaborate across cross functional teams and communicate clearly with technical and non technical stakeholders.
A user focused mindset and a passion for building high quality digital experiences.
Comfortable using AI assisted development tools to increase speed, improve code quality, and streamline workflows, while still applying strong engineering judgment and best practices.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Algolia, HubSpot, Docebo, or documentation platforms such as Zoomin or Document360.
Familiarity with experimentation and personalization tools.
Experience working in fast paced or high growth environments.
Basic understanding of analytics tools such as GA4, BigQuery, or Looker Studio.

Responsibilities

Own the technical roadmap for our web platform, currently built on Contentful, Vercel, and Nuxt.js
Drive architectural decisions around performance, scalability, accessibility, and security
Evaluate and integrate third-party tools: Algolia (search), Qualified (chat/ABM), HubSpot (forms/marketing automation), DeepL (localization), CVENT (events)
Lead technical due diligence on new platform investments
Introduce AI-native workflows that accelerate content creation, testing, personalization, and operational efficiency across the web platform — with demonstrated expertise shipping AI-augmented features on live enterprise sites
Establish and enforce coding standards, PR review SLAs, and deployment best practices - including quality gates that distinguish thoughtful AI-assisted development from unreviewed AI-generated code
Own the development capacity model: forecast effort, flag resource gaps early, and protect the team from scope creep
Drive experimentation and measurement implementation strategy (A/B testing, analytics instrumentation, conversion optimization) that improve engagement and business outcomes across web surfaces
Shape scalable approaches for repeatable launch and campaign experiences — enabling faster iteration while maintaining a high bar, performance, and brand consistency
Be the escalation point when technical work is blocked — unblock it or flag it, never let it sit
Manage a hybrid team of FTE developers and agency
Hire, onboard, and retain strong developers who thrive in fast-paced, ambiguous environments
Create clear performance expectations and hold people to them
Build strong operating rhythms that keep Product Managers aligned and execution moving in a fast-paced environment:intake processes, prioritization frameworks, and delivery hygiene
Act as the accountable owner for flagship web initiatives, driving alignment and decisive execution across cross-functional teams when priorities compete
Work closely with PM and Design to build a component library that accelerates delivery
Interface with SEO, analytics (GA4/BigQuery/Looker), and content teams to ensure technical implementations support their workflows
Partner with Legal and Compliance on privacy, accessibility, and governance requirements across web properties
Represent the development team in leadership conversations with data, not opinions
Own web application security posture: CSP policies, dependency vulnerability management, secure deployment practices, and incident response for web-specific threats