Email Developer

For over 17 years, Trilyon has been a leader in global workforce solutions, specializing in Cloud Technology, AI/ML, Software Development, Technical Writing, and Digital Transformation. We partner with top companies to deliver high-quality talent in engineering, IT, and emerging technologies. For additional information or to view all of our job opportunities, please visit our website https://trilyonservices.com/careers/Job Title: Email DeveloperDuration: 4 months contractLocation: San Francisco, California 94105Commitment: 10 hours/week Required: Portfolio (website or PDF)Additional Notes - Background / ContextPrevious contractor built the tool but lacked the strategic thinking needed to scale it — this role needs to pick that up.Dedicated Email Designer, working alongside a Production Designer on the internal creative team.Partners closely with the Marketing Tech Lead to implement email development solutions.Core ResponsibilitiesScale the existing tool and make it better.Self-led collaboration; strong cross-functional communication.Experience leading a team.Build systems/tooling, not just execute day-to-day requests.Manage competing priorities:Immediate: ~4 people requesting day-to-day support.Ongoing: Foundation-building — advancing the tool while still handling daily management.Majority of the work will be on the system itself, not day-to-day tickets.Time management is the top priority skill.Focus on efficiency of workflow.Ideal BackgroundTech or SaaS company experience — comfortable at both startup and larger-company scale.Comfortable with fast-paced, ambiguous, sometimes chaotic environments; able to "get scrappy."Resume should show scaling email volume — hundreds to millions of sends.High-visibility work — output reaching millions of inboxes.Bonus: experience working with developers who've implemented AI tooling into email workflows.Team CultureVery supportive environment.Tools / Tech StackPlatforms: Iterable, HubSpot, internal homegrown tooling.Comparable email dev tools: Taxi (drag-and-drop email builder), Movable Ink.Note: International scope is top of mind for this role.About the ProjectClient Lifecycle Marketing Technology team has built an AI-enabled email development platform to support our growing global communications. We are seeking an experienced Email Developer to take ownership of this tool. You will own the roadmap & strategic decision making to optimize this tool in order to scale HTML capabilities and increase the production quality of our emails.This is a hands-on development role, working closely with our designers and marketing technology team. You will be the primary technical owner of our email infrastructure for the duration of this engagement.What You'll Do - AI Enabled HTML DevelopmentWork with MarTech, Design, and Engineering to build a production ready system that is capable of translating figma designs into email HTML for Iterable and Hubspot.Architect and build a modular component library (header, footer, CTA blocks, content modules, image blocks) using MJML or HTML as the source frameworkEnsure system is able to properly handle multiple Marketing Automation Tools: Iterable (Handlebars merge tags) and HubSpot (HubL + fields.json)Establish QA workflow process to ensure emails properly render across major ESPs (Gmail, Apple Mail, Outlook (2016–2021+), iOS Mail, and Samsung Mail)Meet WCAG 2.1 AA accessibility requirements: semantic HTML, role attributes, sufficient contrast ratiosCreate developer documentation, component usage guides, and conduct a 1-hour team training sessionDepending on project progress and business needs, this engagement may extend to cover:Localized template variants for Korea (KR), Japan (JP), Germany (DE), and France (FR)CJK-specific font stacks, line-height adjustments, and text expansion accommodationsPersonalization layout support enabling templates to handle dynamic content across content blocks, images, and themes based on user attributesLocalization QA workflow and market-specific rendering validationMust-Haves6–8+ years of email development experienceDeep expertise in HTML/CSS email development and MJMLProduction experience with Iterable and/or HubSpotDemonstrated experience building and maintaining email component libraries or design systemsStrong understanding of email rendering across major clients, especially OutlookExperience with dark mode implementationAbility to work independently and deliver high-quality work within a structured timelineStrong written communication for documentation and async collaborationNice-to-HavesExperience with CJK (Chinese, Japanese, Korean) localization in emailFamiliarity with Figma and design-to-code workflowsBackground in lifecycle or product marketing email programsPrior experience work with AI or AI tooling