Creative Coding Jobs in Portland, OR (NOW HIRING)

Elevate is a full-service consulting firm that inspires high-performing organizations to find their limits and push past them. With expertise in brand consulting, sales strategy, data-driven insights, and talent optimization, Elevate gives its clients a competitive edge in the fight for people's precious time and attention. Established in 2018, Elevate set out to help sports teams and leagues spark innovation and drive performance. In the years since, the world of sports has transformed, today standing at the convergence of media, entertainment, and consumer brands, with Elevate supporting some of the world's most ambitious businesses across these sectors. Elevate's proprietary technology, data sources, and software products combined with our thoughtful insights, and people-centric approach give clients a 360-degree view of their customers, underpinning intelligent decision-making on marketing spend, growth strategy, and more.
Our team of 700+ employees spans the globe with in 20 locations worldwide. We value recruiting diverse individuals to our team to bring new perspectives to our company and look forward to learning more about you in the recruitment process. To learn more and see what we've been up to, follow Elevate on X, LinkedIn, and Instagram.
About Our Creative Team (formerly Downstream)
Elevate is a global collective of designers, technologists, and strategists creating immersive brand and story-telling experiences. We combine physical spaces with digital content and interactive technology to deliver environments that engage audiences in meaningful and innovative ways. AV systems play a central role in these experiences, enabling storytelling through sound, video, and interaction within highly creative, design-led environments.
Senior Interactive Experience Developer / Creative CoderThis role is ideal for a developer who enjoys combining strong programming skills with creativity to build immersive digital experiences that exist beyond traditional screens. You will collaborate with designers, UX strategists, and fellow developers to create interactive environments used in corporate spaces, museums, universities, sports venues, and cultural institutions worldwide. The work focuses on developing experiences that blend digital and physical environments through interactive displays, sensing technologies, and responsive systems. This is an opportunity to work with advanced technology while helping bring ambitious creative concepts to life in real-world environments.
As a Senior Interactive Experience Developer, you will play a key role in designing and building innovative front-end and interactive systems. You will work closely with multidisciplinary teams to develop engaging experiences, prototype new ideas, and help shape technical best practices.
Key responsibilities include:

• Leading front-end development for client projects and internal innovation initiatives
• Experimenting with emerging technologies and frameworks to create new digital experiences
• Defining and maintaining coding standards and development best practices
• Mentoring junior developers and supporting collaborative problem-solving
• Conducting project reviews to ensure technical performance and creative quality
• Producing documentation that supports both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Working within development tools including Atlassian, GitHub, MS Teams, Visual Studio, and Figma
• Supporting installations and client projects, including occasional travel for site visits (approximately 2-3 per year)

What We're Looking For
The ideal candidate combines strong programming capability with an interest in creative technology and immersive environments.
Required experience:

• Strong programming foundation with experience in creative coding and visual development
• Experience with digital creation platforms such as TouchDesigner, Notch, Pixera, Unreal, or Unity
• Programming experience with languages and APIs including Qt/QML, JavaScript (Three.js, WebGL, Canvas), Python, or Unreal Blueprint/C++
• Strong browser-based development experience, particularly building creative in-browser experiences
• Portfolio demonstrating engaging digital work beyond standard web applications
• Graphics programming experience using OpenGL/GLSL, Vulkan, or DirectX and understanding of the graphics pipeline
• Experience using Git/GitHub for collaborative development
• Experience designing touch interfaces or other natural user interaction systems
• Ability to rapidly prototype concepts and develop them into production-ready code
• Understanding of UX principles and how technical decisions influence user experience
• Strong communication and collaboration skills across technical and non-technical teams
• Curiosity, creativity, and enthusiasm for exploring new technologies

Desirable experience:

• Experience working with interactive hardware, sensors, or immersive technologies.

The Opportunity
This position offers the chance to work on highly creative and technically challenging projects that reach audiences globally. Developers in this team build experiences that appear on interactive display walls, projection-mapped environments, and sensor-driven installations that respond to people and environments in real time.
Benefits:

• Medical & Dental, FSA, 401(k) with match based on eligibility, Supplemental benefits such as STD, LTD, etc.
• 10 paid holidays
• 17 days of flexible paid time off

Culture
A diverse and collaborative team environment where different perspectives contribute to stronger, more innovative outcomes.
Location
Hybrid role based in Portland, Oregon, with three days per week in the office.
Please note that visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
This position is open to all qualified candidates. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability in connection with the application process, you may contact us at HR@oneelevate.com
We are proud to be an equal opportunity/veterans/disabled/ LGBT employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All employment is decided based on qualifications, merit, and business need, without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
Job Questions:

1. Do you currently have the unrestricted right to work in the US?
2. Will you ever in the future need sponsorship for work authorization in the US?