Technology-first creative agency balancing design and engineering at scale
Code and Theory operates a 1,000+ person creative agency built on a 50/50 creative-to-engineering ratio, now heavily investing in AI-native platforms and cloud-native architecture. The tech stack (React, FastAPI, Django, Python, GCP/AWS/Azure, OpenAI, Anthropic, LangChain) combined with active projects around LLM integrations and workflow transformation reveals a shift from traditional creative services toward AI-augmented product delivery. Leadership-heavy hiring (8 directors, 6 leads) across engineering and implementation roles signals scaling of delivery capability and client-facing technical depth.
Notable leadership hires: Account Director, Technology Director, Technical Director, Implementation Director
Code and Theory is a creative and technology agency within Stagwell Group, serving enterprise clients across consumer, financial, media, and pharma sectors. The firm combines design, brand strategy, and full-stack engineering to work across the consumer journey—from product strategy through implementation. Operating across 5 countries with 25 active engineering, marketing, operations, data, and sales roles, the agency is addressing workflow inefficiencies and delivery bottlenecks by adopting cloud-native and event-driven architectures, with particular focus on integrating LLMs and building AI-native workflows.
Frontend: React, Next.js, Astro, Remix, Vue, Angular; backend: FastAPI, Django, Flask, Python; cloud: GCP, AWS, Azure; AI/ML: OpenAI, Anthropic, LangChain, LlamaIndex; monitoring: Datadog, Prometheus, OpenTelemetry; containerization: Docker, Kubernetes.
AI-native software platforms and marketing workflows, LLM integrations and data pipelines, cloud-native and event-driven architecture, workflow transformation at scale, and technical audits for architecture recommendations.
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