Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) Developer -- W2 Only

Location: Milpitas, CA -- Remote

Duration: 12+ months

Must have a LinkedIn. 

Mandatory Skills:

AEM Cloud Service, AEM DAM, Custom Workflows, Metadata Management, Apache Sling, OSGi, HTL (Sightly), and AEM Clientlibs. Frontend and Backend

 Experience Level: Senior / Lea 

JD Job Summary

AEM Lead Developer to lead the design, development, and implementation of enterprise-scale digital experience solutions in commerce domain using Adobe Experience Manager (AEM). The ideal candidate will possess strong hands-on expertise in AEM architecture, component development, integrations, and cloud-based deployments while providing technical leadership to development teams and collaborating with business stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

Technical Leadership

• Provide technical direction, architectural guidance, and best practices for AEM implementations.
• Review code, mentor developers, and ensure adherence to development standards.
• Drive technical design discussions and solution architecture decisions.

AEM Development

• Design and develop reusable AEM components, templates, workflows, and services.
• Implement AEM Sites, Assets, Content Fragments, Experience Fragments
• Develop custom OSGi services, Sling Models, Servlets, and workflows.
• Configure AEM authoring, publishing, dispatcher, and replication environments.
• Implement responsive web components using HTL (Sightly), Vue JS, JavaScript, HTML

Integration & Cloud Solutions

• Integrate AEM with third-party systems like open search.
• Support AEM as a Cloud Service deployment and Adobe Cloud Manager pipelines.

Performance & Quality

• Optimize AEM applications for performance, scalability, security, and maintainability.
• Perform debugging, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis.
• Ensure compliance with enterprise security and coding standards.
• Conduct technical reviews, testing, and deployment validations.

Collaboration

• Work closely with Product Owners, Architects, UX Designers, Business Analysts, and QA teams.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, reviews, and retrospectives.
• Translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions.

Required Qualifications

Experience

• 11+ years of hands-on Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) development experience.
• 5+ years of technical leadership or team lead experience.
• Experience delivering enterprise CMS and digital experience platforms.

Technical Skills

• Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) 6.x and AEM as a Cloud Service
• Java, J2EE
• Apache Sling, OSGi, JCR
• HTL (Sightly), HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, Vue JS
• AEM Sites, Assets, Workflows, MSM, Content Fragments, Experience Fragments
• REST APIs and Microservices Architecture
• Git, Maven, Cloud Manager

Preferred Qualifications

• Adobe Certified Professional or Expert certification in AEM Cloud.
• Experience with Vue Js, or Headless CMS architectures.
• Knowledge of cloud platforms such AWS.

Soft Skills

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong leadership and mentoring capabilities.
• Problem-solving and analytical thinking.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong collaboration and teamwork skills. 

Key Deliverables

• Scalable and maintainable AEM solutions.
• Performance-optimized digital experiences.
• Successful cloud deployments and release management.
• Technical governance and development best practices.
• Team mentoring and technical leadership.