AEM Lead Developer | Digital-First Creative & Tech Agency | AEMaaCS, Java, OSGi, GraphQL, CI/CD, GenAI, Cloud Manager, Headless CMS

About the Company

A strategically driven, digital-first creative agency living at the intersection of creativity and technology – and refusing to be pigeonholed. A technology-first powerhouse solving consumer and business problems with end-to-end digital solutions that flex to meet today’s ever-changing landscape. With a global client roster spanning Fortune 100s and startups across tech, financial services, CPG, travel, media, and government, the hardest problems are the ones they crave. A network of nearly 2,000 people – 50% engineers, 50% creative talent – distributed across North America, South America, Europe, and Asia. Trusted by iconic brands including Adidas, Amazon, J.P. Morgan Chase, Microsoft, Marriott, and TikTok – this is where engineering leadership and creative ambition build what’s next.

AEM Lead Developer

An experienced AEM Lead Developer is needed to architect, lead, and deliver enterprise-grade Adobe Experience Manager solutions across web, mobile, and cloud platforms. This is a technical leadership role – driving design decisions, mentoring teams, and partnering with architects, product owners, DevOps, and business stakeholders to build scalable digital experience solutions using Adobe Experience Cloud.

What You’ll Do

• Lead end-to-end AEM solution architecture and implementation for enterprise digital platforms
• Design and develop advanced AEM components, editable templates, workflows, content fragments, experience fragments, and custom OSGi services
• Define scalable content architecture, security models, dispatcher configurations, and multi-environment deployment strategies
• Drive adoption of AI-assisted development practices using Cursor IDE, GenAI coding tools, and automated code-generation workflows
• Implement and optimise AEM Agents, replication strategies, cache invalidation, and publishing mechanisms
• Lead AEMaaCS deployments using Cloud Manager, CI/CD pipelines, Git workflows, and automated quality gates
• Collaborate with DevOps teams for containerised deployments, monitoring, logging, and cloud infrastructure optimisation
• Establish coding standards, reusable frameworks, performance tuning practices, and secure coding guidelines
• Mentor junior and senior developers through code reviews, architecture discussions, and technical guidance
• Integrate AEM with Adobe Analytics, Adobe Target, Adobe Campaign, REST APIs, GraphQL, and third-party enterprise systems
• Troubleshoot complex production issues involving Sling, OSGi, dispatcher, CDN, and cloud environments
• Drive Agile delivery processes and collaborate with distributed global teams

What You Bring

• 8–12 years of software engineering experience with strong Java/J2EE expertise
• 5+ years of hands-on AEM development in AEM 6.x and AEMaaCS
• Deep expertise in Sling, OSGi, JCR, Oak, dispatcher, MSM, workflows, and AEM architecture
• Strong experience with AEM Cloud Service deployments and Adobe Cloud Manager
• Hands-on experience with AEM Agents, replication, dispatcher/CDN caching, and cloud environments
• Knowledge of Edge Delivery Services and headless CMS architecture
• Experience using Cursor IDE, GenAI tools, GitHub Copilot, or similar AI-assisted development workflows
• Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, SonarQube, and automated testing
• Expertise in RESTful APIs, GraphQL, microservices, and enterprise integrations
• Knowledge of secure coding practices and enterprise security standards
• Proven experience leading technical teams and mentoring developers
• Bonus: Adobe Target/Analytics/Campaign integrations, React/Angular/Next.js, containerised deployments, AEM automation agents

Education

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field
• Adobe Certified Expert – Adobe Experience Manager — required
• Cloud/DevOps certifications — preferred

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