AEM Developer

Job Title: AEM Developer

Experience: 7+ Years
Location: Bangalore
Employment Type: Full-Time

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) Developer with 7+ years of experience in designing, developing, and maintaining enterprise-grade digital experience solutions using AEM 6.5 and/or AEM as a Cloud Service. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in Java, Sling, OSGi, HTL (Sightly), and front-end technologies, with hands-on experience in building scalable, high-performance AEM applications.

The candidate will work closely with architects, UI/UX teams, QA engineers, DevOps, and business stakeholders to deliver innovative, customer-centric digital experiences.

Key Responsibilities AEM Development

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable AEM applications using AEM 6.5 and/or AEM as a Cloud Service.
• Develop reusable AEM components, templates, dialogs, workflows, and services.
• Build and customize Core Components using HTL (Sightly), Sling Models, and Java.
• Implement Content Fragments, Experience Fragments, Editable Templates, and Digital Asset Management (DAM) solutions.
• Configure and maintain AEM Author, Publish, Dispatcher, and replication environments.
• Develop custom OSGi services, Sling Servlets, Sling Filters, Event Handlers, and Workflow Processes.
• Integrate AEM with third-party systems using RESTful APIs and web services.
• Troubleshoot and resolve production issues while ensuring optimal application performance.

Front-End Integration

• Collaborate with UI developers to integrate HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and responsive designs into AEM.
• Develop responsive and accessible web pages following modern web standards.
• Optimize page performance, caching, and rendering.

DevOps & CI/CD

• Work with DevOps teams to implement CI/CD pipelines using Cloud Manager, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or Azure DevOps.
• Manage code deployments, code reviews, and version control using Git.
• Support automated build, testing, and deployment processes.

Agile Delivery

• Participate in Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Reviews, and Retrospectives.
• Estimate development effort and provide technical guidance during backlog refinement.
• Collaborate with Product Owners, Architects, QA, and business teams to deliver high-quality solutions.

Code Quality & Best Practices

• Follow coding standards and best practices for AEM and Java development.
• Perform code reviews and mentor junior developers.
• Ensure application security, scalability, maintainability, and performance.
• Contribute to technical documentation and knowledge-sharing sessions.

Required Technical Skills Adobe Experience Manager (AEM)

• AEM 6.5 and/or AEM as a Cloud Service
• AEM Sites
• Core Components
• Editable Templates
• Content Fragments
• Experience Fragments
• Digital Asset Management (DAM)
• MSM (Multi-Site Manager)
• Dispatcher
• Author & Publish environments
• Workflow development
• Package Manager
• CRX/DE Lite

Java & Backend

• Java 8/11/17
• OSGi
• Apache Sling
• Sling Models
• HTL (Sightly)
• Servlets
• Filters
• Event Handlers
• JCR Repository
• Maven

Front-End

• HTML5
• CSS3
• JavaScript (ES6+)
• jQuery
• Responsive Web Design
• Bootstrap (preferred)

Integration & APIs

• RESTful APIs
• JSON
• XML
• OAuth/JWT authentication (preferred)
• GraphQL (preferred)

DevOps & Tools

• Git / GitHub / Bitbucket
• Jenkins
• Adobe Cloud Manager
• Azure DevOps (preferred)
• SonarQube
• Nexus/Artifactory

Testing

• JUnit
• Mockito
• Selenium (basic understanding preferred)

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.
• 7+ years of software development experience.
• Minimum 4+ years of hands-on experience in Adobe Experience Manager development.
• Strong knowledge of object-oriented programming and Java design patterns.
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum development environments.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with AEM as a Cloud Service.
• Knowledge of Adobe Experience Cloud products such as Adobe Analytics, Adobe Target, and Adobe Launch.
• Experience with headless CMS implementations and GraphQL.
• Exposure to accessibility standards (WCAG).
• Familiarity with containerization technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
• Basic understanding of CDN, caching strategies, and web performance optimization.

Preferred Certifications

• Adobe Certified Professional Adobe Experience Manager Developer
• Adobe Experience Manager Sites Developer Certification
• Oracle Certified Java Programmer
• Certified Scrum Master (CSM) or equivalent Agile certification

Key Competencies

• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management.
• Ability to mentor junior developers and lead technical discussions.
• Strong collaboration in cross-functional Agile teams.
• Quality-focused with attention to detail.
• Continuous learning mindset and adaptability to new technologies.

Success Measures

• Delivery of scalable, high-quality AEM solutions.
• High code quality with minimal production defects.
• Improved application performance and maintainability.
• Successful integration with enterprise systems.
• Timely delivery of sprint commitments.
• Positive collaboration with business, QA, and DevOps teams.

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