Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) Lead Developer

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.

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.