AEM Backend Engineer

Job Title: AEM Backend Developer

Location: Bangalore, India (Hybrid)

What You Get to Do in This Role

Be part of a high-impact team with a mission to build and deliver world-class B2B digital marketing experiences for prospects and customers

Design, develop, and enhance websites and applications using Adobe Experience Manager (AEM 6.5 / AEMaaCS)

Build scalable and reusable components, templates, dialogs, and workflows using AEM technologies (Java, HTL/Sightly, Sling, JCR, OSGi)

Contribute to modern authoring experiences, including adoption of Universal Editor and self-service content publishing capabilities

Develop intuitive and high-performance UI experiences to enable web production teams to efficiently manage content across digital platforms

Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Engineering, Product, Marketing, Operations) to deliver end-to-end digital solutions, including site architecture, content models, and workflows

Drive component reusability, performance optimization, and accessibility standards across the platform

Integrate with enterprise systems using APIs, microservices, and headless architectures where applicable

Leverage AI-assisted development tools to improve productivity, code quality, and automation across the development lifecycle

Participate in Agile ceremonies, contribute to backlog refinement, and provide accurate estimations and technical breakdowns

Ensure adherence to engineering best practices including code quality, security, documentation, and testing standards

Collaborate with and guide development vendors/partners, ensuring alignment with platform and coding standards

Participate in design reviews, code reviews, and architecture discussions to ensure scalable and maintainable solutions

Support production stability and operational excellence, including debugging, performance tuning, and incident resolution

Contribute to a culture of continuous learning, innovation, and knowledge sharing (tech talks, hackathons, POCs)

Qualifications

To be successful in this role, you should have:

6–8 years of experience in web application development for large-scale, public-facing platforms

5+ years of hands-on experience with Adobe Experience Manager (Sites, Workflows, MSM, Assets, Package Manager, Content Structure, OSGi, JCR)

Strong experience with Java/J2EE, backend development, and Spring MVC (microservices and full-stack experience is a plus)

Experience with JavaScript, jQuery, AJAX, JSON, HTML5, CSS3, and related technologies

Experience working in Agile environments (daily scrums, sprint planning, iteration reviews)

Understanding of CI/CD practices, tools, and processes

Knowledge of modern development tools such as Git, SVN, Maven

Strong motivation to learn and adapt to new technologies

Ability to work independently with minimal supervision while delivering high-quality results

Strong problem-solving skills

Excellent team collaboration skills, especially with global teams

Strong written and verbal communication skills

Relevant certifications (e.g., Adobe AEM Sites) are a plus