Summary:
We are looking for a seasoned Senior AEM Backend & EDS Developer to architect, build, and maintain enterprise-grade digital experience platforms. You will drive the development of robust AEM backend components, lead AEM as a Cloud Service migration, and spearhead the adoption of Adobe Edge Delivery Services (EDS) including migrations from AEMaaCS to EDS to deliver sub-second web experiences. You bring at least one live production EDS site to your track record, and are comfortable owning delivery end-to-end across authorizing, build, and CDN layers.
Responsibilities:
- Design and develop custom AEM components, templates, and workflows using Java/OSGi, Sling, and JCR.
- Build and maintain RESTful and GraphQL APIs backed by AEM Content Services and Sling Models.
- Architect content structures, DAM integrations, and replication topologies for high-availability environments.
- Implement and lead AEM as a Cloud Service (AEMaaCS) migrations content migration, index definitions,
- cloud-native configurations, and feature flag management.
- Conduct code reviews, enforce best practices, and mentor junior and mid-level engineers on AEM
- development standards.
- Edge Delivery Services (EDS) Development & Migration
- Own and deliver production EDS sites end-to-end from initial block library setup through to go-live and
- post-launch stabilization.
- Lead end-to-end migrations from AEM as a Cloud Service to Adobe Edge Delivery Services, including content
- modelling, block library porting, and authoring workflow transition.
- Author and optimize block libraries using vanilla JS and CSS in alignment with EDS conventions.
- Integrate EDS with AEM authoring (Universal Editor, Sidekick) and third-party data sources via SharePoint/Google Drive pipelines.
- Monitor and improve Core Web Vitals LCP, CLS, and INP across EDS properties.
- Automate EDS build and deployment pipelines using GitHub Actions and AEM Cloud Manager.
- CDN & Infrastructure Akamai
- Configure and manage Akamai CDN properties caching rules, edge logic, and cache invalidation strategies
- for AEM and EDS environments.
- Implement Akamai Edge Workers and Property Manager rules to optimize content delivery and enforce
- security policies.
- Collaborate with infrastructure teams on Akamai WAF, DDoS mitigation, and origin shield configuration.
- Troubleshoot cache-related performance issues across Akamai and AEM Dispatcher layers.
- Architecture & Collaboration
- Define and document technical architecture for AEM + EDS hybrid and full-EDS implementations.
- Partner with front-end engineers, UX designers, and solution architects to translate business requirements
- into scalable solutions.
- Drive adoption of observability tooling (Adobe Experience Platform Debugger, RUM, Akamai mPulse) for
- production monitoring.
Requirements:- Bachelor&rsquos or master&rsquos degree in computer science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
- 8+ years of hands-on AEM development experience (AEM 6.4/6.5 and AEM as a Cloud Service).
- 3+ years working with Adobe Edge Delivery Services or AEM Franklin/Helix.
- At least one demonstrable production EDS site shipped and live be prepared to share the URL and discuss
- architecture decisions during the interview.
- Demonstrated experience leading AEMaaCS-to-EDS migration projects end-to-end.
- Deep proficiency in Java (8+), OSGi/Felix, Apache Sling, and JCR/Oak.
- Strong command of AEM component development HTL/Sightly, Sling Models, WCM Core Components.
- Experience with AEM Dispatcher configuration, CDN strategies, and caching policies.
- Hands-on with AEM Cloud Manager pipelines, environment configurations, and RDE (Rapid Development
- Environments).
- Hands-on experience with AEM Experience Fragments and Content Fragments for omnichannel content
- delivery.
- Proficiency in headless AEM delivery using Content Fragment models and the AEM GraphQL API including
- queries persisted, filtering, and pagination.
- Proven track record of building and shipping production EDS sites using block-based authoring.
- Deep understanding of AEMaaCS-to-EDS migration patterns content model mapping, block porting, redirect
- strategy, and authoring workflow changeover.
- Proficiency in vanilla JavaScript (ES2022+), Web Components, and progressive enhancement patterns.
- Understanding of EDS metadata, redirects, sitemap generation, and indexing pipeline.
- Experience with EDS performance auditing using Lighthouse CI and Page Speed Insights.
- Hands-on experience configuring Akamai Property Manager, caching behaviors, and origin failover rules.
- Working knowledge of Akamai Edge Workers for server-side personalization and request routing.
- Familiarity with Akamai pulse or equivalent RUM tooling for CDN-level performance monitoring.
- Understanding of CDN cache invalidation strategies in the context of AEM publish/replication workflows.
- Strong Git workflows, branching strategies, and code review practices.
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or Adobe Cloud Manager.
- Comfortable with Docker-based local development environments (AEM SDK).
- Familiarity with unit and integration testing JUnit 5, Mockito, AEM Mocks (io.wcm).
Nice To Have Skills:- Adobe Certified Expert (ACE) Sites Developer or Backend Developer certification.
- Experience with headless AEM delivery via Content Fragments + GraphQL.
- Knowledge of Adobe Launch (Tags) and Target integration.
- Exposure to React/Next.js-based front-end stacks consuming AEM APIs.
- Contributions to open-source AEM or EDS projects.
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