Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) Lead Developer

Job Title: Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) Lead Developer
Work Location: [Remote]
Employment Type: Contract

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) Lead Developer to lead the design, development, and implementation of enterprise-scale digital experience solutions within the commerce domain. The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on experience in AEM architecture, frontend and backend development, custom workflows, integrations, and AEM as a Cloud Service.

The candidate will provide technical leadership, mentor development teams, and collaborate with architects, product owners, and business stakeholders to deliver scalable, secure, and high-performance digital experiences.

Mandatory Technical Skills

• Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) as a Cloud Service

• AEM Assets / Digital Asset Management (DAM)

• Custom AEM Workflows and Metadata Management

• Apache Sling, OSGi, and JCR

• HTL (Sightly) and AEM Client Libraries (Clientlibs)

• Java / J2EE

• AEM Sites, Content Fragments, and Experience Fragments

• Frontend and Backend AEM Development

Key Responsibilities

• Lead AEM technical design, architecture, and development activities.

• Design and develop reusable AEM components, templates, services, and workflows.

• Develop custom OSGi services, Sling Models, Sling Servlets, and workflow processes.

• Implement and manage AEM Sites, Assets, DAM, metadata schemas, and content management solutions.

• Develop responsive frontend components using HTL, JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3, and Vue.js.

• Configure AEM authoring, publishing, Dispatcher, and replication environments.

• Support AEM as a Cloud Service deployments and Adobe Cloud Manager pipelines.

• Integrate AEM with third-party systems and REST APIs, including OpenSearch where applicable.

• Optimize applications for performance, scalability, security, and maintainability.

• Conduct code reviews, troubleshoot technical issues, and perform root cause analysis.

• Mentor developers and establish coding standards and development best practices.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and participate in Agile ceremonies.

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years of hands-on Adobe Experience Manager development experience.

• 5+ years of technical leadership or team lead experience.

• Strong experience with AEM 6.x and AEM as a Cloud Service.

• Proven experience delivering enterprise CMS and digital experience solutions.

• Strong knowledge of Java, Apache Sling, OSGi, JCR, HTL, and AEM Clientlibs.

• Experience with AEM DAM, custom workflows, metadata management, and content fragments.

• Experience with Git, Maven, REST APIs, and Cloud Manager.