AEM Solutions Engineer

$155,000–$152,000 Annually Experience Required: 6+ years

Job Summary

We are seeking an Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) Developer to build and maintain enterprise-grade digital experiences on AEM Sites, AEM Assets, and AEM as a Cloud Service. The role focuses on hands-on development of components, templates, workflows, integrations, and front-end experiences using AEM’s modern stack, with strong attention to performance, content authoring experience, and long-term maintainability. The ideal candidate has shipped meaningful AEM work in production, understands modern AEM patterns including SPA editor and headless delivery, and balances technical rigor with editor and content-author needs.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and develop AEM Sites components, templates, and content fragments following modern AEM patterns.

• Build OSGi services, Sling models, servlets, and Java backend logic within AEM.

• Develop front-end experiences using HTL, JavaScript, and modern build tools.

• Implement headless and hybrid delivery patterns using AEM Content Fragments, GraphQL APIs, and edge delivery.

• Migrate or build implementations on AEM as a Cloud Service with cloud-native CI/CD pipelines.

• Develop AEM Assets workflows including DAM customizations and metadata schema design.

• Integrate AEM with Adobe Experience Cloud (Target, Analytics, Campaign) and external systems.

• Implement personalization, A/B testing, and targeted content delivery using AEM and Adobe Target.

• Optimize page performance, caching, and Dispatcher configuration for high-traffic sites.

• Build CI/CD pipelines using Cloud Manager, GitHub Actions, or Jenkins for AEM deployments.

• Participate in code reviews, contribute to standards, and document technical decisions.

• Troubleshoot production issues spanning author, publish, and Dispatcher tiers of the AEM stack, applying systematic diagnostic techniques and partnering with infrastructure teams when issues cross tier boundaries.

• Collaborate with content authors, designers, and product owners on authoring experience improvements.

• Stay current with AEM releases, Cloud Service evolution, and Adobe ecosystem developments.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field.

• Five or more years of AEM development experience.

• Deep expertise in Java, OSGi, Sling, and HTL.

• Strong understanding of AEM architecture including author, publish, and Dispatcher tiers.

• Hands-on experience with AEM as a Cloud Service or AEM 6.5.

• Experience building Content Fragments, GraphQL APIs, and headless delivery patterns.

• Strong front-end skills with modern JavaScript and build tools.

• Experience with CI/CD pipelines for AEM deployments.

• Strong troubleshooting and performance-tuning skills.

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

• Adobe Certified AEM Developer credentials.

• Experience with Edge Delivery Services and Franklin/HLX.

• Familiarity with Adobe Experience Platform.

• Exposure to multi-region or multi-brand AEM deployments.

• Experience integrating AEM with commerce platforms (Magento, Salesforce Commerce Cloud).