Saatchi & Saatchi is seeking a Senior Back-end AEM Developer for a full-time position starting immediately. You should have 6+ years of experience building enterprise-grade web experiences on the Adobe Experience Manager platform, with a track record of technical leadership and delivery on complex, multi-brand digital properties.
You are passionate about architecture, performance, and mentoring others.
You thrive in environments where you can drive technical decisions, elevate team capabilities, and deliver high-quality, accessible digital experiences at scale.
Lead the design, development, and architecture of back-end web applications built on Adobe Experience Manager (AEM).
Define and enforce component architecture, content modeling patterns, and development standards across multi-brand, multi-site, multi-channel AEM implementations.
Design and build robust backend services, APIs, and integration layers using Java, Apache Sling, and OSGi.
Own the integration architecture between AEM and middleware platforms (e.g., MuleSoft), third-party systems, and enterprise services via RESTful APIs and GraphQL.
Drive AEM caching strategy across the full stack — client-side, CDN (AWS CloudFront), AEM Dispatcher, and in-memory (Caffeine) — to optimize performance and scalability.
Lead Content Fragment modeling and GraphQL persisted query design for headless content delivery.
Ensure WCAG 2.0 AA compliance and champion accessibility best practices across the development team.
Mentor junior and intermediate developers through code reviews, pair programming, and technical guidance.
Drive technical decisions on build tooling, CI/CD pipelines, AEM Cloud Manager deployments, and development workflows.
Collaborate with solution architects, project managers, and client stakeholders to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions.
Identify and manage technical debt, propose improvements, and lead platform upgrade initiatives.
Contribute to solution design documents, architecture decisions, and technical assessments.
6+ years of professional experience in back-end web development, with deep hands-on AEM experience across multiple projects.
Expert-level experience with Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) 6.5+, including templates, components, dialogs, sling models, HTL/Sightly, dispatcher configurations, workflows, and content architecture.
Strong proficiency in Java/J2EE, Apache Sling, OSGi, and Maven, with the ability to design scalable backend solutions.
Proven experience with Content Fragments, GraphQL persisted queries, and headless content delivery patterns.
Experience architecting integrations between AEM and middleware platforms (e.g., MuleSoft, API gateways) via RESTful services and GraphQL.
Strong understanding of AEM caching strategies across Dispatcher, CDN (e.g., AWS CloudFront), and application-level caching (e.g., Caffeine).
Proficiency with AEM Cloud Manager for build, deployment, and environment management.
Deep understanding of web accessibility standards (WCAG 2.0 AA or higher) and proven ability to deliver accessible experiences.
Experience with AEM’s Digital Asset Management (DAM) and content lifecycle workflows.
Experience leading code reviews, establishing coding standards, and mentoring developers.
Strong experience with Git version control, branching strategies, and collaborative development workflows.
Solid understanding of CI/CD practices, build automation, and deployment pipelines.
Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence technical direction and present to stakeholders.
Experience with AEM as a Cloud Service or Edge Delivery Services.
Adobe technical certifications (e.g., AEM Sites Developer, AEM Architect).
Expertise in HTML5, CSS/LESS/SASS, JavaScript/TypeScript, and deep experience with at least one modern front-end framework (React, Angular, or Vue).
Familiarity with Adobe Experience Cloud products (Analytics, Target, Campaign).
Experience with AWS CloudFront configuration, cache policies, and CDN optimization.
Hands-on experience with Azure DevOps and Azure Pipelines.
Experience with SSO/SAML integration (e.g., OKTA) and enterprise authentication patterns.
Experience with application security scanning tools (e.g., Veracode) and secure coding practices.
Experience with monorepo architecture and npm workspaces at scale.
Experience with bilingual or multi-lingual content management (e.g., EN/FR).
Knowledge of performance profiling, Lighthouse auditing, and web performance optimization.
Experience with multi-site manager, blueprinting, and enterprise-scale content governance.
Experience with containerization (Docker) and cloud hosting environments.
Knowledge of search engine optimization best practices.
Experience using design tools such as Figma for developer handoff workflows.
