RoleOverview

The Senior AEMFront-End Engineer is responsible for designing, developing, and deployingrobust, scalable, and visually precise user interfaces within the Adobe Experience Manager (AEM)platform. This position requires deep expertise in AEM front-end frameworks,HTL-based component development, and modern JavaScript. The role involves closecollaboration with UX/UI designers and AEM backend developers to deliverpixel-perfect, high-performance digital experiences.

KeyResponsibilities

1.AEM Component & Template Development

• HTL/Sightly Mastery: Develop highly reusable AEM components and editable templates using HTL.
• Front-End Implementation: Write clean and semantic HTML5, scalable CSS3/SASS/LESS, and efficient JavaScript (ES6+).
• ClientLibs Management: Create and optimize AEM Client Libraries, ensuring proper dependency loading, caching, and performance tuning.
• Authoring Experience: Build intuitive, author-friendly components with robust Touch UI dialogs and configuration options.

2.Architecture and Integration

• SPA/Headless Integration: Lead integrations between AEM and frameworks such as React/Angular, using SPA Editor or Headless approaches (Content Fragments, GraphQL).
• Performance Optimization: Identify and resolve UI performance bottlenecks; ensure fast rendering and cross-browser compatibility.
• AEMaaCS & DevOps: Work within AEM as a Cloud Service environments including Cloud Manager pipelines and AEMaaCS best practices.
• API Consumption: Integrate front-end components with AEM JSON Exporter, REST APIs, and Adobe Marketing Cloud tools (Target, Analytics).

3.Quality, Governance & Mentorship

• Standards Compliance: Enforce WCAG accessibility, responsive design principles, and high-quality coding standards.
• Code Reviews: Lead front-end code reviews ensuring performance, maintainability, and adherence to AEM best practices.
• Mentorship: Guide junior developers on AEM front-end techniques, JavaScript patterns, and component architecture.

RequiredQualifications & Technical Skills

• Experience: 5–8 years in web UI development, including 3+ years in AEM front-end engineering.
• AEM Expertise (Mandatory):
• HTL/Sightly
• AEM Client Libraries
• AEM Core Components
• Front-End Core: Strong mastery of HTML5, CSS3/SASS, JavaScript (ES6+), component-based UI architecture.
• Preferred Frameworks: Experience with React, Angular, or Vue.js in an AEM environment.
• Build Tools: Proficiency with Webpack, Gulp, Grunt, and Git-based workflows.
• Certification (Highly Preferred): Adobe Certified Expert – AEM Sites Developer.