AEM Developer (Backend Delivery & Headless)

Role Title

AEM Developer (Backend Delivery & Headless)

Overview

We are seeking an AEM Developer to support delivery of a
marketing transformation initiative leveraging AEM as a Cloud Service and
Edge Delivery Services (EDS).

This role will primarily focus on headless content
delivery, enabling modern front -end experiences delivered via EDS. You will
work with Content Fragments, GraphQL APIs, and integration
patterns to expose structured, performant content to the front end.

This is a hands -on development role supporting an
EDS -first delivery model, working closely with a front -end developer building
content -driven UI at the edge.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain headless
content delivery services within AEM

• Work with: 

o Content Fragments

o AEM GraphQL APIs

o Headless content delivery
patterns

• Enable EDS front -end
experiences by providing structured, performant content

• Design and implement REST APIs
and integrations with external systems (search, analytics, data
services)

• Support search and structured
content experiences (articles, FAQs, site content)

• Build and maintain AEM components
and services where required to support content modelling

• Develop and maintain business
logic features where needed (e.g. calculators, decision tools)

• Collaborate closely with
front -end developers to ensure seamless API and UI integration

• Contribute to Cloud Manager
pipelines, CI/CD, and cloud -native deployments

• Ensure backend and content
services are scalable, maintainable, and performant

Required Skills & Experience

• ~5–6 years of AEM development
experience

• Strong experience with: 

o Java (AEM backend)

o Sling / OSGi

o JCR (content repository)

• Hands -on experience with: 

o Content Fragments and headless
delivery

o AEM GraphQL APIs

• Experience building and consuming REST APIs and integrations

• Strong understanding of: 

o AEM Author / Publish model

o Dispatcher / caching concepts

AEM Platform Experience (Important)

• AEM as a Cloud Service

• Content Fragments / Experience
Fragments

• GraphQL API configuration
and usage

• AEM Assets integration

• Familiarity with Cloud Manager
and CI/CD pipelines

Nice to Have (but not essential)

• Exposure to Edge Delivery
Services (EDS) or other headless CMS models

• Experience with search platforms
(e.g. Algolia, Elasticsearch)

• Experience building data -driven
features (e.g. calculators, charts, decision tools)

• Familiarity with Adobe Experience
Cloud (Analytics, Target)