Senior Developer

WestJet; Calgary; Remote; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic team at an innovative airline where your technical skills in Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) will shine. As a Senior AEM Developer, you'll play a crucial role in building responsive and secure solutions for WestJet.com. This position allows you to lead development efforts, collaborate with a talented team, and contribute to exciting projects that enhance the travel experience for Canadians. With a commitment to diversity and a focus on safety, WestJet offers a vibrant work culture and opportunities for professional growth. If you're ready to take your career to new heights, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Travel privileges for employees and family

Flexible savings and benefit programs

Fun and friendly work culture

Qualifications

• Strong expertise in Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) for web development.
• Experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies and collaborative work.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of high-quality software solutions using AEM.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to define functional and design specifications.

Skills

Adobe Experience Manager (AEM)

Java

Agile/Scrum methodologies

Communication skills

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Git

CMS platforms

Job description

Career Opportunities: Senior AEM Developer (100130)

Requisition ID 100130 - Posted - Digital Technology - Calgary, AB (YYC) - WestJet

Posting Close Date: 02/12/2025 (Please note the posting will close at 11:59pm MST)

Why WestJet:

Every WestJet journey has the potential to enrich lives; a career with us is no exception.

WestJet arrived on the Canadian airline scene in 1996 and changed the industry for the better. We made air travel more affordable for Canadians and now we're going global.

Join us, this is where your career story takes off.

Remote Work:

This position is eligible for remote work, within Canada, under our mobile workforce program.

Overview of role:

We are seeking an AEM Software Developer to be an active member of our Digital product development team - which is responsible for building responsive, secure, and innovative solutions for WestJet.com. This role will provide technical expertise and lead the development team in creating high-quality software solutions by designing and developing high-quality components, templates, dialogues, widgets, and bundles within the Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) Platform. Applies industry-standard processes, practices, and techniques. Leads the development and assists Product and business stakeholders to develop appropriate object-oriented software systems that meet WestJet's business, technical, and quality requirements.

This position requires an energetic self-starter with a strong work ethic and willingness to learn, mentor, and contribute to a fast-paced environment. Excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate with others are essential.

Key deliverables include:

1. Work with business stakeholders to define and prepare functional and design specifications of new features/products on the CMS platform.
2. Provide accurate estimates for developmental effort, complexity, and risk for AEM development sustainment streams and capital projects.
3. Work closely with internal and external developers, as well as Product Owner and stakeholders.
4. Assist technical support staff, project managers, and users as needed to support business applications by diagnosing complex production issues requiring extensive analysis and troubleshooting.
5. Balance multiple competing priorities in a fast-paced Agile/Scrum environment.
6. Design and develop automated unit and integration tests for front and back end code that define and validate feature/product requirements.
7. Design and develop robust new AEM components or modify existing ones, including their configuration, Java code, client libraries, and templates that meet business, technical, and quality requirements.
8. Work with technology, product, and business partners to design and develop reusable templates, components, and services.
9. Identify and document functional and technical requirements.
10. Provide technical expertise in how to manage code and resolve conflicts with other development initiatives.
11. Collaborate with tech leads, front end developers, backend developers, QA, business stakeholders, and Product owners to design and build a front-end experience in AEM.
12. Quickly understand and be responsible for a complex codebase and the relationship between AEM front end, AEM back end, middleware, and various API.
13. Work closely with Vendor partner to ensure sound practices regarding site architecture, performance and reliability, and content delivery are in place.
14. Participate in an On-Call support rotation ensuring the uptime of the web properties.
15. Review and approve/decline pull requests for merging code into the main branches of the WestJet git repository.
16. Ability to proactively identify and resolve issues that impact an overall implementation effort.

Experience and qualifications:

The benefits of being a WestJetter:

• A fun and friendly culture with colleagues who work together to win.
• Travel privileges for you and your family, effective from your start date.
• Savings and Benefit programs that are flexible to meet your specific needs.

Think we are a fit? Apply now!

About WestJet Group of Companies

Together with WestJet's regional airline, WestJet Encore, we offer scheduled service to more than 100 destinations in North America, Central America, the Caribbean and Europe and to more than 175 destinations in over 20 countries through our airline partnerships.

Our Safety Promise

At WestJet, the safety and security of our people and our guests is a core value and at the heart of what we do. As safety and security is a shared responsibility, it is expected that you will use safe work practices to ensure your well-being and the safety of others.

WestJet recognizes that the use of Alcohol and Drugs can adversely impact a safe work environment and the well-being of others including guests, suppliers and the public, as well as place WestJet's operations at risk. All roles that are identified as safety sensitive are required to pass a Pre-Employment Alcohol and Drug Test as per WestJet's Alcohol and Drug Policy.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

We embrace what makes us each unique, and what makes us uniquely WestJet. WestJet is committed to inclusiveness, equity, and accessibility and if you require accommodation during the selection process, please let our Talent Acquisition team know. We encourage all qualified candidates to apply. We thank all applicants for their interest in WestJet; however, only those candidates who are selected will be contacted.

For more information about everything WestJet, please visit WestJet.com.