AEM Developer - Senior Associate Developer

Sapient (publicissapient); Pune District, Gurugram District, Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 3,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Gender-Neutral Policy

Flexible work arrangements

Paid holidays

Job summary

Publicis Sapient is seeking an AEM Senior Developer to design and build modern AEM content platforms for enterprise clients. You will develop scalable content services, headless APIs, reusable components and integrations while guiding implementation quality across delivery teams.

This hands-on role requires mentoring others, solving complex AEM challenges and moving digital platforms toward cloud-native, API-first and AI-enabled delivery, with strong emphasis on performance, security and

Qualifications

• 4-8 years of overall experience, including 3+ years of hands-on experience in Adobe Experience Manager, preferably AEM as a Cloud Service.
• Strong hands-on experience with Java, Sling, JCR, OSGi, HTL, REST/GraphQL APIs, AEM Core Components and AEM Content Services.
• Experience with headless CMS and composable architectures for modern authoring and delivery.
• Experience with AEM as a Cloud Service, Cloud Manager, Maven, Git, CI/CD pipelines and cloud-native deployment practices.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop scalable AEM Content Services, reusable components, templates, workflows and APIs to support enterprise digital experience platforms.
• Build Content Fragment Models, Content Fragments, Experience Fragments, taxonomies, metadata and localisation strategies for reusable omnichannel content delivery.
• Develop and expose headless content APIs using GraphQL and REST to enable content consumption across web, mobile and digital channels.
• Integrate AEM with frontend frameworks such as React, Angular, Next.js or Vue using API-first and headless delivery patterns.
• Implement DAM, metadata management, tagging, search, indexing, Dispatcher, caching, CDN integration and content publishing processes.
• Apply engineering best practices including SOLID principles, design patterns, code reviews, automated testing and SonarQube to improve scalability, security and maintainability.
• Troubleshoot production issues across AEM Content Services, integrations, cloud environments, APIs, caching and deployment pipelines.

Skills

AEM

Java

REST/GraphQL APIs

Cloud Native

Agile delivery

Tools

Sling

JCR

OSGi

HTL

Maven

Git

CI/CD

Job description

Publicis Sapient is looking for an AEM Senior Developer to help design and build modern AEM content platforms for enterprise clients.

You will develop scalable content services, headless APIs, reusable components and integrations while guiding implementation quality across delivery teams.

This role is suited for a hands-on engineer who can solve complex AEM challenges, mentor others and help move digital platforms towards cloud-native, API-first and AI-enabled delivery.

Your Impact:

Design and develop scalable AEM Content Services, reusable components, templates, workflows and APIs to support enterprise digital experience platforms.

Build Content Fragment Models, Content Fragments, Experience Fragments, taxonomies, metadata and localisation strategies for reusable omnichannel content delivery.

Develop and expose headless content APIs using GraphQL and REST to enable content consumption across web, mobile and digital channels.

Integrate AEM with frontend frameworks such as React, Angular, Next.js or Vue using API-first and headless delivery patterns.

Implement DAM, metadata management, tagging, search, indexing, Dispatcher, caching, CDN integration and content publishing processes.

Apply engineering best practices including SOLID principles, design patterns, code reviews, automated testing and SonarQube to improve scalability, security and maintainability.

Troubleshoot production issues across AEM Content Services, integrations, cloud environments, APIs, caching and deployment pipelines.

Your Skills & Experience:

4-8 years of overall experience, including 3+ years of hands-on experience in Adobe Experience Manager, preferably AEM as a Cloud Service.

Strong hands-on experience with Java, Sling, JCR, OSGi, HTL, REST/GraphQL APIs, AEM Core Components and AEM Content Services.

Experience with Universal Editor, Edge Delivery Services, document-based authoring, Headless CMS and composable architectures for modern authoring and delivery.

Experience with AEM as a Cloud Service, Cloud Manager, Maven, Git, CI/CD pipelines and cloud-native deployment practices.

Ability to implement integrations using Adobe I/O, REST APIs, GraphQL and enterprise platforms including AEP, Analytics, Commerce, PIM, CRM, identity providers and third-party systems.

Strong understanding of non-functional requirements including performance, scalability, accessibility, security, SEO, GEO and content discoverability.

Ability to collaborate with architects, UX, frontend, QA, DevOps and business stakeholders in Agile delivery environments.

Set Yourself Apart With:

Ability to mentor developers and provide technical inputs on design, implementation standards and quality gates.

Experience using Generative AI and Adobe AI capabilities to accelerate content modelling, API development, documentation, testing, migration and content optimisation.

Experience supporting AI-enabled workflows for content generation, SEO/GEO recommendations, accessibility validation, governance and publishing readiness.

Strong troubleshooting skills across AEM Content Services, integrations, caching, cloud environments and deployment pipelines.

Awareness of emerging Adobe Experience Cloud capabilities, Edge Delivery Services, Universal Editor and AI-driven content delivery practices.

Benefits of Working Here:

Gender-Neutral Policy

18 paid holidays throughout the year for NCR/BLR (22 for Mumbai)

Generous parental leave and new parent transition programme

Flexible work arrangements

Employee Assistance Programmes to support wellness and wellbeing