AEM & EDS Developer

Movate; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 5,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Movate is seeking a seasoned Senior AEM Backend & EDS Developer to architect, build, and maintain enterprise-grade digital experience platforms in Bengaluru, India. You will drive backend AEM components, lead AEMaaCS-to-EDS migrations, and advance Edge Delivery Services adoption to deliver sub-second web experiences.

You will own end-to-end delivery across authoring, build, and CDN layers, mentor engineers, and collaborate with frontend teams and solution architects.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of hands-on AEM development experience (AEM 6.4/6.5 and AEM as a Cloud Service).
• 3+ years working with Adobe Edge Delivery Services or AEM Franklin/Helix.
• At least one production EDS site shipped and live — be prepared to discuss decisions.
• Experience leading AEMaaCS-to-EDS migration projects end-to-end.
• Proficiency in Java (8+), OSGi/Felix, Apache Sling, and JCR/Oak.
• Strong command of AEM component development — HTL/Sightly, Sling Models, WCM Core Components.
• Experience with AEM Dispatcher configuration, CDN strategies, and caching policies.
• Hands-on with AEM Cloud Manager pipelines, environments, and RDE.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement AEM components, templates, and workflows using Java/OSGi, Sling, and JCR.
• Build RESTful and GraphQL APIs backed by AEM Content Services and Sling Models.
• Architect content structures, DAM integrations, and replication topologies for high availability.
• Lead AEMaaCS-to-EDS migrations including content modelling and authoring workflow changes.
• Mentor engineers on AEM development standards and perform code reviews.

Skills

AEM development

Java 8+

OSGi/Felix

Sling Models

JCR/Oak

AEMaaCS

EDS migrations

GraphQL API

Headless AEM

CDN / Akamai

Content Fragments

Unit testing (JUnit)

CI/CD (GitHub Actions)

Tools

AEM SDK

Docker

Adobe Cloud Manager

GitHub Actions

Jenkins

Job description

We are looking for a seasoned Senior AEM Backend & EDS Developer to architect, build, and maintain enterprise-

grade digital experience platforms. You will drive the development of robust AEM backend components, lead AEM

as a Cloud Service migrations, and spearhead the adoption of Adobe Edge Delivery Services (EDS) — including

migrations from AEMaaCS to EDS — to deliver sub-second web experiences. You bring at least one live, production

EDS site to your track record, and are comfortable owning delivery end-to-end across authoring, build, and CDN

layers.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Design and develop custom AEM components, templates, and workflows using Java/OSGi, Sling, and JCR.
• Build and maintain RESTful and GraphQL APIs backed by AEM Content Services and Sling Models.
• Architect content structures, DAM integrations, and replication topologies for high-availability environments.
• Implement and lead AEM as a Cloud Service (AEMaaCS) migrations — content migration, index definitions, cloud-native configurations, and feature flag management.
• Conduct code reviews, enforce best practices, and mentor junior and mid-level engineers on AEM development standards.

Edge Delivery Services (EDS) Development &Migration

• Own and deliver production EDS sites end-to-end — from initial block library setup through to go-live and post-launch stabilisation.
• Lead end-to-end migrations from AEM as a Cloud Service to Adobe Edge Delivery Services, including content modelling, block library porting, and authoring workflow transition.
• Author and optimise block libraries using vanilla JS and CSS in alignment with EDS conventions.
• Integrate EDS with AEM authoring (Universal Editor, Sidekick) and third-party data sources via
• Monitor and improve Core Web Vitals — LCP, CLS, and INP — across EDS properties.
• Automate EDS build and deployment pipelines using GitHub Actions and AEM Cloud Manager.
• Configure and manage Akamai CDN properties — caching rules, edge logic, and cache invalidation strategies for AEM and EDS environments.
• Implement Akamai EdgeWorkers and Property Manager rules to optimise content delivery and enforce security policies.
• Collaborate with infrastructure teams on Akamai WAF, DDoS mitigation, and origin shield configuration.
• Troubleshoot cache-related performance issues across Akamai and AEM Dispatcher layers.

Architecture & Collaboration

• Define and document technical architecture for AEM + EDS hybrid and full-EDS implementations.
• Partner with front-end engineers, UX designers, and solution architects to translate business requirements into scalable solutions.
• Drive adoption of observability tooling (Adobe Experience Platform Debugger, RUM, Akamai mPulse) for production monitoring.

DevOps, Tooling

• Strong Git workflows, branching strategies, and code review practices.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines — GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or Adobe Cloud Manager.
• Comfortable with Docker-based local development environments (AEM SDK).
• Familiarity with unit and integration testing — JUnit 5, Mockito, AEM Mocks (io.wcm).

EDS / Franklin Expertise

• Proven track record of building and shipping production EDS sites using block-based authoring.
• Deep understanding of AEMaaCS-to-EDS migration patterns — content model mapping, block porting, redirect strategy, and authoring workflow changeover.
• Understanding of EDS metadata, redirects, sitemap generation, and indexing pipeline.
• Experience with EDS performance auditing using Lighthouse CI and PageSpeed Insights.
• Hands-on experience configuring Akamai Property Manager, caching behaviours, and origin failover rules.
• Working knowledge of Akamai EdgeWorkers for server-side personalisation and request routing.
• Familiarity with Akamai mPulse or equivalent RUM tooling for CDN-level performance monitoring.
• Understanding of CDN cache invalidation strategies in the context of AEM publish/replication workflows.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• 8+ years of hands‑on AEM development experience (AEM 6.4/6.5 and AEM as a Cloud Service).
• 3+ years working with Adobe Edge Delivery Services or AEM Franklin/Helix.
• At least one demonstrable production EDS site shipped and live — be prepared to share the URL and discuss architecture decisions during the interview.
• Demonstrated experience leading AEMaaCS-to-EDS migration projects end-to-end.
• Deep proficiency in Java (8+), OSGi/Felix, Apache Sling, and JCR/Oak.
• Strong command of AEM component development — HTL/Sightly, Sling Models, WCM Core Components.
• Experience with AEM Dispatcher configuration, CDN strategies, and caching policies.
• Hands‑on with AEM Cloud Manager pipelines, environment configurations, and RDE (Rapid Development
• Hands‑on experience with AEM Experience Fragments and Content Fragments for omnichannel content delivery.
• Proficiency in headless AEM delivery using Content Fragment models and the AEM GraphQL API — including persisted queries, filtering, and pagination.

NICE TO HAVE

• Adobe Certified Expert (ACE) — Sites Developer or Backend Developer certification.
• Experience with headless AEM delivery via Content Fragments + GraphQL.
• Knowledge of Adobe Launch (Tags) and Target integration.
• Exposure to React/Next.js-based front-end stacks consuming AEM APIs.
• Contributions to open-source AEM or EDS projects.

For this JD, I would separate the skills into Mandatory, Strong Preference, and Good to Have so you can shortlist candidates quickly on Naukri.