Front End Developer AEM

Zensar; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Zensar in Bengaluru, India seeks an experienced Frontend Lead Developer to drive the architecture and implementation of large-scale web applications using the AEM stack. You will lead the frontend team, craft reusable components, and ensure best practices in performance, accessibility, and security.

The role requires hands-on expertise in ES6+, modern frameworks, REST integrations, and building scalable UI libraries, with strong collaboration across UX and backend teams.

Qualifications

• Minimum 7+ years of experience as a FE lead developer building large scale web applications.

Responsibilities

• Lead frontend development for large-scale web applications using AEM stack.
• Architect and implement reusable UI components for performance and scale.
• Collaborate with UX, backend teams and QA to ensure high-quality delivery.

Skills

Frontend architecture

JavaScript ES6

UI/chrome performance

AEM FE experience

React.js / Angular / Vue

REST APIs integration

HTML5 & CSS3

Node.js & npm

Web accessibility WCAG

Build tools (webpack, grunt, gulp)

Tools

AEM

Jenkins

Git

JIRA

NPM / Webpack

Job description

Skills required:

• Minimum 7+ years of experience as a FE lead developer building large scale web applications.
• Worked on at least 2 AEM Agile projects and understands how the FE workflow works with AEM stack. Preference is given to candidates who have maintained or architected the FE for large scale AEM applications.
• Worked on atleast one full cycle AEM EDS implementation project and fluent with AEM EDS block concepts, Universal Editor and EDS building blocks.
• Well versed in software design patterns and principles and understand browser quirks, responsive designs, web performance and optimization. Emphasis is more on design, architecture, writing modular reusable code for scale and performance.
• Detailed knowledge of OO JavaScript (ES2015 is a plus) including DOM manipulation and the JavaScript object model.
• Deep understanding of HTML5, CSS3 (SAAS, LESS) in a responsive design framework.
• Proficiency in JavaScript and frameworks (JQuery, React.js, Vue.js, Angular.js). Experience working with or building unified UI libraries. Jquery and React.js experience is a must.
• Optimizing components for maximum performance across a vast array of web-capable devices and browsers.
• Experience in integrating with RESTful APIs keeping performance and security in mind.
• Working knowledge of AEM FE framework for UI integrations- HTL, Coral UI 2/3, clientlibs.
• Strong knowledge of Node.js & npm, grunt/gulp, webpack and FE development, setup and deployment processes with project tools like Git, Jenkins, JIRA.
• Good understanding of Web Accessibility WCAG guidelines.
• Knowledge of modern authorization mechanisms, such as OAuth, JSON Web Token.
• Familiarity with modern front-end build pipelines and tools.
• Provide accurate estimates based on wireframes and mockups.
• Bring solutions to problems related to cross-platform display.
• Work with the user experience and Backend teams to make sure we deliver the best possible experience, aligned with the business objectives.
• Assure the quality of the work by writing and running unit tests.
• Research and development / constant technological monitoring in line with technological innovations to ensure the compatibility of available products, and improving the user experience.
• Good to have - understanding of Adobe products like - Analytics, Target, Launch from a FE perspective.