Senior Front-End / UI Developer

Gratitude Philippines; Cebu City; Hybrid; PHP 1,200,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Gratitude Philippines is seeking a Senior Front-End / UI Developer with strong Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) expertise to design, develop, and maintain scalable, accessible web experiences. You will build reusable AEM components and front-end solutions while collaborating with product owners, tech leads, QA, UX, DevOps, security, and operations teams.

The ideal candidate has 7+ years of enterprise web development, hands-on AEM experience (Sites, components, dialogs), and strong HTML5/CSS3/SCSS,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, or a related field; equivalent professional experience may be considered.
• 7+ years of professional web development experience or equivalent senior-level capability.
• Strong senior-level experience in Front-End/UI Web Development.
• Hands-on experience with Adobe Experience Manager (AEM), including AEM Sites, components, templates, dialogs, content structures, and author/publish workflows.
• Strong proficiency in HTML5, CSS3/SCSS, JavaScript, and responsive web development.
• Practical production experience with Vue.js or demonstrated ability to work effectively with Vue-based applications.
• Experience integrating front-end applications with REST APIs and backend services.
• Strong understanding of cross-browser compatibility, accessibility, UI/UX implementation, performance optimization, and debugging.
• Experience with Git or similar version-control systems.
• Ability to work independently within distributed and cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain responsive, accessible, scalable, and high-performing web interfaces for AEM-based websites and applications.
• Translate UI/UX designs, wireframes, business requirements, and acceptance criteria into high-quality functional interfaces.
• Develop and maintain reusable AEM components, templates, dialogs, and front-end libraries.
• Build and enhance front-end functionality using HTML5, CSS3/SCSS, JavaScript, and modern JavaScript frameworks such as Vue.js.
• Integrate front-end applications with REST APIs, backend services, AEM content structures, and other platform integrations.
• Support web platform enhancements, defect fixes, releases, migration activities, stabilization, and production support.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex front-end, AEM, browser compatibility, performance, and cross-environment issues.
• Participate in code reviews and follow front-end development standards, AEM best practices, secure coding practices, and maintainable implementation patterns.
• Collaborate with product, QA, backend, DevOps, security, business, and vendor teams across different regions and time zones.
• Identify opportunities to improve component reuse, reduce technical debt, and enhance platform reliability and performance.
• Support Agile/Scrum activities including backlog refinement, sprint planning, development, testing, and release coordination.
• Contribute to CI/CD, secure software delivery, vulnerability remediation, and production deployment activities.

Skills

AEM Front-End Development

Vue.js

HTML5/CSS3/SCSS

REST API integration

Git/Azure DevOps/Jira

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

AEM (Adobe Experience Manager)

Vue.js

Git

Azure DevOps

Jira

Sling/HTL

Job description

Job Overview

We are looking for a Senior Front-End / UI Developer with strong Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) experience to design, develop, and maintain scalable, secure, accessible, and high-performing customer-facing web experiences.

The role involves building reusable AEM components and front-end solutions while collaborating with product owners, technical leads, developers, QA, UX/design, DevOps, security, and operations teams. The ideal candidate should have strong enterprise web development experience and be comfortable working with AEM, modern front-end technologies, APIs, and distributed teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain responsive, accessible, scalable, and high-performing web interfaces for AEM-based websites and applications.

• Translate UI/UX designs, wireframes, business requirements, and acceptance criteria into high-quality functional interfaces.

• Develop and maintain reusable AEM components, templates, dialogs, and front-end libraries.

• Build and enhance front-end functionality using HTML5, CSS3/SCSS, JavaScript, and modern JavaScript frameworks such as Vue.js.

• Integrate front-end applications with REST APIs, backend services, AEM content structures, and other platform integrations.

• Support web platform enhancements, defect fixes, releases, migration activities, stabilization, and production support.

• Troubleshoot and resolve complex front-end, AEM, browser compatibility, performance, and cross-environment issues.

• Participate in code reviews and follow front-end development standards, AEM best practices, secure coding practices, and maintainable implementation patterns.

• Collaborate with product, QA, backend, DevOps, security, business, and vendor teams across different regions and time zones.

• Identify opportunities to improve component reuse, reduce technical debt, and enhance platform reliability and performance.

• Support Agile/Scrum activities including backlog refinement, sprint planning, development, testing, and release coordination.

• Contribute to CI/CD, secure software delivery, vulnerability remediation, and production deployment activities.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, or a related field; equivalent professional experience may be considered.

• 7+ years of professional web development experience or equivalent demonstrated senior-level capability.

• Strong senior-level experience in Front-End/UI Web Development.

• Hands-on experience with Adobe Experience Manager (AEM), including AEM Sites, components, templates, dialogs, content structures, and author/publish workflows.

• Strong proficiency in HTML5, CSS3/SCSS, JavaScript, and responsive web development.

• Practical production experience with Vue.js or demonstrated ability to work effectively with Vue-based applications.

• Experience integrating front-end applications with REST APIs and backend services.

• Strong understanding of cross-browser compatibility, accessibility, UI/UX implementation, performance optimization, and debugging.

• Experience with Git or similar version-control systems.

• Ability to work independently within distributed and cross-functional teams.

Additional Technical Qualifications

• Experience with AEM 6.5 and/or AEM as a Cloud Service.

• Knowledge of Cloud Manager, Apache Sling, HTL/Sightly, OSGi, Dispatcher, and DAM.

• Production experience with Vue.js; React or Angular is an advantage.

• Experience supporting enterprise-scale, multi-region, multi-brand, or high-availability web platforms.

• Familiarity with Java, .NET, or backend integration patterns.

• Experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies and tools such as Azure DevOps or JIRA.

• Exposure to CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, secure software delivery, vulnerability remediation, and production deployments.

• Experience supporting digital marketing, loyalty, retail, or customer-facing web journeys is an advantage.

Key Competencies

• Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.

• Ability to diagnose complex UI, browser, integration, and AEM issues.

• High ownership and accountability for delivery quality, stability, and timelines.

• Strong collaboration and stakeholder-management skills.

• Ability to balance performance, maintainability, security, speed, and customer experience.

• Strong written and verbal communication.

• Continuous learning mindset and adaptability to evolving AEM, cloud, and front-end technologies.

Work Requirements

• Willingness to work in a hybrid setup in Makati.

• Willingness to work on a night shift starting at 8:00 PM.

• Ability to collaborate with distributed teams across regions and time zones.

• Ability to support production issues, releases, and critical application requirements when necessary.