AEM Lead Engineer — Cloud Web & Frontend Leader

Next Frontier Capital; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

J.P. Morgan Asset & Wealth Management seeks a Lead Software Engineer to provide deep engineering expertise across agile teams, delivering trusted, scalable technology products in a secure environment. You’ll lead strategic development for new and existing products, while shaping industry best practices and innovation.

Ideal candidates will have 5+ years in software engineering with leadership experience and strong AEM, front-end, and marketing ecosystem integration skills.

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience in building and architecting enterprise-grade websites, including at least 3 years in a lead developer role.
• Deep expertise with Adobe Experience Manager (AEM), including component development, content architecture, templates, OSGi, Sling Models, and dispatcher configurations.
• Experience with AEM as a Cloud Service or AEM Managed Services.
• Strong knowledge of Adobe’s marketing ecosystem (Marketo, Adobe Analytics, Adobe Target or Engage) and how they integrate with AEM.
• Hands-on proficiency with modern front-end technologies: JavaScript, TypeScript, React or similar frameworks, CSS/SCSS, and responsive design.
• Solid understanding of web security, SEO best practices, web accessibility (WCAG 2.x), and performance optimization.
• Experience managing developers and working with external implementation partners or agencies.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to collaborate with business stakeholders and translate needs into technical solutions.

Responsibilities

• Creates novel code solutions and drives the development of new production code capabilities across teams and functions
• Translates highly complex technical issues, trends, and approaches to leadership to drive the firm's innovation and enable leaders to make strategic, well-informed decisions about technology advancements
• Drives adoption and implementation of technical methods in specialized fields in line with the latest product development methodologies
• Creates durable, reusable software frameworks that are leveraged across teams and functions
• Influences across business, product, and technology teams and successfully manages senior stakeholder relationships
• Champions the firm's culture of diversity, opportunity, inclusion, and respect

Skills

Lead Developer

AEM Expert

Front-end React

Web Security

WCAG

SEO

Stakeholder Communication

Team Leadership

Tools

Adobe Experience Manager (AEM)

AEM Cloud Service

AEM Managed Services

Marketo

Adobe Analytics

Adobe Target

Sling Models

Job description

J.P. Morgan Asset & Wealth Management seeks a Lead Software Engineer to provide deep engineering expertise across agile teams, delivering trusted, scalable technology products in a secure environment. You’ll lead strategic development for new and existing products, while shaping industry best practices and innovation.

Ideal candidates will have 5+ years in software engineering with leadership experience and strong AEM, front-end, and marketing ecosystem integration skills.