Senior Application Development Engineer

Compunnel, Inc.; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading software development firm is seeking a Senior Application Development Engineer to design and maintain customized software applications. This role involves collaboration with product managers and requires expertise in AEM and full-stack development. Candidates should have a strong background in application development with a minimum of 6 years of experience. Knowledge of Agile methodologies and testing practices is essential.

Qualifications

• Minimum 6 years of experience in application development or similar roles.
• Familiarity with accessibility compliance standards.
• Proficient in TDD and code quality tools.

Responsibilities

• Write clean, efficient, and maintainable code following programming standards.
• Develop scalable and secure applications using frameworks and design patterns.
• Perform unit testing, integration testing, and debugging.

Skills

Expertise in AEM architecture

Full-stack development

Adobe Guides

Agile methodology

Git

Unit testing

Integration testing

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Science

Tools

SonarQube

Job description

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Application Development Engineer to design, build, test, and maintain software applications tailored to business and user needs.

This role combines software engineering expertise with problem-solving and requires close collaboration with product managers to translate requirements into functional, scalable solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Write clean, efficient, and maintainable code following programming standards.
• Develop scalable and secure applications using frameworks and design patterns.
• Build solutions for “Manuals” using Adobe Guides.
• Perform unit testing, integration testing, and debugging.
• Create technical documentation for self-service enablement.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (PMs, designers, QA, developers).
• Update applications by fixing bugs and enhancing performance.

Required Qualifications

• Expertise in AEM architecture and full-stack development (Guides, Templates, Components, Content Fragments, Experience Fragments, GraphQL, JCR, OSGI, Servlets, Apache Sling, Workflows, DAM).
• Experience with Adobe Guides and DITA (Maps, Topics, PDF generation).
• Familiarity with accessibility compliance standards.
• Agile methodology experience.
• Knowledge of Git, CI/CD pipelines, and Adobe Cloud Manager pipelines.
• Proficient in unit, integration, and end-to-end testing (e.g., Jest), TDD, and code quality tools (e.g., SonarQube).
• Minimum 6 years of experience in application development or similar roles.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with AEM as a Cloud Service (AEMaaCS).
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Certifications

• Adobe Certified Expert or Professional – AEM Sites Developer.
• Adobe Certified Professional – AEM Developer Expert.