Senior Back-end AEM Developer needed to join our team, here at VML Enterprise Solutions.

The opportunity: 

We are VML Enterprise Solutions - a group of talented engineers, tech experts, and creators who combine our passions and contribute to the IT world. You may know us better as Cognifide or Mirum – in 2020 we changed our names, but at the same time, we remained a great team of people who deliver our best. We design, build, manage and run complex technology platforms and help our clients to benefit from our work and creativity. 

Technologies we work with:    

• Languages: Java > TypeScript > JavaScript, Python, Kotlin, Groovy   
• Build systems: Maven, Gradle, Webpack   
• CI/CD: GitHub Actions, Jenkins   
• Infrastructure: Docker, Terraform, AWS CDK, Serverless Stack   
• Cloud: AWS 
• Frontend (nice to have): React, Vue, vanilla JS, jQuery, CSS 
• Testing: Cypress, REST Assured, Jest, JUnit 5 
• CMS: Adobe Experience Manager 

What you’ll be doing:

• Be part of platforms development and delivery based on Adobe Experience Manager (AEM): implementing new features and automated tests (50%), system configuration and maintenance (25%), bug-fixing (20%), solution design (5%). This role is for backend AEM developer, not for frontend. We do not expect you to write CSS styles.  
• Work in diverse, interdisciplinary, agile team (~ 10 people) in projects lasting from 3 to 12 months for global brands such as Coca-Cola, Ford, EY, Unilever, and Colgate-Palmolive   
• Take part in technical decision making, consult on technical solutions and shape projects at every stage   
• Use modern tools and approaches to deliver software efficiently   
• Automate build process and provisioning of environments (IaC, CI/CD pipelines) 
• Do production deployments along with monitoring of performance and security 
• Learn to deliver projects from definition, through build and testing, up to shipping to production   

What we want from you:

• University degree in IT field 
• At least 7 years of professional development experience in Java 
• At least 5 years of experience working with Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) architecture, building solutions, including components, templates (policies), OSGi, Apache Sling, DAM, Dispatcher  
• Understanding of AEM as a Cloud Service and deployments with Cloud Manager  
• Very good understanding of web development 
• Independence in coding and problem solving 
• Analytical thinking 
• Proactiveness, team player attitude, continuous improvement mindset 
• Openness to new technologies and approaches 
• Lead & mentor less experienced developers in your project 
• Very good English skills (min. B2)  

If you know some of this even better:

• Experience with other tools from Adobe stack, e.g. Adobe Target, Adobe Analytics 
• Experience with other content management systems like Contentful, Magnolia 
• Experience with cloud providers: AWS, Azure 

What we can offer you:

Alongside the opportunity to work with some of the most exciting brands around the world, we’ll also prioritise your career development and help you grow your skills. We’ll empower you to make a difference, allow you to be yourself, and respect who you are.

Our personality and behaviours: We believe that we are what we do, not just what we say. Our shared values and behaviours show how to bring the VML Enterprise Solution's culture to life through the actions we all take every day:

• Connect Meaningfully
• Inspire Creatively
• Include Purposefully
• Approach Positively

Our brilliant, talented people are what makes VML Enterprise Solutions what we are. That’s why we look for people who go beyond and always push our thinking to be better than yesterday.

AT VML Enterprise Solutions

Our Enterprise Solutions division houses strategic consultants, creative and technical architects and skilled developers and operators that together help some of the world’s leading organisations to deliver outstanding digital experiences across all major routes to market worldwide: marketplaces, online retailers, D2C, B2B and social platforms. With over 4,200 experts in 55 operational centres across 34 countries, our capabilities span the entire buying journey from customer acquisition, through engagement, to conversion and loyalty, driving multi-channel growth for world-leading brands.

We work with some of the most exciting brands such as The Coca-Cola Company, EY, Bosch, Unilever, Ford, DFS, Mercedes-Benz, Johnson & Johnson, Nestlé, Sainsbury’s, Selfridges, Shell and Tiffany & Co. We’ve built over 500 platforms for brands and retailers and generate in excess of $29bn annually for our clients and work with over 50 strategic partners including Adobe, SAP, Salesforce, HCL, Shopify, Sitecore, BigCommerce, commerce tools and Acquia. Our reputation is based on our people, and we believe we have some of the best in the business.

As our business grows internationally, we’re looking for new people to join us on our journey to inspire and take a key role in shaping some of the best commerce solutions, services, and websites in the world. Working as a team, no problem is insurmountable; we share in our client’s successes and believe that anyone can show creative bravery no matter what their role is in the team.