Lead Frontend AEM EDS Developer
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Description
Responsibilities:
- Lead the architecture, design, and development of enterprise web experiences using Adobe Edge Delivery Services (EDS).
- Build reusable and configurable EDS blocks and components using JavaScript, HTML, and CSS.
- Define UI architecture, coding standards, development patterns, and engineering best practices.
- Develop responsive, accessible, cross-browser-compatible, and high-performance user interfaces.
- Optimise solutions for Core Web Vitals, page performance, SEO, and accessibility.
- Translate UX/UI designs and business requirements into scalable technical implementations.
- Work closely with architects, product owners, UX designers, backend developers, QA teams, and business stakeholders.
- Integrate front-end experiences with APIs and enterprise services.
- Conduct code reviews and ensure adherence to engineering, security, accessibility, and performance standards.
- Troubleshoot complex UI, integration, deployment, and production issues.
- Support estimation, technical planning, solution design, release activities, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Requirements:
- 8+ years of experience in front-end/UI development, with experience leading technical teams or workstreams.
- Strong problem-solving skills.
- Experience working in a globally dispersed Scrum team.
- Demonstrated experience in Agile methodologies.
- Collaboration and engagement skills.
- Experience working with Communications and/or Marketing teams and/or Design Agencies.
- Demonstrated adaptability, goal-oriented, and innovative individual.
- A firm grasp of responsive design and mobile application design.
- Experience in leading a project team.
Technical Skills:
- In-depth knowledge of HTML5 and CSS3 (LESS, Sass, and Stylus is a plus); knowledge of BEM methodology is preferred.
- Strong proficiency in JavaScript, including DOM manipulation and the JavaScript object model.
- Detailed knowledge of JavaScript ES6.
- Experience with the Atomic design paradigm is a plus.
- Experience in any JS framework ( React, Vue, etc. ).
- Familiarity with RESTful and GraphQL APIs.
- Familiarity with Micro Front End concepts and Headless Implementation would be a plus.
- Understanding of Web Accessibility WCAG guidelines.
- Experience in building UI for AEM is an added advantage.
- Experience working with Magento UI theming and PWA would be a plus.
- Familiarity with modern front-end build pipelines and tools.
- Familiarity with code versioning tools such as Git, SVN, and Mercurial.
- Experience with common front-end development tools such as Babel, Webpack, NPM, etc.
- Gulp, Grunt, or webpack experience is a plus.
- Ability to understand business requirements and translate them into technical requirements.
- A knack for benchmarking and optimisation.
Adherence to:
- Software development standards
- Agile methodologies
- Quality assurance
- Standards Governance