Lead Software Engineer - Adobe Experience Manager (AEM)

Job Posting Title:

Lead Software Engineer - Adobe Experience Manager (AEM)

Req ID:

10146000

Job Description:

This is not a remote role. You must be in the area or open to relocation.

Job Description

 

“We Power the Magic!” That’s our motto at Disney Experiences (DX). Our team creates world-class immersive digital experiences for the Company’s premier vacation brands including Disney’s Parks & Resorts worldwide, Disney Cruise Line, Disney Vacation Club, Storyliving by Disney, Adventures by Disney, and National Geographic Expeditions.

 

This role sits in the Disney Signature Experience organization within Technology & Digital for Disney Experiences. It supports high-visibility, guest-facing digital platforms and works closely with Storyliving by Disney, Adventures by Disney and National Geographic Expeditions (A&E) businesses.

 

Role Summary:

The Lead Software Engineer owns and evolves the Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) cloud platform while serving as a hands-on front-end technical leader for large-scale, guest-facing web experiences.

 

This role intentionally blends active software development with technical leadership. You will spend meaningful time designing, building, reviewing, and improving code while also setting technical direction, mentoring engineers, and guiding platform strategy. The role emphasizes modern front-end engineering (UI architecture, performance, accessibility, component-driven development) while maintaining full-stack responsibility across AEM, APIs, and back-end systems.

 

You will partner closely with Product, UX, Content, and Business stakeholders to ensure the AEM platform and front-end ecosystem scale reliably to support best-in-class, high-traffic, revenue-generating digital experiences.

 

What You’ll Do:

AEM Platform Ownership

• Own the technical strategy, roadmap, and overall health of the Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) platform
• Lead AEM upgrades, security, performance optimization, and scalability initiatives
• Lead the evaluation and integration of AI‑enabled capabilities within the AEM ecosystem, including content intelligence, personalization, search, and experience optimization.
• Partner with Product and Content teams to enable AI‑assisted content workflows (e.g., content generation, tagging, summarization, or optimization) while maintaining brand quality and governance.
• Design, build, and review AEM components, templates, workflows, and content models
• Establish and evolve best practices for AEM development, deployment, and operations
• Act as the primary technical point of contact with Adobe and manage the vendor relationship
   

Front-End Technical Leadership (Primary Focus)

• Lead front-end architecture for guest-facing web experiences built on AEM
• Design and implement reusable UI components and front-end frameworks
• Design and implement AI‑enhanced user experiences, such as intelligent search, recommendations, conversational interfaces, or dynamic content personalization.
• Write, review, and optimize production-quality code using JavaScript and TypeScript
• Provide hands-on technical leadership for React and Angular implementations
• Champion performance optimization, accessibility (WCAG), SEO, and responsive design
• Partner with UX, Design, and Content teams to translate designs into scalable, maintainable front-end solutions
• Drive adoption and consistency of shared UI components and design systems
   

Full-Stack & Integration Leadership

• Design, implement, and review APIs, microservices, and backend integrations supporting business experiences
• Contribute hands-on development across the stack as needed to unblock teams or accelerate delivery
• Define integration strategies with internal systems and third-party services
• Collaborate with architects on cloud-native and AI solutions
• Ensure strong alignment between front-end, back-end, and infrastructure layers
   

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