Front-End AEM Developer

Job Description

Epsilon Automotive/CRM is seeking a AEM Front-End Developer with a focus and desire to work within a web development team with responsibility of developing & maintaining software. The AEM Front-End Developer is responsible for knowing and applying development standards and best practices and to keep current with emerging technologies and consulting on user interaction design, and possesses analytical and troubleshooting skills, great communication skills, with an enthusiasm for growth and tackling multiple complex projects within a dynamic, fast-paced environment. The AEM Front-End Developer is expected to be motivated to combine the art of design with the art of programming through translation of the UI/UX designs to code that will produce the visual interface of the application.

Key Responsibilities

The following outlines the principal work & responsibilities of the job and is not intended to be an exhaustive list.

• Design, develop, and implement AEM components, document them and test UI for customer-facing websites.
• Develop Documentation, including Design Specifications and Technical Specifications, and Test Plans.
• Develop systems including coding, testing, and debugging. Build reusable code and libraries for future use.
• Provide daily production support JAVA / AEM and problem resolution for assigned applications.
• Develop/deploy custom OSGI bundles.
• Develop new and modify existing user-facing features for our applications; determine the structure and design of web pages, build easily extensible and reusable code, optimize pages for peak performance (inc. loading times,) and use a variety of markup languages to create the web pages per requirements and designs.
• Perform development tasks of increasingly complex nature which may require extensive research and analysis.
• Test applications and websites on different various devices and browsers to ensure a consistent user experience across all platforms.
• Troubleshoot a variety of issues across multiple environments and determine best course of action, and provide analysis for Root Cause
• Collaborate closely across project team(s) (including development User Experience, Graphic designers, BSAs, et al.,) to bridge the gap between design and technical implementation, taking an active role consulting on user interactions and application functions.
• Work closely with development team members to deliver consistent and reliable web experiences, and UX and graphic designers to ensure interaction, usability and accessibility standards are met.
• Optimize web design for across platforms and devices for maximum speed.

This role requires someone who has:

• Strong communication (written and verbal in English), interpersonal and analytical skills.
• Expertise writing HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript (ES6) in a commercial development environment (preferably in a high-volume or critical production service environment; prior agency experience is a plus.)
• Expert in designing and writing maintainable, high-performance code and analyzing & troubleshooting varying-scale solutions leveraging a variety of AEM, Front-End tools and techniques, including (but not limited to):
  • 2+ years of Adobe Experience Manager Front-End Programming
  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or a related subject (preferred) or equivalent work experience.
  • AEM Certification (Sites Developer Professional)
  • Expertise with cross web responsive development  
  • Experience with HTL/Sightly templating language  
  • Experience with AEM tools: Brackets Extension, FileVault Tool 
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.  
  • Expert writing semantic HTML5 markup.
  • Expert with CSS compilers and pre-processors (SASS or LESS).
  • Expert with build systems like Grunt, Gulp or module bundlers like Webpack.
  • Expert with at least one JavaScript framework (Angular, React, Backbone, View -> Vue, etc.
  • Expert with code management and source control tools (Git, SVN, etc.) and development workflow methodologies (e.g., git-flow).
  • Expert with collaboration & prototyping tools; including Figma, Adobe XD, Zeplin, Sketch, and/or Photoshop.
  • Expert with device and browser testing and debugging. Understanding of all major devices & browsers and the special considerations required for their various quirks.
  • Experience with CSS Frameworks like Tailwind, Bootstrap etc.
  • Experience with (US and international) accessibility concerns and making software usable by people with disabilities.
  • Working knowledge of Photoshop to save pictures for web.
  • Working knowledge of speed optimization such as YSlow or PageSpeed 
  • Knowledge in HTML5, JavaScript (knowledge