AEM Developer

Who We Are

VML, part of WPP, is a leading creative company that combines brand experience, customer experience, and commerce, creating connected brands to drive growth. VML is celebrated for its innovative and human first, award-winning work for blue chip client partners including AstraZeneca, Colgate-Palmolive, Dell, Ford, Microsoft, Nestlé, The Coca-Cola Company, and Wendy's. The agency is recognized by the Forrester Wave™ Reports, as a Leader among Marketing Creative and Content Service Providers, Commerce Services, Global Digital Experience Services, Global Marketing Services and, most recently, Marketing Measurement & Optimization. In addition, VML’s specialist health network, VML Health, is one of the world’s largest and most awarded health agencies. VML’s global network is powered by 26,000 talented people across 55+ markets, with principal offices in Kansas City, New York, Detroit, London, São Paulo, Shanghai, Singapore, and Sydney.

About WPP

WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world’s leading brands. We unite cutting-edge media intelligence and data solutions, world-class creativity, next-generation production, transformative enterprise solutions and expert strategic counsel in a single company – powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform, WPP Open, to help our clients navigate change, capture opportunity and deliver transformational growth. For more information, visit WPP.com.

The opportunity:

We are seeking a highly skilled AEM Frontend Developer with 6-10 years of hands-on experience working on Adobe Experience Manager (AEM Cloud / 6.x and above). The ideal candidate will specialize in building responsive, scalable, and maintainable front-end components within AEM, leveraging modern web technologies and AEM‑specific frameworks. This role focuses on front-end engineering, component development, and seamless integration with AEM back-end services.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• • Develop responsive and reusable AEM components using HTL (Sightly), HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript/TypeScript

  • Implement AEM templates, client libraries, content fragments, and experience fragments following best practices

  • Collaborate with backend developers to integrate Sling Models, Servlets, and OSGi services into frontend components

  • Build and optimize AEM client libraries for performance, caching, and efficient loading

  • Work with AEM Dispatcher and caching strategies to improve site performance

  • Integrate frontend components with RESTful and GraphQL APIs

  • Utilize AEM Digital Asset Management (DAM) for handling images, renditions, and metadata

  • Ensure cross-browser compatibility, accessibility (a11y), and mobile responsiveness

  • Participate in code reviews, debugging, and UI performance optimization

  • Contribute to CI/CD pipelines and deployment processes

  • Collaborate with UX/UI teams to deliver high-quality user experiences

What You’ll Need

• Experience

  • 6–10 years of hands-on experience with Adobe Experience Manager (AEM 6.x / Cloud Service)

  • Participation in at least two complex AEM frontend projects

  Technical Skills

  • Strong proficiency in:

    • HTL (Sightly)

    • HTML5, CSS3, SASS/LESS

    • JavaScript (ES6+), jQuery, TypeScript

  • Experience with:

    • AEM Sites (components, templates, Experience Fragments, Content Fragments)

    • AEM client libraries and frontend build workflows

    • Dispatcher caching and CDN optimization

  Integration & Architecture

  • Familiarity with:

    • REST/JSON APIs

    • GraphQL APIs

    • Page-based authoring and component-based delivery

  Additional Skills

  • Understanding of:

    • SEO best practices

    • Accessibility standards

    • Page speed optimization

    • Responsive design principles

  • Hands-on experience with:

    • Git

    • Maven

    • CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins)

  • Soft skills:

    • Strong debugging and problem-solving abilities

    • Good communication skills

    • Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments

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.

WPP (VML Enterprise Solutions) is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to characteristics. We are committed to fostering a culture of respect in which everyone feels they belong and has the same opportunities to progress in their careers. 

VML is a WPP Agency. For more information, please visit our website, and follow VML on our social channels via Instagram, LinkedIn, and X. 

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