Lead Software Engineer – AEM & Forms
Wilmington, DE - USA
Job Summary
This is a hybrid role requiring on-site presence Tuesday through Thursday with remote work available Monday and Friday.
We are seeking a highly skilled Expert Software Engineer AEM & Forms to design build integrate and support the experience layer of as part of a product-oriented POD. This role is intended for an expert-level engineer who can operate beyond just hands-on development by partnering closely with Product Leaders serving as a Technical Product Owner (TPO) when needed shaping technical direction guiding engineering team members and translating customer and business priorities into scalable digital capabilities. The engineer will work hands-on with Adobe Edge Delivery Services (EDS) Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) Cloud Service and Adobe Forms to build modern high-performing frontend applications and reusable experience components. The role requires strong frontend engineering expertise practical experience using frontend design systems proven experience delivering globally scaled customer-facing applications and the ability to create Blocks that support content product discovery catalog personalization and customer journey use cases. Experience with HTL AWS services and AEM Assets is a plus.
This role currently follows a hybrid work model. Work arrangements may evolve based on future business needs.
What youll do:
- Work within a cross-functional POD to deliver customer-facing experience-layer capabilities for across content product discovery catalog personalization and guided digital journeys.
- Design build and support modern frontend applications and reusable experience components using Adobe Edge Delivery Services (EDS) and Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) Cloud Service.
- Create enhance and maintain Blocks that use frontend design systems to deliver consistent accessible scalable and reusable customer experience patterns.
- Develop experience-layer capabilities that make more personalized for customers based on content product catalog journey and contextual experience needs.
- Build new product and catalog capabilities that improve customer discovery comparison evaluation and engagement with Agilent products and services.
- Develop and support Adobe Forms capabilities for customer-facing workflows lead capture guided interactions request flows and digital self-service experiences.
- Partner with product managers UX designers content teams catalog teams architects QA analytics and platform engineers to translate business and customer needs into maintainable frontend solutions.
- Operate as a Technical Product Owner (TPO) within the POD by partnering closely with Product Leaders to clarify outcomes shape backlog priorities define technical acceptance criteria and align delivery with business value.
- Integrate frontend experiences with AEM content models catalog services personalization services analytics APIs and other enterprise digital platforms as needed.
- Ensure frontend applications are performant accessible responsive secure observable and optimized for business-critical customer journeys across global experiences.
- Apply strong engineering practices including modular design reusable components code reviews automated testing performance optimization documentation and production support.
- Guide and mentor other engineering team members on solution design application architecture reusable component development coding standards testing practices and production-quality implementation.
- Contribute to agile delivery backlog refinement technical design estimation sprint execution release readiness and continuous improvement within the POD.
- Continuously improve frontend engineering patterns that enable faster delivery better personalization higher reuse and measurable customer experience outcomes across Agilents digital channels.
Requirements:
- Bachelors or masters degree in computer science Engineering Information Systems Web Development or equivalent practical experience.
- 8 years of relevant software engineering experience building customer-facing web applications frontend platforms content experiences or enterprise digital experience capabilities.
- Strong hands-on experience developing applications on Adobe Adobe Edge Delivery Services (EDS) and Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) Cloud Service.
- Required experience developing configuring integrating and supporting Adobe Forms for customer-facing workflows and digital experience use cases.
- Strong frontend engineering skills using modern JavaScript HTML CSS responsive design accessibility standards browser performance practices and reusable component patterns.
- Experience using frontend design systems to build consistent reusable accessible and brand-aligned user interface components.
- Hands-on experience creating Blocks and experience components that support scalable content authoring personalization product discovery catalog experiences and customer journeys.
- Experience integrating frontend experiences with AEM content APIs product and catalog data services personalization capabilities analytics and enterprise digital platforms.
- Strong understanding of content-driven digital experience architectures component-based design authoring models reusable templates and customer journey optimization.
- Experience building performant accessible SEO-conscious secure and globally scalable web experiences for large enterprise websites or digital commerce platforms.
- Proven experience working on customer-facing applications that have scaled globally across regions languages markets performance expectations and enterprise operating requirements.
- Ability to translate customer product catalog content and personalization requirements into reliable maintainable and reusable frontend solutions.
- Experience with agile delivery backlog refinement technical design estimation code reviews automated testing release readiness CI/CD and production support.
- Strong debugging troubleshooting and performance tuning skills across frontend applications browser behavior network calls content delivery and integration points.
- Excellent problem-solving skills analytical mindset attention to detail and ability to operate effectively in a product-oriented agile POD.
- Strong soft skills including executive-level communication stakeholder management facilitation influence without authority active listening and the ability to work closely with Product Leaders in a fast-moving POD model.
- Ability to operate as a Technical Product Owner (TPO) by connecting product strategy customer needs technical feasibility backlog refinement delivery trade-offs and measurable outcomes.
- Demonstrated ability to guide engineering team members on application design development approaches implementation patterns technical quality and scalable engineering practices.
- Strong communication skills and a collaborative perspective across engineering UX product management content catalog architecture QA analytics and business stakeholders.
Additional Preferred Skills:
- Ability to fully utilize agentic development techniques including AI-assisted coding automated test generation code review support documentation acceleration and workflow automation to improve engineering efficiency delivery speed and overall development quality.
- Adobe Certified Expert Adobe Experience Platform or equivalent certifications.
- Experience with Adobe Experience Platform Web SDK and Mobile SDK.
- Experience with GitHub Actions for CI/CD automation build validation deployment workflows and release engineering is a plus.
- Exposure to marketing automation platforms and customer data platforms (CDPs).
Additional Details
This job has a full time weekly schedule. Applications for this job will be accepted until at least August 17 2026 or until the job is no longer posted.The full-time equivalent pay range for this position is $127680.00 - $199500.00/yr USD in the US or $119196.00 - $186244.00/yr CAD in Canada plus eligibility for bonus stock and benefits. Our pay ranges are determined by role level and location. Within the range individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors including job-related skills experience and relevant education or training. During the hiring process a recruiter can share more about the specific pay range for a preferred location. Pay and benefit information by country are available at: Technologies Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity and merit-based employer that values individuals of all backgrounds at all levels. All individuals regardless of personal characteristics are encouraged to apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex pregnancy race religion or religious creed color gender gender identity gender expression national origin ancestry physical or mental disability medical condition genetic information marital status registered domestic partner status age sexual orientation military or veteran status protected veteran status or any other basis protected by federal state local law ordinance or regulation and will not be discriminated against on these bases. Agilent Technologies Inc. is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive in the workplace where everyone is welcome and strives to support candidates with disabilities. If you have a disability and need assistance with any part of the application or interview process or have questions about workplace accessibility please email or contact 1-. For more information about equal employment opportunity protections please visit Required: OccasionalRequired Experience:
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