CMS Senior Engineer

American Express is a global service company, providing customers with exceptional access to products, insights and experiences that enrich lives and build business success.

* A technically strong hands-on expert Software Engineer to lead development efforts for websites built on the Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) CMS Platform * Experience in developing and leading projects on the AEM platform * Serving as a Senior member of an agile team and own all technical aspects of software development (architecture, design and development of systems) for assigned applications * Performing hands-on software development, typically spending about 50% of time writing code, API specs, doing proof of concepts, conducting code reviews and testing in ongoing sprints * Driving consistent development practices, tools and common components * Developing deep understanding of tie-ins with other systems and platforms within the supported domains * Working with technical product managers contributing to blueprints, and assisting with annual planning of feature sets * Identifying exciting opportunities for adopting new technology to solve existing needs and predicting future challenges * Manage your own time, and work well both independently and as part of a team * Work closely with product managers, back-end and other front-end engineers to implement versatile solutions to tricky web development problems * Commitment to software practices of continuous Integration, automated/repeatable testing, and collaborative work environments

* BS or MS degree in computer science, computer engineering or equivalent work experience * 7+ years of Java application design and development experience in an enterprise setting and/ or “Start up” software development environment required * 3+ years of development experience using AEM including hands on experience developing templates, components, OSGi services and integrations. * Translates business requirements into technical details relevant to AEM * Designing and developing site architecture, custom components, custom workflows, DAM customization, implementation strategy, unit testing and deployment. * Resolves functional and technical issues relating to AEM * Hands-on experience in leading web applications and API services and full stack software development required * Experience with html5,CSS3, core javascript a plus * Experience with Angular, React or any other javascript frameworks a plus * Basic high availability techniques and implementation knowledge * Ability to effectively communicate to internal and external business partners on solution design * Practical knowledge of caching and distributed systems * Ability of articulate the design for a wide tech and business groups * Staying in touch with industry standards and current technologies is expected * Experience in profiling/performance analysis of applications * Ability to enable business capabilities through innovation * Demonstrated willingness to learn new technologies and takes pride in how fast they develop working software