Expression of Interest Senior AEM Developer

Company Description

Saatchi & Saatchi is an advertising agency part of Publicis Groupe Canada with the belief that creativity data media and technology should all work together and we use that to influence human behavior and drive success for clients. S&S is one of the worlds largest agency networks with 114 offices and more than 6000 employees globally.
Here in our Toronto office we work with some of the countries most valued brands including Toyota Buckleys and Childrens Advil as well as several under the Mondelez banner (Crispers Oreo and Chips Ahoy just to name a few). Were an award winning agency in both creativity and effectiveness so its really important for us here to convert that innovation and the great ideas into real tangible business results for the organization.

Job Description

This role is posted as an Expression of Interest (EOI) which means we are looking to connect with candidates who are interested in future or upcoming opportunities rather than hiring for a specific immediate opening. It helps us build a talent pipeline and understand available skills so we can reach out when relevant roles become available.

Saatchi & Saatchi is seeking candidates with 6 years of experience building enterprise-grade web experiences on the Adobe Experience Manager platform with a track record of technical leadership and delivery on complex multi-brand digital properties. You are passionate about architecture performance and mentoring others. And you thrive in environments where you can drive technical decisions elevate team capabilities and deliver high-quality accessible digital experiences at scale.

You

• Lead by example and elevate the technical capabilities of your team.
• Are a strategic thinker who balances architectural vision with pragmatic delivery.
• Communicate complex technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Take ownership of problems end-to-end and drive them to resolution.
• Are highly organized and can manage competing priorities across multiple workstreams.
• Stay current with industry trends and actively champion best practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design development and architecture of full stack web applications built on Adobe Experience Manager (AEM).
• Define and enforce component architecture content modeling patterns and development standards across multi-brand multi-site multi-channel AEM implementations.
• Architect and implement front-end solutions using HTL/Sightly JavaScript/TypeScript and modern frameworks (React Angular or Vue) within AEMs front-end architecture.
• Design and build robust backend services APIs and integration layers using Java Apache Sling and OSGi.
• Own the integration architecture between AEM and middleware platforms (e.g. MuleSoft) third-party systems and enterprise services via RESTful APIs and GraphQL.
• Drive AEM caching strategy across the full stack client-side CDN (AWS CloudFront) AEM Dispatcher and in-memory (Caffeine) to optimize performance and scalability.
• Lead Content Fragment modeling and GraphQL persisted query design for headless content delivery.
• Ensure WCAG 2.0 AA compliance and champion accessibility best practices across the development team.
• Mentor junior and intermediate developers through code reviews pair programming and technical guidance.
• Drive technical decisions on build tooling CI/CD pipelines AEM Cloud Manager deployments and development workflows.
• Collaborate with solution architects project managers and client stakeholders to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions.
• Identify and manage technical debt propose improvements and lead platform upgrade initiatives.
• Contribute to solution design documents architecture decisions and technical assessments.

Qualifications

• 6 years of professional experience in full stack web development with deep hands-on AEM experience across multiple projects.
• Expert-level experience with Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) 6.5 including templates components dialogs sling models HTL/Sightly dispatcher configurations workflows and content architecture.
• Strong proficiency in Java/J2EE Apache Sling OSGi and Maven with the ability to design scalable backend solutions.
• Proven experience with Content Fragments GraphQL persisted queries and headless content delivery patterns.
• Experience architecting integrations between AEM and middleware platforms (e.g. MuleSoft API gateways) via RESTful services and GraphQL.
• Strong understanding of AEM caching strategies across Dispatcher CDN (e.g. AWS CloudFront) and application-level caching (e.g. Caffeine).
• Proficiency with AEM Cloud Manager for build deployment and environment management.
• Deep understanding of web accessibility standards (WCAG 2.0 AA or higher) and proven ability to deliver accessible experiences.
• Experience with AEMs Digital Asset Management (DAM) and content lifecycle workflows.
• Experience leading code reviews establishing coding standards and mentoring developers.
• Strong experience with Git version control branching strategies and collaborative development workflows.
• Solid understanding of CI/CD practices build automation and deployment pipelines.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence technical direction and present to stakeholders.

Nice to Have

• Experience with AEM as a Cloud Service or Edge Delivery Services.
• Adobe technical certifications (e.g. AEM Sites Developer AEM Architect).
• Expertise in HTML5 CSS/LESS/SASS JavaScript/TypeScript and deep experience with at least one modern front-end framework (React Angular or Vue).
• Familiarity with Adobe Experience Cloud products (Analytics Target Campaign).
• Experience with AWS CloudFront configuration cache policies and CDN optimization.
• Hands-on experience with Azure DevOps and Azure Pipelines.
• Experience with SSO/SAML integration (e.g. OKTA) and enterprise authentication patterns.
• Experience with application security scanning tools (e.g. Veracode) and secure coding practices.
• Experience with monorepo architecture and npm workspaces at scale.
• Experience with bilingual or multi-lingual content management (e.g. EN/FR).
• Knowledge of performance profiling Lighthouse auditing and web performance optimization.
• Experience with multi-site manager blueprinting and enterprise-scale content governance.
• Experience with containerization (Docker) and cloud hosting environments.
• Knowledge of search engine optimization best practices.
• Experience using design tools such as Figma for developer handoff workflows.

Additional Information

Remote Work: This is a fully remote role open to freelancers located internationally.

Flexibility & Global Mobility: Work remotely for up to 6 weeks per year from any of our 50 global offices through our Work Your World program.

Time Off:
- Up to 3 weeks vacation with additional paid closure between Christmas and New Years
- Extended long weekends for provincial holidays we give you both the Monday and Friday so you get a full 4-day break
- 6 sick days and 2 personal days per year

Benefits: Comprehensive group coverage including:
- Medical dental and vision care
- Psychological and paramedical services
- Disability insurance
- Fertility support and gender-affirming care
- Dedicated internal guidance programs for employees navigating cancer fertility treatments or gender transition

Compensation: The salary range for this position is $80000$130000 per year based on experience skills and relevant certifications. We believe in pay transparency and are committed to offering competitive market-aligned compensation.

We use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of our hiring process such as reviewing applications or analyzing resumes. These tools assist our recruitment team but never replace human decision-making. We believe in a human-first approach where your experience and potential are recognized by people.

Saatchi & Saatchi is committed to building a diverse workforce representative of our community. We encourage and are pleased to consider all qualified candidates without regard to race colour citizenship religion sex marital / family status sexual orientation gender identity aboriginal status age disability or persons who may require an accommodation to apply. If you require a specific accommodation please contact Human Resources at or by email at

Required Experience:

Senior IC

Employment Type : Full-Time
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1
Yearly Salary Salary: 80000 - 130000