Platform Software Engineer, AEM

Who We Are

In 2021, Poatek was acquired by WillowTree, an award-winning digital product consultancy recognized as one of the fastest-growing and best places to work in the United States. Now a TELUS International company, with offices across the globe, we continue to partner with the world’s leading brands, such as HBO, PepsiCo, Domino’s, and more, to design, build, and transform their digital products and strategies. We’re looking to grow our Poatek offices in Brazil with top talent excited to collaborate with team members across the globe to deliver innovative solutions for our clients. 

Location and Flexibility

This is a hybrid role. This model requires the ability to work in a hybrid mode from one of our offices in São Paulo (2 times/ week or 8 days/ month) or Porto Alegre (3 times/ week or 12 days/ month). Our office culture is designed to foster in-person innovation, collaboration, and connection with team members local and visiting from other global offices.

The Opportunity

As a back-end Java software engineer specializing in Adobe Experience Manager (AEM), your main responsibility is to develop and maintain the back end of web applications using the AEM platform. Responsibilities include designing and implementing robust, scalable, and efficient back-end solutions that align with project requirements, and collaborating with the front-end development team, system administrators, and other stakeholders to ensure seamless integration of the back-end solution with the overall application architecture. This requires strong technical proficiency in AEM, including the creation and extension of components, templates, workflows, and integrations with external systems. Your work should adhere to best practices in coding standards, performance optimization, and security protocols. Ultimately, your role is vital in delivering high-quality, reliable, and user-friendly web applications with optimal performance and functionality.

Responsibilities

• Develop performant, scalable, and secure enterprise web applications using AEM
• Help deploy to and support sites in the Cloud
• Integrate AEM with other enterprise systems and third-party applications
• Follow engineering and programming best practices in standard development frameworks
• Participate in code reviews for technical staff and contribute to improvement refactors 
• Coordinate changes and requirements with front-end developers 
• Provide technical support for clients 
• Assist in the creation of internal and external technical documentation

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in computer science or a related field, or equivalent 4+ years work experience
• 4-6+ years of experience with Java development, HTL/Sightly, and JDBC, including the use of core frameworks such as Apache Sling and Apache Felix, preferably with large-scale enterprise applications or websites
• 2-4+ years experience with Adobe Experience Manager Sites and Assets (DAM)
• Expert in AEM foundational concepts, a solid understanding of all of the related building blocks including templates, components, widgets, workflows, XF, etc.
• Ability to configure local, dev/qa, and staging/prod environments for AEM
• Understanding of CI/CD configuration and workflows
• Solid experience with Git
• Experience with unit testing and TDD
• Experience with GraphQL
• Knowledge of RESTful web services and API integrations
• Familiarity with Cloud infrastructure and caching and load balancing
• Ability to work within Scrum methodology
• Solid communication and collaboration skills

Why Poatek / WillowTree?

In addition to being part of an international and innovative consultancy company, you will have:

• Flexible hours and autonomy
• Work with cutting edge technologies
• Partner with global and relevant brands in the market
• Collaborative team and learning ecosystem
• Career development plan & growth
• Internacional travel opportunities (optional)

Some of our benefits: 

• Health and dental plan
• Life insurance
• Monthly voucher for meals, culture, education, health and mobility
• Child care assistance and more!

Equality is a principle here at Poatek. We are committed to building an inclusive team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, beliefs, and experiences. Therefore we provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants regardless of race, color, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, or disability.