Role Title
AEM Developer (Backend Delivery & Headless)
Overview
We are seeking an AEM Developer to support delivery of a
marketing transformation initiative leveraging
AEM as a Cloud Service and
Edge Delivery Services (EDS).
This role will primarily focus on
headless content
delivery, enabling modern front -end experiences delivered via EDS. You will
work with
Content Fragments, GraphQL APIs, and integration
patterns to expose structured, performant content to the front end.
This is a hands -on development role supporting an
EDS -first delivery model, working closely with a front -end developer building
content -driven UI at the edge.
Key Responsibilities
• Develop and maintain
headless
content delivery services within AEM
• Work with:
o
Content Fragments
o
AEM GraphQL APIs
o Headless content delivery
patterns
• Enable
EDS front -end
experiences by providing structured, performant content
• Design and implement
REST APIs
and integrations with external systems (search, analytics, data
services)
• Support
search and structured
content experiences (articles, FAQs, site content)
• Build and maintain AEM components
and services where required to support content modelling
• Develop and maintain
business
logic features where needed (e.g. calculators, decision tools)
• Collaborate closely with




front -end developers to ensure seamless API and UI integration
• Contribute to
Cloud Manager
pipelines, CI/CD, and cloud -native deployments
• Ensure backend and content
services are scalable, maintainable, and performant
Required Skills & Experience
• ~5–6 years of AEM development
experience
• Robust experience with:
o Java (AEM backend)
o Sling / OSGi
o JCR (content repository)
• Hands -on experience with:
o
Content Fragments and headless
delivery
o
AEM GraphQL APIs
• Experience building and consuming
REST APIs and integrations
• Strong understanding of:
o AEM Author / Publish model
o Dispatcher / caching concepts
AEM Platform Experience (Important)
•
AEM as a Cloud Service
• Content Fragments / Experience
Fragments
• GraphQL API configuration
and usage
• AEM Assets integration
• Familiarity with
Cloud Manager
and CI/CD pipelines
Nice to Have (but not essential)
• Exposure to
Edge Delivery
Services (EDS) or other headless CMS models
• Experience with search platforms
(e.g. Algolia, Elasticsearch)
• Experience building
data -driven
features (e.g. calculators, charts, decision tools)
• Familiarity with Adobe Experience
Cloud (Analytics, Target)

📌 Aem Developer (Backend Delivery & Headless) (Sydney)
🏢 XPT Software Australia Pty
📍 Sydney