About this AEM Developer - EMEA role at VML Enterprise Solutions
Who We Are
WPP Enterprise Solutions designs, builds, and operates the growth systems that competitive businesses rely on. In a world where Al is reshaping how companies drive growth, we lead clients in business transformation and marketing modernization, connecting strategy directly to execution. Our 12,000 experts in engineering and platforms, commerce, consulting, content transformation, CRM, and CX work within a unified global operating unit across 40+ markets. WPP Enterprise Solutions works alongside best-in-class partners including Adobe, AWS, Braze, Google, Microsoft, Salesforce, and Shopify, as well as innovators in AI, to deliver growth solutions tailored to the needs of our clients’ businesses. VML, part of WPP, supports WPP Enterprise Solutions by helping brands activate transformation through creativity and experience.
We are VML Enterprise Solutions - a group of talented engineers, tech experts, and creators who combine our passions and contribute to the IT world. You may know us better as Wunderman Thompson Technology – in 2024 we changed our name, but at the same time, we remained a great team of people who deliver our best. We design, build, manage and run complex technology platforms and help our clients to benefit from our work and creativity.
The opportunity:
We are looking for a highly skilled AEM Developer with 5+ years of strong hands-on experience in Adobe Experience Manager (AEM Cloud plus 6.x and above). The role is focused on coding, customizing, and extending AEM capabilities to build high-performance, scalable, and maintainable enterprise-level digital platforms.
What you’ll be doing:
- Develop and implement AEM components, templates, dialogs, and workflows.
- Write efficient and reusable code using Java, Sling, OSGi, and JCR APIs.
- Build and extend Sling models, servlets, filters, and schedulers.
- Implement HTL (Sightly) for component development and front-end integration.
- Collaborate with front-end developers to integrate HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript into AEM.
- Configure and optimize AEM Dispatcher caching for performance.
- Develop and consume RESTful/GraphQL APIs for integration with external systems.
- Work with Digital Asset Management (DAM) features like metadata schemas, renditions, and workflows.
- Troubleshoot, debug, and optimize AEM code and performance issues.
- Participate in code reviews, unit testing, and CI/CD pipeline deployment.
What we want from you:
- 5+ years of experience in Adobe Experience Manager (AEM 6.x/Cloud Service).
- Strong programming skills in Java 8+, OSGi, Sling, JCR, HTL (Sightly).
- Hands-on experience with:
- AEM Sites (components, templates, content fragments, experience fragments).
- Dispatcher configuration, caching, and CDN integration.
- Custom workflows, event listeners, and schedulers.
- Strong understanding of Maven, Git, Jenkins/CI-CD pipelines.
- Good knowledge of JSON, REST, GraphQL APIs.
- Experience with unit testing frameworks (JUnit, Mockito, AEM Mocks).
- Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodology.
What we can offer you:
Alongside the opportunity to work with some of the most exciting brands around the world, we’ll also prioritise your career development and help you grow your skills. We’ll empower you to make a difference, allow you to be yourself, and respect who you are.
Our personality and behaviours: We believe that we are what we do, not just what we say. Our shared values and behaviours show how to bring the VML Enterprise Solution's culture to life through the actions we all take every day:
- Connect Meaningfully
- Inspire Creatively
- Include Purposefully
- Approach Positively
Our brilliant, talented people are what makes VML Enterprise Solutions what we are. That’s why we look for people who go beyond and always push our thinking to be better than yesterday.
AT VML Enterprise Solutions
Our Enterprise Solutions division houses strategic consultants, creative and technical architects and skilled developers and operators that together help some of the world’s leading organisations to deliver outstanding digital experiences across all major routes to market worldwide: marketplaces, online retailers, D2C, B2B and social platforms. With over 4,200 experts in 55 operational centres across 34 countries, our capabilities span the entire buying journey from customer acquisition, through engagement, to conversion and loyalty, driving multi-channel growth for world-leading brands.
We work with some of the most exciting brands such as The Coca-Cola Company, EY, Bosch, Unilever, Ford, DFS, Mercedes-Benz, Johnson & Johnson, Nestlé, Sainsbury’s, Selfridges, Shell and Tiffany & Co. We’ve built over 500 platforms for brands and retailers and generate in excess of $29bn annually for our clients and work with over 50 strategic partners including Adobe, SAP, Salesforce, HCL, Shopify, Sitecore, BigCommerce, commerce tools and Acquia. Our reputation is based on our people, and we believe we have some of the best in the business.
As our business grows internationally, we’re looking for new people to join us on our journey to inspire and take a key role in shaping some of the best commerce solutions, services, and websites in the world. Working as a team, no problem is insurmountable; we share in our client’s successes and believe that anyone can show creative bravery no matter what their role is in the team.
About WPP
WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world’s leading brands. With exceptional talent, trusted data and intelligence and world-class partnerships – all united by our agentic marketing platform, WPP Open – we help clients navigate change, capture opportunity and deliver transformational growth. For more information, visit WPP.com.
WPP (VML/WPP Enterprise Solutions) is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to characteristics. We are committed to fostering a culture of respect in which everyone feels they belong and has the same opportunities to progress in their careers.
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