SOFTWARE ENGINEER

🚨 RISINGSUN IS HIRING | TECH LEAD – SOFTWARE ENGINEER (AEM) 🚨
📍 Location: Johannesburg, South Africa
💼 Experience: 5–9 Years
🛠️ Specialisation: Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) – On-Premise
We are looking for an experienced Tech Lead – Software Engineer with strong hands-on expertise in Adobe Experience Manager (AEM), particularly AEM Forms and Adaptive Forms, to join our technology team.
🔧 Required Qualifications & Technical Skills
5–9 years of experience working with Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) in on-premise environments
Hands-on experience with AEM Forms and Adaptive Web Forms in headless or component-based architectures
Experience with:
Rule Editor
Theme Editor
Forms Data Model (FDM)
Custom JavaScript development
End-to-end form lifecycle implementation
Strong understanding of core AEM concepts, including API development and integrations
Front-end development experience with:
HTML
JSP
JavaScript
NPM / Webpack
Experience with code promotion, upgrades and component deployments
Strong troubleshooting knowledge of AEM environments, including:
SAML
OSGi
Dispatcher
Experience with CI/CD tools, such as GitHub, Jenkins, Bamboo and Bitbucket
Familiarity with AI coding assistants, including GitHub Copilot, and their use across development workflows
Understanding of modern development practices such as:
Spec-driven development
Prompt engineering
AI-assisted development workflows
⭐ Preferred Qualifications
Experience with headless content delivery architectures
Proficiency in modern front-end technologies:
Angular
React
TypeScript
CSS
Bootstrap
Experience with web/application servers such as JBoss, WebLogic, IIS or Apache
Knowledge of Web Content Management Systems (WCMS)
Experience implementing automated testing strategies for forms and front-end applications
Experience working in Agile methodologies
Project planning and tracking experience
Risk management experience
Previous experience working as a Project Manager for AEM projects
Ability to work effectively in a collaborative and fast-paced environment