DEPT®
Architect, Software Engineering (Adobe - AEM/WorkFront)
Canada
Sponsorship not specified$163k-$213kDetected 4 days ago
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About the role
- DEPT® is seeking a highly technical, consultative, and hands-on Architect, Software Engineering (Adobe - AEM/WorkFront) to join our forward-deployed architecture squad in North America.
- Mapped back to our platform-agnostic Web Craft, this role is a specialized engineering seat focused on Web Craft excellence.
- This is a hands-on technical execution role.
Responsibilities
- Perform Code & Performance Audits: Execute deep frontend code reviews and implement targeted speed optimizations (e.g., page-load speeds, edge routing configurations, script minimization).
- Deliver Cloud Migrations: Lead hands-on technical migration tasks to transition legacy, on-prem, or managed web environments to modern cloud-native CMS architectures.
- Implement Decoupled Interfaces: Build and optimize modern headless or decoupled web frontends, ensuring highly performant rendering.
- Support Technical Handoffs: Document code fixes, establish standard operating procedures (SOPs) for client development teams, and transition stabilized assets cleanly.
- Execute deep frontend code reviews and implement targeted speed optimizations (e.g., page-load speeds, edge routing configurations, script minimization).
- Build and optimize modern headless or decoupled web frontends, ensuring highly performant rendering.
- We want to enable you to do what you do best and help you develop your skills further with training, development and certifications.
Requirements
- Frontend Engineering Mastery: 10+ years of software engineering experience focusing on frontend performance, modern CSS/JS frameworks (React, Next.js), and headless web development.
- Required Adobe Experience:
- Hands-on engineering expertise across Adobe Experience Manager (AEM Sites and AEM Assets), including AEM Cloud Service and legacy on-prem/managed versions.
- Direct development experience deploying and tuning AEM Edge Delivery Services (EDS) for high-speed page performance.
- Proven experience utilizing AEM Assets (DAM), configuring asset search facets, and managing creative workflows across Creative Cloud for Enterprise and Adobe Express.
- Experience architecting and integrating commerce capabilities such as products, payment and fulfillment leveraging Adobe Commerce and similar platforms.
- Consultative Mindset: Strong collaborative skills with the ability to work directly with client development teams and explain technical fixes clearly.
- Strong collaborative skills with the ability to work directly with client development teams and explain technical fixes clearly.
- Web Architecture Excellence: Deep technical understanding of CDN edge routing, web caching layers, Single Sign-On (SSO) configurations, and taxonomy models.
- Work Environment: Remote position - TRAVEL EXPECTED
- 15 days Paid PTO
- 10 Public Holidays + Birthday off
- Medical, Dental, and Mental Health Support/Benefits (through Canada Life Insurance)
- Learning & growth certifications/certifications
Compensation
- Global annual DEPT® Cares Month in which employees come together and donate their skills to support local charities.
Benefits
- Enhanced Family Leave (after 1 year)
- Tons of Office perks in our Toronto office!
- A flexible, hybrid working policy
Equal opportunity
- equal opportunity workplace that seeks to recruit, develop, nurture and retain the most talented people from a range of diverse backgrounds, skills and perspectives.
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