If you love a challenge and want to work with a team of authentic, collaborative & responsible humans; say “hello” to WNDYR! 

As our first AEM Developer, you’ll be able to influence building the foundations & growth path of our AEM practice. Alongside our team, you’ll organically design, develop, deliver customer centered solutions that compliments our already established tech services ecosystem.

The future of work is now.

• Fully remote team since 2016.
• Flexible working hours.
• Competitive compensation.
• Generous benefits, and more. 

This is a full time position. Candidates must reside in the USA.

about the company

At WNDYR we believe complex technology should enable simplified processes, which then enable people to do what they do best. 

Our world-class Adobe experts tame the tangle of platforms and tools ensuring they work well for our customers, not the other way around. And we build change capability into the culture of their organization, leaving them ready for whatever comes next.

where you will work

WNDYR is a fully remote company with employees sitting in different parts of the world. Therefore, in order to work effectively, the right candidate must be able to thrive in a fully remote environment. 

our interview process

While we try limit interactions and expedite our decision making, due to the nature of this role, the interview process may include:

1. Initial Call with our recruiting team to find out if the position and company are right for you
2. Job Fit: Zoom meetup with VP Service Delivery to learn more about your AEM knowledge, career growth objectives and overall alignment with our Adobe practice delivery team. An opportunity for you to ask any questions about the role or anything else that comes to mind. 
3. Technical Assessment: Zoom meetup with a WNDYR Principal Engineer
4. Culture Fit: Meet with Co-CEO to assess culture and values fit with our company. An opportunity for you to ask any yet unanswered questions about the opportunity and the company. 

Note: You may be introduced to our VP Sales and/or asked to attend an in-person or telephone meetup with Dallas based co-Founder.

about the job

This is a hands-on development role. 

As a go-getter, you want to leverage your AEM technical expert knowledge to support with building a practice from playbook creation through successful customer delivery. You will be accountable for the comprehensive architecture and implementation of AEM solutions, starting with Assets and growing into Sites. Your expertise will guide teams through complex projects and ensure the delivery of robust, scalable, and innovative AEM platforms that exceed client expectations. Working closely with our VP of Service Delivery and VP of Sales, you’ll be a key contributor to the co-creation of our AEM Assets offering. This includes the initial build and iterations of our delivery playbooks, influencing and aligning with pre-sales activity, project scoping and estimation methodologies, education and empowerment of our existing team, sourcing, development, and oversight of additional technical delivery personnel as needed, (contracted and/or staffed) and delivery excellence to a defined outcome that sees our customers impressed and empowered. 

Role Responsibilities: 

Leadership: 

• Support WNDYR to build and document the ideal high-performance collaborative team by defining and iterating an effective and scalable offering
• Provide mentorship, guidance, and support to new hires through onboarding to ongoing support on complex implementation issues
• Lead the team in identifying, capturing, and distributing knowledge and standard methodologies with clients, partners, and colleagues via direct interaction and Adobe communities
• Work closely with the sales organization to contribute to pre-sales collateral supporting our offering, scoping, and engineering results-driven solutions and product demos where appropriate
• Building (in partnership with the People Team) a scalable network of trusted external resources to leverage for staff augmentation (Contract, freelance, and/or agency partner. On, near and/or offshore.) 

Developer: 

• Define implementation plan and identify delivery time estimates for the assigned activities for bespoke/ upgrade/ support and maintenance project requirements
• Define solution architecture and design for all the elements of the implementation 
• Implement complex components/services/integrations in AEM
• Track and report work progress to Leadership (and/or Scrum Master / Product Owner) & the client on a periodic basis
• Lead and/or contribute to design discussions & client meetings
• Follow & Contribute to the organizational best practices/policies
• Design & execute test plans and perform gap analysis to ensure that business requirements and functional specifications are tested and fulfilled
• Apply industry standard Design Patterns for web application development
• Contribute to the AEM Centre of Excellence
• Provide RCA of complex issues and come up with a quick resolution
• Mentor development team during technical implementation and help them in addressing complex issues.
• Employ strong coding standards for efficiency, readability, and reuse.
• Environment setup for development
• Install and configure Adobe Experience Manager for on-premises solutions or cloud-based solutions (AWS) (Optional).
• Maintain up-to-date information on Adobe digital marketing products and determine the use case where those products can be best leveraged.
• Effectively analyze complex project issues, identify gaps, and the possible solution options
• Contribute to the presentation and review of the options and our recommended solution with the client
• Design and manage the ingestion process of digital assets into AEM, ensuring proper tagging and efficient organization.
• Collaborate on definition and configuration of Metadata & Taxonomy in AEM to meet our customer’s objectives, while ensuring optimal utility and scalability
• Set up and manage asset transcoding to accommodate various formats and resolutions for different devices and screen sizes.
• Create and configure workflow automation for asset approval, publishing, and archiving to streamline asset management processes.
• Optimize the performance of AEM Assets to ensure fast and efficient asset retrieval and delivery.
• Implement security measures to protect digital assets and control access.
• Configure AEM to deliver assets to web pages and digital channels, ensuring they are displayed correctly and efficiently.
• Manage asset versioning and history to track changes and enable rollbacks when necessary.
• Promote successful asset & system governance

what you need

Technical Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in Computer Science or related field
• Adobe Certified Developer in AEM
• Proven 7 years of relevant development experience with a minimum of 5 years AEM exposure:
  • Gathering and analyzing business needs and translating into actionable technical requirements.
  • Design, build and configure applications to meet business process and application requirements.
  • AEM Assets technical direction or leadership, with in-depth knowledge of Adobe Experience Manager, architecture native capabilities and customization potential. 
• Understanding or experience in using productized APIs, SaaS, SOA, Cloud Services, and Content Management Systems
• Experience with developing requirements for metadata taxonomy, interfaces, integrations, and production data migrations
• Possess a high degree of competency in Core Java 1.6 / 1.7 / 1.8
• Have strong programming experience in AEM 6.3/6.4/6.5, Sightly, and custom component development
• Have experience in integration with other 3rd party tools such as Salesforce, Hybris, payment gateways, etc.
• Well-versed with HTML 5, JavaScript, JQuery and Ajax 5. have worked in Projects using Agile Scrum methodology
• Experience in leading teams of both staffed and sourced technical resources (onshore, near-shore, and offshore)
• Know how of AEM Dispatcher Setup / Configuration, SEO Best Practices, Other Adobe products such as Workfront, Analytics, Target Marketo, and/or Campaign would be an added value.

Consulting Skills:

• Strong presentation skills, including experience of presenting complex ideas in an easy to understand manner to all levels in an organization, both virtually and in person
• Ability to effectively lead through change; setting clear expectations, building enthusiasm while navigating and addressing the “noise” of potential detractors
• Can think strategically on your feet to navigate the unexpected and not allow it to derail progress
• Crowd Control; comfortable leading diverse stakeholder groups with sometimes competing priorities; bringing focus, control and alignment around complex decisions
• Can easily identify opportunities for growth for the company

Soft Skills:

• Strong attention to detail and customer service orientation

• Relational people skills; empathetic, warm, giving - eager to help

• An excellent communicator with the ability to problem-solve while building and maintaining strong working relationships with customers
• Ability to both receive and give constructive feedback with objectivity and an open-mind
• A high degree of flexibility, team spirit, accountability and independence
• Availability to work flexible hours supporting our global customer base

Wow factors:

• Familiarity with front-end technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript)
• Experience with additional SaaS Enterprise Work Management tools such as Adobe Workfront
• Startup environment experience and the ability to work remotely (virtual teams)
• Experience building a functional department from the ground up

the compensation

We’re glad you asked! Since we are a startup, we often get the question of whether our compensation will be competitive. The answer is yes! We invest in great talent. 

the benefits

• A flexible, remote, work-from-home environment
• Comprehensive Healthcare - dental - vision
• 401k matching plan
• Up to 26 days Paid Time Off 
  • plus: Paid Federal holidays, including Juneteenth & Veterans Day, and the day after Thanksgiving
  • plus: Paid Birthday day off
  • plus: Paid Community service day off

the fine print

Supervisory responsibility

This is a supervisory role and reports into our VP Service Delivery

Working conditions/ physical requirements

Typical office environment, generally sedentary position using computers, phones, and other office equipment. This position works in a fast-paced, rapidly changing work environment. The ability to manage stress, build professional and collaborative relationships, and reason through complex business situations is essential.

Acknowledgement

WNDYR is an at-will employer and this document does not constitute an employment contract. WNDYR reserves the right to change its compensation practices and pay rates at any time, with or without prior notice.