AKQA - Fullstack Lead Developer (AEM) - Freelance

Full Stack Developer is needed in San Francisco, United States.

Client: AKQA

Location: San Francisco, CA

Contract: Contractor

Job Description

At AKQA, we believe in the imaginative application of art and science to create beautiful ideas, products and services. With an entrepreneurial and collaborative approach, we design adaptive digital services and applications that capture the imagination, delivering impressive returns for our clients. As a Full Stack Engineer at AKQA, you will build development, testing, and content integration pipelines for the platform. We expect you to grow developer productivity, enable continuous deployment, exercise flawless content editing, and minimize QA lifecycles. This hands-on role involves leading a high-impact website project for a major global brand over a 4-month engagement, with the possibility for extension.

As a Lead Developer, you will collaborate with a skilled team, each bringing strong opinions about various technologies, frameworks, and delivery approaches. You will be responsible for bootstrapping and developing the AEM-backed site through best practices and industry standards, supported by both back-end and front-end developers. You will also mentor team members and ensure adherence to AEM best practices.

Please note: This is a 4-month freelance contract role. No visa transfers or sponsorships will be offered at this time. Candidates must be able to work West Coast hours (PST). This position is REMOTE and associated with the AKQA San Francisco studio.

Requirements

Qualifications:

• Proven experience as a Fullstack Developer with expertise in Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) 6.5 or higher
• Strong skills in Java, Sling, OSGi, and AEM development frameworks
• Proficiency in front-end technologies (HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, Webpack, SCSS)
• Familiarity with DevOps tools and CI/CD pipelines in Adobe Experience Manager as a Cloud Service
• Excellent problem-solving, ownership, and communication skills
• Adaptability to dynamic project environments and proactive in navigating delivery challenges
• Familiarity with agile methodologies; mentoring developers without AEM experience is a bonus
• 5+ years of experience working as a fullstack developer
• Experience developing SpringBoot applications and deploying to AWS is preferred but not required

Qualities and Characteristics:

• Strong mix of back-end (Java, OSGi, Sightly templating) and front-end (HTML5, CSS3, JS, Webpack, SCSS) skills
• Eager to work in a fast-paced and dynamic environment
• Experience with web application development
• Able to articulate their ideas to a team
• Thrives when facing new challenges in improving client deliverables
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; able to interact professionally with a diverse group of people
• Boundlessly creative and relentlessly attentive to detail

Additional Information

The pay range for this position is between $4,000 - $4,500 per week. Individual compensation varies based on job-related factors, including location, business needs, level of responsibility, experience, and qualifications.

AKQA is an Equal Opportunities Employer committed to fostering a varied and inclusive work environment. Your race, color, ancestry, religion, gender, gender identity, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, or veteran status have no bearing on our hiring decisions. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.