Intermediate AEM Developer

If you're a skilled developer with a solid understanding of AEM’s content management framework and are eager to contribute to innovative digital projects, this is the perfect opportunity for you to advance your career in a dynamic and collaborative environment.
 

Working Here

At CARFAX Canada, we’re more than just obsessed with vehicles. We’re obsessed with data and its potential to help millions of Canadians in buying, selling, and maintaining vehicles.

But here’s what you really want to know about: the perks. Our team members enjoy weekly, free catered lunches at the office, flexible work that allows us to prioritize work-life balance, 4-day summer work weeks, and a state-of-the-art collaborative environment at our head office at 100 Kellogg Lane, London Ontario. CARFAX Canada also offers competitive wages, exceptional benefits and employee wellness funding, a company matched pension program, parental leave top-up benefits, paid volunteer days, and the list goes on!

Ultimately, every day at CARFAX Canada provides you with the opportunity to engage in meaningful work alongside incredible colleagues. It’s clear—we’re passionate about data and our people!

Key Information

Employment Status: Full Time, permanent

Job Type: Hybrid – In office with flexibility to manage your work schedule with up to 8 days per month to work from home.

Location: London, Ontario

Please note that we have two operating entities in Canada, CARFAX Inc., and CARFAX Canada. This position is with CARFAX Canada.

Job Details

Reporting to the Development Team Lead, this role is responsible for developing, maintaining, and enhancing digital experiences on Adobe Experience Manager (AEM). As an Intermediate AEM Developer, you will focus on implementing new features, custom components, and improving website performance using AEM's robust content management framework. You will work closely with cross-functional teams, including Product, Design, and Content teams, to ensure that the website meets business needs while delivering a seamless and optimized user experience.

The successful candidate will play a crucial role in maintaining AEM’s functionality and scalability, ensuring content is managed efficiently across different channels (web, mobile, etc.), and improving site performance. You will be responsible for integrating third-party systems, optimizing AEM workflows, and ensuring personalization and cross-channel publishing. Additionally, you will contribute to a collaborative and agile development environment, sharing knowledge with junior team members and mentoring them in their AEM development skills.

Key areas of influence will include optimizing performance, managing content workflows, implementing custom AEM solutions, and enhancing the digital experience to align with the company's goals.

Position Responsibilities

·        Develop new features and functionality in Adobe Experience Manager (AEM), including custom components, templates, and workflows.

·        Collaborate with the Product, Design and Marketing teams to implement new features, ensuring seamless integration with AEM.

·        Troubleshoot, optimize, and maintain AEM performance to ensure high efficiency and minimal downtime.

·        Work with AEM's Sling, JCR, CRX repository, and Dispatcher for content management and caching.

·        Develop and maintain front-end templates using AEM Sightly (HTL) or Java-based JSP for rendering dynamic content.

·        Integrate with RESTful APIs and third-party systems to extend AEM’s functionality.

·        Implement AEM workflows, content personalization (targeting, A/B testing), and multi-site management features.

·        Ensure cross-channel publishing from AEM to different platforms (web, mobile, etc.) with consistent UX/UI.

·        Create and maintain documentation for AEM components, templates, and integration processes.

·        Provide guidance to Junior Developers and Co-op students, reviewing code and conducting knowledge-sharing sessions.

·        Participate in Agile sprint planning, provide accurate estimates, and track progress on development tasks.

Education and Experience Required

·        Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related fields.

·        2-4 years of experience working with Adobe Experience Manager (AEM).

·        Proficiency in Java, HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, and AEM templating technologies like Sightly (HTL) or JSP.

·        Familiarity with AEM workflows, JCR repository, Sling, and Dispatcher.

·        Experience with version control systems (e.g., Git) and CI/CD pipelines.

·        Strong experience with AEM performance optimization, including caching, scalability, and multi-site management.

·        Familiarity with RESTful API integrations and handling cross-channel publishing from AEM.

·        Knowledge of SEO and web accessibility (WCAG) best practices.

·        Experience with monitoring and optimizing the performance of the AEM instance to meet high traffic and scalability needs.

Equal Opportunity Employer

CARFAX Canada is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race/ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, marital status, military veteran status, unemployment status, or any other status protected by law.

We’re committed to providing accommodations by request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the recruitment and selection process. For a confidential inquiry or to request an accommodation, please contact your recruiter or email hr@carfax.ca.

If you are interested in applying for this position, please visit our website https://www.carfax.ca/careers. Applications will be accepted until April 18, 2025.

We thank all applicants for their interest; however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

About Us

CARFAX’s mission is to help millions of people shop, buy, service and sell used cars with more confidence. As a leader in vehicle history and valuation, CARFAX provides impartial and comprehensive information for consumers and the automotive industry. CARFAX‘s Canadian headquarters in London, Ontario supports Canadian and U.S. markets, drawing on billions of data records from thousands of sources, enabling used vehicle buyers and sellers to make informed decisions. CARFAX is consistently recognized as a top employer and business. CARFAX is a part of S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI). Find out more at www.carfax.ca and connect with CARFAX on Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn.

Our values serve as the foundation of our culture by helping inform the actions and behaviours that make us successful. We strive to integrate these values into how we collaborate, navigate challenges, and make decisions daily.

Objective – Guided by facts, driven by results.

Transparent – Clarity through open and honest communication.

Customer advocate – Putting the customer at the center of everything we do.

Solutions oriented – Turning challenges into opportunities.

Integrity – Where honesty meets action.


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