Expression of Interest: Senior AEM Developer

Company Description

Saatchi & Saatchi is an advertising agency part of Publicis Groupe Canada with the belief that creativity, data, media and technology should all work together, and we use that to influence human behavior and drive success for clients. S&S is one of the world's largest agency networks with 114 offices and more than 6000 employees globally. Here in our Toronto office we work with some of the countries most valued brands including Toyota, Buckley's, and Children's Advil, as well as several under the Mondelez banner (Crispers, Oreo, and Chips Ahoy just to name a few).

We’re an award winning agency in both creativity and effectiveness, so it’s really important for us here to convert that innovation and the great ideas into real tangible business results for the organization.

This role is posted as an Expression of Interest (EOI), which means we are looking to connect with candidates who are interested in future or upcoming opportunities, rather than hiring for a specific, immediate opening. It helps us build a talent pipeline and understand available skills, so we can reach out when relevant roles become available.

Saatchi & Saatchi is seeking candidates with 6+ years of experience building enterprise-grade web experiences on the Adobe Experience Manager platform, with a track record of technical leadership and delivery on complex, multi-brand digital properties. You are passionate about architecture, performance, and mentoring others. And you thrive in environments where you can drive technical decisions, elevate team capabilities, and deliver high-quality, accessible digital experiences at scale.

You…

• Lead by example and elevate the technical capabilities of your team.
• Are a strategic thinker who balances architectural vision with pragmatic delivery.
• Communicate complex technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Take ownership of problems end-to-end and drive them to resolution.
• Are highly organized and can manage competing priorities across multiple work streams.
• Stay current with industry trends and actively champion best practices.

• Lead the design, development, and architecture of full stack web applications built on Adobe Experience Manager (AEM).
• Define and enforce component architecture, content modeling patterns, and development standards across multi-brand, multi-site, multi-channel AEM implementations.
• Architect and implement front-end solutions using HTL/Sightly, JavaScript/Type Script, and modern frameworks (React, Angular, or Vue) within AEM’s front-end architecture.
• Design and build robust backend services, APIs, and integration layers using Java, Apache Sling, and OSGi.
• Own the integration architecture between AEM and middleware platforms (e.g., Mule Soft), third-party systems, and enterprise services via RESTful APIs and GraphQL.
• Drive AEM caching strategy across the full stack — client-side, CDN (AWS Cloud Front), AEM Dispatcher, and in-memory (Caffeine) — to optimize performance and scalability.
• Lead Content Fragment modeling and GraphQL persisted query design for headless content delivery.
• Ensure WCAG 2.0 AA compliance and champion accessibility best practices across the development team.
• Mentor junior and intermediate developers through code reviews, pair programming, and technical guidance.
• Drive technical decisions on build tooling, CI/CD pipelines, AEM Cloud Manager deployments, and development workflows.
• Collaborate with solution architects, project managers, and client stakeholders to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions.
• Identify and manage technical debt, propose improvements, and lead platform upgrade initiatives.
• Contribute to solution design documents, architecture decisions, and technical assessments.

• 6+ years of professional experience in full stack web development, with deep hands-on AEM experience across multiple projects.
• Expert-level experience with Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) 6.5+, including templates, components, dialogs, sling models, HTL/Sightly, dispatcher configurations, workflows, and content architecture.
• Strong proficiency in Java/J2EE, Apache Sling,…