Software Engineering Architect

Role Description

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. This role is a specialized engineering seat focused on Web Craft excellence.

• Step directly into complex client environments to execute deep-dive frontend code audits, optimize rendering speeds, and resolve complex web and asset architecture blockages.
• This is a hands-on technical execution role, working in tight sprint windows to remediate technical debt, configure permissions pathways, and execute migration tasks from legacy architectures to modern cloud-native content environments.

What You'll Do

• 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.
• Remediate Asset Workflows:
  • Reconfigure asset taxonomies, permissions, metadata schemas, and Single Sign-On (SSO) paths to unblock creative workflows.
• 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.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of software engineering experience focusing on frontend performance, modern CSS/JS frameworks (React, Next.js), and headless web development.
• Deep technical understanding of CDN edge routing, web caching layers, Single Sign-On (SSO) configurations, and taxonomy models.
• 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.
• Strong collaborative skills with the ability to work directly with client development teams and explain technical fixes clearly.

Requirements

• Remote position - TRAVEL EXPECTED

Benefits

• Healthcare, Dental, and Vision coverage
• 401k plan, plus matching
• PTO
• Paid Company Holidays
• Parental Leave