Software Developer

JOB Role:  CMS Developer (AEM Cross Train)

Work Location: Chennai & Remote also Preferred

About the Role:

Lister technologies poised for a massive growth this year is seeking for Developers, Sr. Developers who are well versed in any Content Management Systems (CMS) and are willing to pursue their career as an AEM expert. Deserving candidates will be given an opportunity to get trained, certified, and deployed in projects executed for our global enterprise customers The candidate is expected to have an in-depth understanding of CMS concepts, features, and benefits and should be hands-on in any front-end and (or) backend technologies like HTML 5, CSS3, JavaScript, jQuery, ES6, PHP, Java, .Net etc. leveraging the CMS custom capabilities in any of the platforms like Drupal, WordPress, Liferay, Contentful etc. .

Responsibilities

• Develop well designed, testable, and efficient custom components for enterprise scale applications in AEM Platform.
• Adopt agile methodology and iterative development.
• Employ strong coding standards for efficiency, readability, and reuse. 
• Responsible for meeting expectations and meeting deliverables on time and in high quality.
• Demonstrate creative, technical, and analytical skills

• Demonstrate ability to communicate effectively in technical environment.
• Operate effectively as an individual for quick turnaround of enhancement and fixes

Skills Description:

• Hands-on in any one of the CMS platforms with an in depth understanding of the platform (Drupal, WordPress, Liferay etc.)
• Good knowledge of theme, plug-ins customization and custom component development
• Desire to continually learn and explore new tools, concepts and ideas and then share them with the rest of the team
• The candidate is expected to pick up AEM platform quickly and get certified.
• Candidates having a strong java skillset (or have experience in java-based CMS platforms - like Liferay) is expected to learn AEM platform and contribute extensively to AEM backend development in JCR, OSGI and Apache Sling
• Candidates having a strong front-end skills like HTML 5, CSS3 (or pre-processing platforms like SASS), JavaScript, jQuery or have extensively worked in any non-java-based CMS platforms like Drupal, WordPress etc. will be required to learn AEM Platform and contribute to AEM Front-end development in designing AEM templates and components leveraging AEM Sightly/HTL Framework.
• Good Communication (both verbal and written).

Roles and Responsibilities :

• Lead the delivery of high quality, innovative, flexible, cost-optimized, and scalable technical solutions that meet business requirements
• Design, Develop, test, and maintain software applications with MVC architectures, Microservices, and scalable cloud-native apps.
• Perform hands-on coding and provide thoughtful code reviews
• Mentor and lead team members to continuously improve quality and productivity of deliverables
• Demonstrate ability to work within an agile team as well as collaborate with many other teams on design and implementation strategies. Follow SCRUM Agile Development methodology
• Effective Communication Skills- An ability to express your ideas to the recipient & Co-ordinate and communicate with cross-functional team along with the client's team
• Problem Solving, Hustler - Get Stuff Done, Self-Disciplined Open-minded, User-Focused, Adaptive
• Lean Principles & Analytical Thinking
• Project planning, timelines, and milestones for execution and deliverables
• Participate in the Evaluation Review of your team member

Primary Skills

• Experience in building an enterprise web application using ReactJS as the frontend framework
• Experience with Redux and React Hooks
• Expert in HTML5, CSS3
• Experience in Bootstrap4 or CSS pre-processor like Less or Sass is highly desirable
• Strong knowledge of best practices and modern web design trends is necessary.
• Some experience with modern web-based typography.
• Excel at rapid prototyping and at writing good code.
• Experience with testing/debugging in multiple browsers and platforms.
• Expertise in using JavaScript
• Should have worked on REST client and WebSockets
• Should be able to write Unit testing using any one of the frameworks like Cypress, Jasmine, Karma, Jest, Enzyme, or any other similar framework.
• Should have experience in either one of the Build scripts like Gulp or Grunt or Webpack
• Low-Latency UI, Page optimization, and bundle build+caching
• Problem-solving and debugging skills
• Component-based architecture

• Determining the structure and design of web pages.
•  Building reusable and efficient code for future use.
•  Ensuring web design is optimized for smartphones.
•  Use markup languages like HTML to create user-friendly web pages.
•  Maintain and improve the website.
•  Optimize applications for maximum speed.
•  Collaborate with back-end developers and web designers to improve usability.
• Stay up-to-date on emerging technologies.

1. Hands on Expert in UI/Front End Engineering/Development specifically React,
2. Redux, NodeJs who can code, design and own front end development and code.
3. Experience in React v16, Reach Redux, React Fibre and JavaScript advance (ES6+),
4. Experience in Advance State Management [Example: Redux, Mobx, RxJs, GraphQL etc]
5. Good experience on UI framework like Angular JS/ Vue JS/ Ext JS/jQuery/ React JS or equivalent SPA framework
6. Experience in HTML5, Javascript CSS3, ExpressJs, GraphQL
7. Strong understanding of Rest APIs, Web Sockets, Service Workers, HTTP/S Protocol, Web Security and Cloud Infrastructure, CI/CD, Web Packaging and Optimization, UX and Styling.
8. Expertise in Advance Java-Scripts
9. Knowledge and experience with Data Structure and Design methodologies.
10. Problem solving skill
11. Good experience working in Agile/Scrum teams
12. Good written and verbal communication skills.

• Develop user-facing features, while building reusable code & libraries for future use
• Optimize application for maximum speed & scalability
• Ensure the technical feasibility of UI/UX designs
• Ensure that all user input is validated before submitting to the back-end

Experience

• 1-3 Years work experience in Frontend
• Experience working with libraries/frameworks like ReactJS, AngularJS, KnockoutJS, BackboneJS, DurandalJS, etc.
• Experience with common front-end development tools such as Babel, Webpack, NPM, etc
• Proficiency with HTML5, CSS3. Basic understanding of server-side CSS pre-processing platforms, such as LESS and SASS
• Proficient understanding of client-side scripting and JavaScript frameworks, including jQuery
• Good understanding of asynchronous request handling, partial page updates, and AJAX
• Basic knowledge of image authoring tools, to be able to crop, resize, or perform small adjustments on an image. Familiarity with tools such as Gimp or Photoshop is a plus.
• Proficient knowledge of cross-browser compatibility issues & ways to work around them.
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tool - GIT
• Good understanding of SEO principles and ensuring that application will adhere to them

• Building of user-facing elements and Integration
• Writing reusable, testable, and efficient code
• Design and implementation of low-latency, high-availability, and real time applications
• Architecting applications and strategizing them to be scalable for traffic.
• Identifying and working on new innovations which can relate to any kind of technology

• 2-3 years of experience with JavaScript, JQuery, Node.js
• Understanding the nature of asynchronous programming and its quirks and workarounds
• Good understanding of front-end technologies, such as HTML5, CSS3, SASS
• Understanding fundamental design principles behind a scalable application
• Understanding differences between multiple delivery platforms, such as mobile vs. desktop, and optimizing output to match the specific platform
• Creating database schemas that represent and support business processes
• Implementing unit tests
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git