Adobe Experience Platform (AEP) Developer / Engineer

Job Overview

We are looking for an experienced and driven Adobe Experience Platform (AEP) Developer / Engineer to join our MarTech and Digital Engineering team. In this role, you will be responsible for designing, configuring, and implementing data ingestion pipelines, real-time customer profiles, schemas, and segmentation strategies within the Adobe Experience Platform. You will collaborate closely with digital marketers, data architects, and frontend/backend engineers to drive real-time personalization, omni-channel customer journeys, and modern MarTech integrations across our global digital ecosystem.

Key Responsibilities

• AEP Platform Implementation: Configure and maintain core AEP components, including XDM (Experience Data Model) schemas, mixins, identity networks, dataset management, and governance controls (DUST/DUL).
• Data Ingestion & Pipelines: Build and optimize real-time and batch data ingestion workflows into AEP using Streaming Ingestion APIs, Batch SDKs, Source Connectors, and Experience Platform Launch / Web SDK.
• Real-Time Customer Profile & Segmentation: Design and deploy Real-Time Customer Profiles, identity maps, merge policies, and audience segments for downstream activation across web, mobile, email, and ad channels.
• Activation & Destinations: Set up and manage destination connectors to push audiences to target platforms, including Adobe Target, Adobe Journey Optimizer (AJO), Customer Journey Analytics (CJA), Real-Time CDP (RT-CDP), and third-party endpoints.
• API Integration & Query Service: Utilize AEP REST APIs for automated schema/dataset provisioning and leverage AEP Query Service (SQL) to validate, troubleshoot, and transform large-scale dataset ingestion.
• Cross-System Collaboration: Work with enterprise data teams (Data Warehouses like Snowflake/BigQuery) and marketing technology teams to ensure seamless end-to-end data flow and compliance with data privacy standards (GDPR/CCPA).

Required Qualifications & Technical Skills AEP & MarTech Stack

• 2+ years of hands-on technical development experience with Adobe Experience Platform (AEP) applications (RT-CDP, AJO, CJA, or Adobe Target).
• Expertise in configuring XDM Schemas, Identity Graphs / Identity Service, Merge Policies, and dataset management.
• Strong hands-on experience with Adobe Experience Platform Web SDK (alloy.js) and Tags (formerly Launch).
• Proficiency in AEP Query Service (SQL) for querying and analyzing platform data.

Core Software Engineering & Integration

• 3+ years of experience in web development using JavaScript (ES6+), HTML5/CSS3, and consumption of RESTful APIs / JSON.
• Strong knowledge of SQL and experience working with cloud data warehouses (Snowflake, BigQuery, AWS Redshift, or Databricks).
• Experience with ETL/ELT pipelines and event-driven data streaming (Kafka, Webhooks, HTTP API endpoints).

Soft Skills & Process

• Strong problem-solving, analytical, and debugging skills.
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments using Jira/Confluence.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to translate technical concepts for marketing stakeholders.

Preferred / Good-to-Have Skills

• Certifications: Adobe Certified Expert – Adobe Experience Platform Developer / Architect.
• Experience with legacy Adobe Experience Cloud solutions (Adobe Analytics, Adobe Audience Manager, or Adobe Experience Manager / AEM).
• Familiarity with Python or Node.js for automated scripting and API orchestration.