Staff Software Engineer

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Staff Software Engineer (P4)

As a Full-Stack, Staff Software Engineer in the JLLT MarTech Engineering Group, you will be building the software that enables our partners and clients to become more innovative, resilient, and progressive. You'll play a major part in idea generation, designing, prototyping, planning, and executing new software components for JLL.com and our broader MarTech suite of tools. We're a group of collaborators and in this role, you will develop products and features that will be leveraged by both internal and external customers. This is a fantastic opportunity to have real ownership of projects and to be able to see your work come to life at a global scale.

Our technology stack centers around Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) with Java, Java Content Repository (JCR), Apache Sling, OSGi (Apache Felix), and modern frontend technologies including HTML, JavaScript, CSS/LESS/SASS, and SPA frameworks (React, Angular).

• 10+ years of experience building large-scale software applications
• Expert-level Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) experience with deep architectural knowledge of AEM development, components, templates, analytics, and content management workflows
• Proven track record of technical leadership and system design across multiple teams
• Proficiency with Java, Java Content Repository (JCR), Apache Sling, OSGi (Apache Felix)
• Strong frontend development skills: HTML, JavaScript, CSS/LESS/SASS, and SPA frameworks (React, Angular)
• Experience with Customer Data Platform (CDP) and/or Artificial Intelligence (AI) related engineering (preferred)
• Experience influencing technical strategy and architecture decisions at an organizational level
• Proficient in English language, both written and verbal, sufficient for success in a remote and largely asynchronous work environment
• Self-motivated and self-managing, with excellent organizational skills
• Confident in taking ownership of complex projects from start to finish and enjoy the process of turning nebulous ideas into reality
• Proactively mitigate issues through test-driven development, continuous deployment, and thoughtful monitoring and alerting
• Comfortable working in a highly agile, intensely iterative software development process
• Strong inclination towards communication, inclusion, and visibility
• Effective communication skills and ability to regularly achieve consensus with peers and stakeholders
• Thrive in a globally distributed organization
• Demonstrated ability to work closely with other parts of the organization and drive cross-functional initiatives
• Add positive energy in every meeting, making your coworkers feel included in every interaction

• Lead technical decisions for the MarTech platform with impact across multiple teams
• Drive technical strategy and roadmap planning for the engineering organization
• Provide technical mentorship and leadership for all Engineers on your team to help them grow in their technical responsibilities and remove blockers to their autonomy
• Exert significant influence on the overall objectives and long-range goals of your team and adjacent teams
• Shepherd the definition and improvement of our internal standards for style, maintainability, and best practices for a high-scale web environment. Maintain and advocate for these standards through code reviews
• Represent JLLT MarTech Engineering and its values in public communication around broad initiatives, specific projects, and community contributions. Interact with customers and other external stakeholders as a consultant and spokesperson for the work of your team
• Drive innovation across the organization with a willingness to experiment and to boldly confront problems of immense complexity and scope
• Actively seek out difficult impediments to our efficiency as a team ("technical debt"), propose and implement solutions that will enable the entire team to iterate faster
• Collaborate with product management and business stakeholders on technical feasibility and strategic technology decisions

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If this job description resonates with you, we encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet all of the requirements.  We’re interested in getting to know you and what you bring to the table!

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