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Developer Experience roles qualify as H-1B visa specialty occupations when they require a bachelor's degree or higher in computer science, software engineering, or a related field. Employers file the Labor Condition Application before sponsoring, certifying they'll pay the DOL prevailing wage for your location and role level.
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Get Access To All JobsJob Title: Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) Lead Developer
Location: Milpitas, CA / Irvine, CA (Onsite)
Experience: 11+ Years
Role Type: Full-Time / Contract
Level: Senior / Lead
About the Role
We are seeking an experienced Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) Lead Developer to lead the design, development, and delivery of enterprise-scale digital experience solutions within a commerce environment. This role requires strong hands-on expertise in AEM architecture, cloud implementations, custom development, and technical leadership.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead AEM solution design, architecture, and development activities.
- Develop and implement reusable AEM components, templates, workflows, and services.
- Build and maintain AEM Sites, Assets, Content Fragments, and Experience Fragments.
- Develop custom Sling Models, OSGi services, Servlets, and workflows.
- Manage AEM authoring, publishing, dispatcher, and replication environments.
- Support AEM as a Cloud Service deployments using Adobe Cloud Manager.
- Integrate AEM with external systems and APIs.
- Optimize applications for performance, scalability, security, and maintainability.
- Review code, mentor developers, and establish development best practices.
- Collaborate with Product Owners, Architects, UX teams, QA, and business stakeholders in an Agile environment.
Required Skills
- 11+ years of hands-on Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) experience
- Strong expertise in:
- AEM 6.x and AEM as a Cloud Service
- AEM DAM
- Custom Workflows & Metadata Management
- Apache Sling
- OSGi
- HTL (Sightly)
- AEM Client Libraries (Clientlibs)
- Java / J2EE
- AEM Sites
- Content Fragments & Experience Fragments
- REST APIs & Microservices
- Git & Maven
- Adobe Cloud Manager
- Experience with HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, and Vue.js
- 5+ years of technical leadership or team management experience
Preferred Qualifications
- Adobe AEM Cloud Certification
- Experience with Headless CMS architectures
- Experience working with AWS Cloud
- Commerce or Digital Experience Platform implementation background
What We're Looking For
- Strong AEM Cloud expertise
- Excellent leadership and mentoring skills
- Hands-on development experience across frontend and backend technologies
- Ability to drive architecture discussions and technical decisions
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
#AEM #AdobeExperienceManager #AEMCloud #Java #OSGi #ApacheSling #HTL #VueJS #DigitalExperience #TechnicalLead #CaliforniaJobs #HiringNow
Job Title: Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) Lead Developer
Location: Milpitas, CA / Irvine, CA (Onsite)
Experience: 11+ Years
Role Type: Full-Time / Contract
Level: Senior / Lead
About the Role
We are seeking an experienced Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) Lead Developer to lead the design, development, and delivery of enterprise-scale digital experience solutions within a commerce environment. This role requires strong hands-on expertise in AEM architecture, cloud implementations, custom development, and technical leadership.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead AEM solution design, architecture, and development activities.
- Develop and implement reusable AEM components, templates, workflows, and services.
- Build and maintain AEM Sites, Assets, Content Fragments, and Experience Fragments.
- Develop custom Sling Models, OSGi services, Servlets, and workflows.
- Manage AEM authoring, publishing, dispatcher, and replication environments.
- Support AEM as a Cloud Service deployments using Adobe Cloud Manager.
- Integrate AEM with external systems and APIs.
- Optimize applications for performance, scalability, security, and maintainability.
- Review code, mentor developers, and establish development best practices.
- Collaborate with Product Owners, Architects, UX teams, QA, and business stakeholders in an Agile environment.
Required Skills
- 11+ years of hands-on Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) experience
- Strong expertise in:
- AEM 6.x and AEM as a Cloud Service
- AEM DAM
- Custom Workflows & Metadata Management
- Apache Sling
- OSGi
- HTL (Sightly)
- AEM Client Libraries (Clientlibs)
- Java / J2EE
- AEM Sites
- Content Fragments & Experience Fragments
- REST APIs & Microservices
- Git & Maven
- Adobe Cloud Manager
- Experience with HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, and Vue.js
- 5+ years of technical leadership or team management experience
Preferred Qualifications
- Adobe AEM Cloud Certification
- Experience with Headless CMS architectures
- Experience working with AWS Cloud
- Commerce or Digital Experience Platform implementation background
What We're Looking For
- Strong AEM Cloud expertise
- Excellent leadership and mentoring skills
- Hands-on development experience across frontend and backend technologies
- Ability to drive architecture discussions and technical decisions
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
#AEM #AdobeExperienceManager #AEMCloud #Java #OSGi #ApacheSling #HTL #VueJS #DigitalExperience #TechnicalLead #CaliforniaJobs #HiringNow
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding H-1B Visa Sponsorship in Developer Experience
Verify your role meets specialty occupation
Pull the O*NET profile for Developer Experience or Software Developer roles and confirm the job zone and degree requirement. USCIS scrutinizes roles where the job description accepts any technical degree, so document the direct connection between your specific degree field and the DX responsibilities.
Target employers with LCA filing history
Use Migrate Mate to filter Developer Experience jobs by employers with verified H-1B Labor Condition Application filings. Employers who have filed LCAs for this role type already understand the process, which shortens your sponsorship timeline significantly.
Check prevailing wage before salary negotiations
Run your job title, location, and experience level through the OFLC Wage Search before your offer discussion. Your employer's LCA must certify at least the DOL prevailing wage for your role and geography, so knowing Wage Level I through IV positions you to negotiate accurately.
Prepare a technical scope document for your petition
Developer Experience roles can span tooling, CI/CD infrastructure, and documentation work. Draft a clear written description of your day-to-day duties that maps each responsibility to your degree field. This reduces RFE risk when USCIS reviews whether the position qualifies as a specialty occupation.
Negotiate for premium processing in your offer
USCIS premium processing upgrades adjudication to 15 business days for Form I-129. For Developer Experience roles where you're joining an engineering team mid-sprint, ask your employer to include premium processing before you sign, not after negotiations close.
Understand your 60-day grace period before switching
If a Developer Experience role falls through after your H-1B is approved, you have a 60-day grace period from your last day of employment. Use that window to identify a new sponsoring employer and initiate a transfer petition before your status lapses.
H-1B Visa Developer Experience: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Developer Experience role qualify as an H-1B specialty occupation?
Yes, as long as the position requires a bachelor's degree or higher in a specific field like computer science, software engineering, or information systems. USCIS will look at whether the employer's job description mandates a relevant technical degree. Generic postings that accept any degree regardless of field weaken the specialty occupation argument, so your employer's LCA and petition should clearly tie the DX duties to your degree discipline.
Which employers sponsor H-1B visas for Developer Experience jobs?
Technology companies, SaaS platforms, and developer-tools startups are the most active sponsors for Developer Experience roles. Migrate Mate surfaces employers with verified H-1B Labor Condition Application filing history specifically for this role type, so you can focus your applications on companies that have already demonstrated willingness and capacity to sponsor, rather than guessing from job postings alone.
How does the H-1B cap lottery affect Developer Experience job seekers?
USCIS receives far more H-1B registrations than the 85,000 annual cap allows, so selection is not guaranteed. If you're not selected, some Developer Experience employers qualify as cap-exempt institutions, including universities and affiliated research organizations. Alternatively, if you're already on OPT or STEM OPT, your employer can file during the next registration window while you remain authorized to work.
Can I transfer my H-1B to a new Developer Experience employer?
Yes. Under H-1B portability rules, you can start working for a new sponsoring employer as soon as they file a transfer petition, without waiting for USCIS approval, provided your current H-1B was properly approved and you've maintained valid status. The new employer files Form I-129 with a new LCA covering your new role, location, and wage level.
What wage level should a Developer Experience role be filed at?
The DOL uses four prevailing wage levels based on experience, supervision, and complexity. Most mid-level Developer Experience roles land at Level II or III, but your employer determines the level based on actual job duties and supervision structure. Run the OFLC Wage Search using your job title and work location to see the current wage floor before your employer submits the LCA, and flag any discrepancy with HR before the petition is filed.