PUVVADA PAVAN KUMAR
Photon Interactive Pvt Ltd
Hyderabad
1
Certification
5
years of professional experience
Senior Software Engineer with 5+ years of experience in Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) backend development, specializing in AEM 6.5 and AEM as a Cloud Service (AEMaaCS). Strong expertise in designing, developing and maintaining enterprise-grade digital experiences across E-commerce, Retail and Media domains. Hands-on experience in Java, Sling Models, OSGi Services, Servlets, JCR, Dispatcher, Editable Templates, Content Fragments, Experience Fragments and third-party integrations. Proven track record in large-scale cloud migrations, production support, performance optimization and Agile delivery. Experienced in integrating Generative AI capabilities, implementing enterprise integrations and delivering scalable solutions within aggressive timelines. Adobe Certified Expert - AEM Sites Developer with strong problem-solving and stakeholder management skills.
Work History
Senior Software Engineer I
9 Months- Successfully migrated 25 enterprise websites from AMS to AEM as a Cloud Service, ensuring zero critical production issues and completing the migration ahead of schedule.
- Developed and configured Editable Templates to support scalable content authoring.
- Wrote Groovy scripts to automate migration activities and reduce manual efforts.
- Enhanced AEM Core Components to improve performance and maintainability.
- Integrated MikMak, ChannelSight and Bazaarvoice with cookie consent compliance.
- Implemented Context-Aware Configurations (CA Configs).
- Configured Dispatcher redirects and Sling mappings for locale-based URL management.
- Implemented and maintained sitemap.xml and robots.txt configurations.
- Worked closely with stakeholders to achieve 100% migration completion ahead of target timelines.
- Currently supporting global Colgate websites with enhancements, production support and performance optimization.
- Client: Colgate Palmolive | E-commerce Domain
Software Engineer (AEM Developer)
1 Year 7 Months- Developed and customized AEM templates and components for multimedia content delivery.
- Integrated Generative AI capabilities through an internal AI orchestration layer to generate SEO-optimized content and reduced the authoring efforts by 40%.
- Improved authoring efficiency and enhanced search engine discoverability.
- Worked across Web, App and AMP platforms.
- Participated in AEM 6.3 to AEM 6.5 migration activities.
- Configured Dispatcher rewrite rules.
- Developed List Container components and custom Servlets.
- Configured OSGi services and CA Configs.
- Participated in release planning, deployments and release note preparation.
- Provided production support and issue resolution.
AEM Developer
2 Years 6 Months- Developed Sling Models, HTL components and reusable backend services.
- Built Component Exporters for API consumption.
- Integrated external REST APIs and Content Fragments.
- Worked on React integrations with AEM SPA implementations.
- Developed JUnit test cases for models, services and servlets.
- Performed deployments using Jenkins and CI/CD pipelines.
- Performed Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and production support activities.
- Collaborated with QA, UAT and business stakeholders in Agile environments.
- Clients: Tata Digital, Tata Neu (Super App)
Java Developer Intern
4 Months- Developed backend functionalities for a hotel booking application.
- Worked with Java, Maven, HTML, CSS and JavaScript.
- Participated in debugging and testing activities.
Education
Bachelor of Technology - Mechanical Engineering
Skills
Adobe Experience Manager
AEM 6.5
AEM as a Cloud Service (AEMaaCS)
Editable Templates
HTL
Sling Models
OSGi Services
Servlets
Dispatcher
JCR
Workflows
MSM
Content Fragments
Experience Fragments
CA Configs
Sitemap
Robots.txt
REST APIs
Adobe IMS
MikMak
ChannelSight
Bazaarvoice
Generative AI APIs
Java
J2EE
JavaScript
Maven
Git
Jenkins
CI/CD
SonarQube
JIRA
Postman
Certification
Adobe Certified Expert - AEM Sites Developer
Timeline
Senior Software Engineer I
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09.2025 - CurrentRead More
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Guru Nanak Institutions Technical Campus
Bachelor of Technology from Mechanical Engineering
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