Adobe · 1 day ago
Senior Backend Engineer
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level
$139K/yr - $258K/yr
6+ years expAdobe is a company focused on changing the world through digital experiences. They are seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to design and implement data models, contribute to a mature Elixir application, and guide fellow engineers while ensuring high-quality code and system efficiency.
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Responsibilities
Model a rich and expansive domain. You’ll design and implement data models for every facet of the post-production domain, as well as powerful systems to keep the Frame.io application efficient and stable
Contribute to a mature Elixir application. Frame.io is home to one of the largest Elixir applications in the world, and senior engineers here have the opportunity to design highly concurrent, fault-tolerant systems
Own the implementation of amazing features. You’ll work directly with designers, client engineers, and product owners to bring new features to life. You’ll provide guidance and input into the process of building and deploying their vision, as well as writing the code that makes it real
Guide and mentor your fellow engineers. You’ll be an authority on practices for the engineering team, as well as an important leader for other engineers - backend and otherwise. Our team is highly productive and committed to mutual support, collaboration, and knowledge-sharing. We are dedicated to a work environment where we can all grow and learn, and combine this commitment with a dedication to quality engineering and sound, informed technical decisions. We understand that the best code moves our business forward, and we make every decision about the backend in the context of the product that everybody is building together
Write solid and scalable code
Doing regular code reviews
Building new features and services in Elixir
Providing technical leadership to junior engineers
Qualification
Required
Extensive experience in designing and developing multiple large-scale Web application backend systems
Deep experience in overall system design and implementation—how they scale, how they should fit together, and how they're likely to break
Familiarity with common API and services design standards
Experience in PostgreSQL or MySQL outside of an ORM, including the ability to design SQL queries for performance and efficiency
Experience in modifying and migrating legacy components with little to no downtime
Ability to analyze and solve difficult problems across the backend
Experience in Elixir or a comparable functional programming language, or interest and a deep desire to learn
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, with 6+ years of backend or distributed systems experience, or equivalent practical experience
Benefits
Long-term incentives in the form of a new hire equity award
Company
Adobe
Adobe is a software company that provides its users with digital marketing and media solutions.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
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$2.5MKey Investors
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1986-08-20IPO
1984-10-01Series Unknown· $2.5M
Leadership Team
Shantanu Narayen
CEO
Dan Durn
Chief Financial Officer
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