Adobe · 17 hours ago
Sr. Software Development Engineer 4
San Jose, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$139K/yr - $258K/yr
10+ years expAdobe is a company dedicated to changing the world through digital experiences. They are seeking a Senior Software Development Engineer to design, develop, and test key components of their engagement platform, ensuring high reliability, scalability, and ease of maintenance.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)ConsultingEnterprise SoftwareGraphic DesignImage RecognitionPhoto EditingSaaSSoftwareUX DesignWeb Design
Responsibilities
Design, develop, and test (including automated, continuous integration) key components of our platform
Develop systems that are highly reliable, scalable, but remain easy to maintain
Be passionate and help improve the availability, performance, scalability, and security of the product
Be independent in feature/component design as well as conduct effective peer code reviews
Lead and participate in production deployment activities of features and diagnose and resolve issues brought up from the production environment
Evaluate new technologies and help incorporate them into the technology stack
Be an active participant in the architecture and design discussions
Qualification
Required
10+ years working in SaaS platforms & technologies
Experience planning and implementing architectures for new services or components
Strong core Java or other object-oriented languages, design patterns and OOD/OOP skills
Knowledge of ORM frameworks like Hibernate
Experience in PostgreSQL or MySQL, including the ability to design SQL queries for performance and efficiency
Familiarity with common API and design best practices
Solid understanding of Docker or other container orchestration systems
You bring a positive work attitude, are a self-starter, and a standout colleague
Strong written and verbal communication and collaboration skills
Preferred
Leveraged AI-native development environments (e.g., Cursor, Claude Code) to accelerate the full software development lifecycle, including rapid feature prototyping, complex bug resolution, and automated framework migrations
Hands of experience with Jenkins, Kubernetes, Helm charts and related concepts
Experience with one or more of the following MongoDB, Apache Cassandra, Kafka, Redis
Experience building enterprise applications with Spring framework
BS/MS in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
Understanding of Scrum / Agile Methodologies
Affinity for APM and monitoring tools (New Relic, Wavefront, Vivid Cortex)
Understanding Vector Databases and their role in advanced data retrieval for Gen AI
Experience implementing Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) architecture for grounding models
Familiarity with the Agent-to-Agent (A2A) communication protocol and Multi-Agent Coordination Protocol (MCP), Langchain (or similar frameworks), LangGraph (or similar frameworks)
Design and maintain evaluation pipelines for AI features
Experience guiding other engineers on the teams
Benefits
Short-term incentives are in the form of the Annual Incentive Plan (AIP)
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
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$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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