Sr. Software Engineer

Adobe; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading software company in Ottawa seeks a Senior Software Engineer. This role involves designing and delivering Unified Billing Services and requires a strong background in Java/J2EE, micro-services, and cloud computing. Candidates should have over 5 years of experience and excellent communication skills. The company offers an inclusive environment focused on creativity and innovation.

Qualifications

• Over 5 years of experience in back-end services.
• Strong fundamentals in design patterns and algorithms.
• Experience in AI and developing scalable solutions.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver Unified Billing Services.
• Craft and maintain high-quality code.
• Enhance customer experience using AI capabilities.

Skills

Java/J2EE

Spring Frameworks

Python

RESTful services

Cloud computing (AWS/Azure)

CI/CD systems (GitHub Actions, Jenkins)

Distributed systems and micro-services

Kubernetes

Apache Kafka

Agile development methodologies

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent

Tools

Cursor

VSCode

Splunk

New Relic

Job description

Our Company

Changing the world through digital experiences is what Adobe’s all about. We give everyone—from emerging artists to global brands—everything they need to design and deliver exceptional digital experiences! We’re passionate about empowering people to create beautiful and powerful images, videos, and apps, and transform how companies interact with customers across every screen.

We’re on a mission to hire the very best and are committed to creating exceptional employee experiences where everyone is respected and has access to equal opportunity. We realize that new ideas can come from everywhere in the organization, and we know the next big idea could be yours!

The Opportunity

We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer on our team. You will work closely with Business Analysts, Solution Architects, Product & other engineering teams across multiple geographies to deliver solutions to strategic priorities. The ideal candidate should embrace continuous learning, mentoring, and innovative thinking. Success in this role requires being a standout colleague, having a customer-centric approach, and maintaining a high-quality standard.

What you’ll do

• Play a central role in the design, development, and delivery of Adobe’s Unified Billing Services.
• Work across teams and organizations to provide top-quality applications and services that address business and technology challenges.
• Craft and deliver highly performant, reliable, maintainable code along with deployments and highly available production environment.
• Improve developer efficiency, automate tasks & enhance customer experience using AI tools and capabilities.
• Be a great teammate to foster creativity, innovation, collaboration, continuous learning, and quick adaptation of newer technologies.

What you need to succeed

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent experience.
• Over 5 years of demonstrated expertise working in back-end services end-to-end.
• Strong computer science fundamentals, including design patterns, algorithms, asymptotic complexity, parallelism, and database schema design.
• Solid understanding of distributed systems and micro-services architecture.
• Strong experience with Java/J2EE, Spring Frameworks, and scripting languages like Python, and building RESTful services.
• Strong understanding of cloud computing infrastructure (preferably AWS/Azure).
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD systems such as GitHub Actions, Jenkins.
• Hands-on experience with distributed messaging and streaming platforms from the Apache Foundation toolbox, such as Kafka, Flink, Spark, Pulsar.
• Proficiency in tools and platforms such as Cursor, VSCode, and debugging tools like Splunk, New Relic.
• Understanding of Kubernetes and modern deployment strategies.
• Ability to take ownership of complex projects and provide end-to-end engineering solutions: from architecture design to implementation and production support.
• Strong interpersonal, communication, relationship-building, organization, and time-management skills.
• Experience in Agile software development methodologies.
• AI enthusiast with a focus on problem-solving and a passion for developing efficient and scalable solutions using AI.
• Outstanding communication skills.

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