2026 University Graduate - Software Development Engineer

Adobe; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading software company in Edinburgh is looking for a Software Development Engineer for upcoming graduates in 2026. The candidate will collaborate with a team to build and deliver innovative applications, focusing on backend services, frontend experiences, and performance. Ideal applicants should have a background in Computer Science or equivalent, strong programming skills, and a passion for problem-solving. This role is perfect for those eager to influence engineering practices while working in a supportive, agile environment.

Qualifications

• Graduating in 2026 with a Computer Science degree.
• Passionate about programming to solve real-world problems.
• Great skills in debugging and diagnosing issues across technologies.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with a team to deliver outstanding applications.
• Build backend services with performance and accessibility.
• Present results and progress to leadership.

Skills

Passionate about programming

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Collaboration skills

Debugging and diagnosis skills

Education

Computer Science degree or equivalent

Tools

Java or similar strongly typed programming language

Web development technologies (React, TypeScript, etc.)

CI/CD tools

Cloud service providers (AWS, Azure)

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!

2026 University Graduate - Software Development Engineer

Join our global Adobe Unified Platform organisation where our mission is to invent the technologies that allow our product leaders’ dreams to come true. We work to solve problems at a scale few other companies face.

We build high-availability and low maintenance services that play a critical role for Adobe customers, whether they be individuals or multinational enterprises, and run a UI platform for delivering high-quality engaging user experiences. When our customers manage their subscription, buy more licenses or add users to their teams, our platform underpins these experiences.

What you will do

• Collaborate with a team to craft and deliver solutions that deliver outstanding applications and user experiences
• Build backend services and frontend experiences, with an eye for high performance, traceability, and accessibility
• Bring a fresh perspective based on your remarkable experiences to the team and apply this perspective to the project scope
• Present results and progress to leadership with pride and enthusiasm

What you can expect

• A supportive, trusting and transparent working environment
• An opportunity to do things differently with an expectation you will challenge assumptions and offer solutions
• Collaboration across widely distributed teams
• To positively influence the engineers around you through your everyday behaviours
• To work in an agile team that has a strong focus on the value it delivers to Adobe and its customers

What you need to succeed

• You must be graduating in 2026 with a Computer Science degree or equivalent
• Passionate about programming and how it can be applied to solve real-world problems
• Naturally analytical, using data to justify your decisions
• An interest in how large organisations successfully deliver groundbreaking software applications – developer methodologies in practice
• Great communication and collaboration skills
• Excellent debugging and diagnosis skills across technologies and distributed systems
• Be able to clearly explain complex issues
• A strong background in either Java (or equivalent, strongly typed programming language), or in front-end development technologies (e.g. Web Components, React, ES6, TypeScript, Vue, Angular, GraphQL)
• Experience in designing and developing scalable and distributed RESTful APIs
• Experience with CI/CD
• Experience with New Relic, Splunk, Prometheus and Grafana
• Experience with cloud service providers, especially AWS & Azure
• An enthusiasm to learn any of the above areas if you don't have experience

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