Sr. Computer Scientist 1 (Front End)

Adobe; Dadri; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Adobe seeks a seasoned Lead Engineer with extensive full-stack web development experience to guide the Admin surfaces for enterprise customers. You will own core components, push architectural decisions, and drive performance across global deployments.

You will mentor engineers, collaborate with product managers, and ensure high-quality, scalable solutions aligned with Adobe’s AI-powered product strategy.

Qualifications

• Over 10 years of software development experience with a history of guiding technical projects.
• Strong proficiency in front-end technologies including React, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and TypeScript.
• Experience with backend technologies including Node.js, Express, RESTful API development, and GraphQL, AWS or other cloud platforms.
• Experience with modern build tools, bundlers, and front-end performance optimization techniques.
• Familiarity with monitoring and telemetry tools like New Relic, Splunk, etc.
• Strong understanding of build systems, component architecture, and responsive/accessible web development.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to influence across teams.
• Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools to accelerate implementation, testing, and debugging workflows.
• A passion for learning, hard work, and having fun while doing it all.
• Exposure to agentic development patterns, including tool orchestration and AI-enabled services.
• Familiarity with SSR, edge computing, or static site generation frameworks like Next.js.
• Experience with content management systems or personalization platforms at scale.

Responsibilities

• Technical Ownership: Design, implement, and maintain core components for Administration, with a focus on composability, re-usability and performance.
• Innovation & Impact: Collaborate with engineering leadership to shape and rapidly deliver on a technical vision for the platform.
• Engineering Excellence: Champion software engineering standards, including code quality, testing, and CI/CD.
• Design and Operate at Scale: Lead architecture and operation of large-scale, globally distributed systems with high availability and low latency.
• Mentorship & Collaboration: Mentor junior engineers, lead design reviews, and foster technical excellence across the team.
• Customer Focus: Work with product managers and customer-facing teams to translate user needs into robust solutions.

Skills

React

HTML

CSS

JavaScript

TypeScript

GraphQL

RESTful API development

Node.js

Express

AWS

Next.js

Performance optimization

Monitoring tools

Code quality

Tools

Webpack/Bundlers

New Relic

Splunk

CI/CD

Job description

The Opportunity

We seek an experienced lead engineer with extensive full-stack web development expertise and a passion for creating impactful user-facing experiences reaching millions. Within the Administration organization, you will help guide the technical direction and delivery of experiences (agentic and otherwise) across the Admin surfaces for enterprise customers. You will work where front-end craftsmanship, backend architecture, and product strategy intersect.

The Opportunity

We seek an experienced lead engineer with extensive full-stack web development expertise and a passion for creating impactful user-facing experiences reaching millions. Within the Administration organization, you will help guide the technical direction and delivery of experiences (agentic and otherwise) across the Admin surfaces for enterprise customers. You will work where front-end craftsmanship, backend architecture, and product strategy intersect.

What You'll Do

• Technical Ownership: Design, implement, and maintain core components for Administration, with a focus on composability, re-usability and performance


• Innovation & Impact: Collaborate with engineering leadership to shape and rapidly deliver on a technical vision to address the complex needs of the platform,


• Engineering Excellence: Champion software engineering standards, including code quality, testing, and continuous integration/deployment.


• Design and Operate at Scale: Lead in the architecture and operation of large-scale, globally distributed systems. Ensure high availability and low latency in enterprise environments.


• Mentorship & Collaboration: Mentor junior engineers, lead design reviews, and foster a culture of technical excellence and continuous learning across the team.


• Customer Focus: Work closely with product managers and customer-facing teams to understand user needs and translate them into robust technical solutions.

What You'll Need To Succeed

• Over 10 years of software development experience with a history of guiding technical projects.


• Strong proficiency in front-end technologies including React, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and TypeScript.


• Experience with backend technologies including Node.js, Express, RESTful API development, and GraphQL, AWS or other cloud platforms.


• Experience with modern build tools, bundlers, and front-end performance optimization techniques.


• Familiarity with monitoring and telemetry tools like New Relic, Splunk, etc.


• Strong understanding of build systems, component architecture, and responsive/accessible web development.


• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to influence across teams.


• Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools (e.g., AI-native IDEs like Cursor or Claude Code) to accelerate implementation, testing, and debugging workflows.


• A passion for learning, hard work, and having fun while doing it all.


• Exposure to agentic development patterns, including tool orchestration, agent-to-agent communication, or AI-enabled backend services and harnesses.


• Familiarity with server-side rendering (SSR), edge computing, or static site generation frameworks (e.g., Next.js).


• Experience with content management systems or personalization platforms at scale.

About Adobe

Adobe empowers everyone to create through innovative platforms and tools that unleash creativity, productivity and personalized customer experiences. Adobe's industry-leading offerings including Adobe Acrobat Studio, Adobe Express, Adobe Firefly, Creative Cloud, Adobe Experience Platform, Adobe Experience Manager, and GenStudio enable people and businesses to turn ideas into impact, powered by AI and driven by human ingenuity.

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