Junior Software Engineer — Build Scalable Systems & Impact

Adobe; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 105,000 - 152,000; Full time

Job summary

Adobe is seeking recent graduates to join its software engineering teams in California. You’ll design, build, and evolve scalable systems across web, mobile, data, and platform areas while learning end-to-end software delivery.

You’ll collaborate with designers, product managers, and engineers to deliver high-quality code and robust solutions. You will work on challenging problems, write clean, testable code, and use AI-assisted tools to improve efficiency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field with an expected graduation date of Dec 2026 - Jun 2027.
• 0-1+ years of experience through coursework, internships, research, or personal projects building applications or systems.
• Strong foundation in software engineering fundamentals, including data structures, algorithms, and coding principles.

Responsibilities

• Develop high-quality, reliable, testable, and maintainable code.
• Participate in all aspects of the software development lifecycle, including design, coding, code review, testing, debugging, deployment, and documentation.
• Use modern development tools, including AI-assisted tooling, to support coding, testing, debugging, and workflow efficiency, while ensuring quality, correctness, and sound technical judgment.
• Contribute to improving product quality, performance, scalability, and reliability with guidance from your team.
• Review and iterate on solutions, identifying issues, debugging problems, and refining implementations.
• Collaborate with engineers and multi-functional partners through stand-ups, code reviews, build discussions, and team meetings.
• Work both independently and collaboratively within a fast-paced development environment, communicating clearly and constructively.
• Learn from your team, seek feedback, and contribute to a positive and inclusive engineering culture.

Skills

Java

Python

C++

JavaScript

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in CS/CE or related field

Tools

AI-assisted tooling

Modern development tools

Job description

Adobe is seeking recent graduates to join its software engineering teams in California. You’ll design, build, and evolve scalable systems across web, mobile, data, and platform areas while learning end-to-end software delivery.

You’ll collaborate with designers, product managers, and engineers to deliver high-quality code and robust solutions. You will work on challenging problems, write clean, testable code, and use AI-assisted tools to improve efficiency.