Lead Software Engineer - AI-First Marketing Platform

Adobe; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 177,900 - 257,550; Full time

Job summary

Adobe is looking for a motivated Software Developer Engineer to join the team building Adobe’s next-generation AI-first marketing application. This platform redefines customer engagement workflows with speed, agility, and full-stack productivity for modern marketers.

You’ll develop and deploy critical components of the Agentic App, translating product goals into actionable engineering plans and driving CI/CD, observability, and performance improvements through rigorous reviews.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
• 4–9 years of hands-on software development experience.
• Strong foundation in data structures, algorithms, and object-oriented design.
• Proven expertise in Java, Scala, Python, C++ or Go and clean architecture principles.
• Experience with Campaign Execution systems and Generative AI is a strong plus.
• Deep understanding of cloud-native architectures, microservices, and “always-up” systems.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, GitOps, and container orchestration tools like Argo CD.

Responsibilities

• Develop, and deploy critical components of a new Agentic App, delivering production-grade solutions.
• Translate high-level product goals into actionable engineering tasks and technical plans.
• Evaluate and advocate for the right tools, frameworks, and technologies.
• Write clean, testable, and scalable code; conduct peer reviews and drive best practices in CI/CD, observability, and performance optimization.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Design, and Engineering to launch customer‑centric features.
• Communicate effectively with leadership to align on goals and priorities.
• Act as a technical leader and mentor, fostering growth across the team.

Skills

Java

Scala

Python

C++

Go

Data structures & algorithms

Clean Architecture

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science

Tools

Argo CD

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

Adobe is looking for a motivated Software Developer Engineer to join the team building Adobe’s next-generation AI-first marketing application. This platform redefines customer engagement workflows with speed, agility, and full-stack productivity for modern marketers.

You’ll develop and deploy critical components of the Agentic App, translating product goals into actionable engineering plans and driving CI/CD, observability, and performance improvements through rigorous reviews.