Lead Software Engineer - Backend

Adobe; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 229,000 - 331,000; Full time

Job summary

Adobe is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join the Project Graph services team. This backend-focused role develops HTTP APIs for Graph plugins, handles async jobs with Kubernetes, and builds on AWS infrastructure.

You will design scalable services using Node.js/TypeScript, Kubernetes, Postgres, and Terraform in a collaborative environment focused on reliability and performance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
• 5-10 years of backend software development experience.
• Hands-on experience with server-side languages (Node.js/Typescript).
• Expertise with Kubernetes and cloud infrastructure.
• Experience with Postgres/Redis or other data stores.
• Experience with Terraform and AWS.
• Experience with bash and CI/CD tools (CircleCI).
• Strong HTTP API security knowledge.
• Ability to learn new technologies and communicate clearly.

Responsibilities

• Collaboratively write scalable, resilient HTTP APIs for Graph.
• Contribute to an async scheduling system on Kubernetes and Postgres.
• Design and implement cloud infrastructure to meet reliability and cost goals.

Skills

Backend development

Node.js/Typescript

Kubernetes

Postgres/Redis

Terraform

AWS

CI/CD (CircleCI)

HTTP APIs security

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Computer Science

Tools

CircleCI

Bash

Terraform

PostgreSQL

Redis

Job description

About the Role

We are seeking a highly motivatedSenior Software Engineerto join the new Project Graph services team at Adobe. Project Graph is a new creative system that lets you combine first and third-party AI models, Adobe tools, and custom interactive components inside a visual, designer-friendly node graph editor. Connect a library of tactile, interactive components that bring creative control of AI back to your fingertips. Transform ideas into powerful workflows and modular tools that run anywhere, from the web to Adobe apps like Photoshop. And if you’d rather focus on creating than building, you can tap into a growing ecosystem of community-built tools without ever opening the editor. The services team focuses on developing HTTP APIs for two primary uses: (1) managing Graph plugins, their versioning, publishing, access control and search, (2) async compute platform for running Graphs on the cloud. In this backend-focused role, you will play a key role in developing HTTP APIs, working closely with cluster orchestrators like Kubernetes, and building on top of AWS cloud infrastructure.

What you’ll do:

• Collaboratively write scalable, resilient HTTP APIs for Project Graph.
• Contribute to an async job scheduling system built on top of Kubernetes and Postgres.
• Design and implement cloud infrastructure to meet reliability, performance and cost goals.

What you need to succeed:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science.
• 5-10 years of backend software development experience.
• Strong hands-on experience in any server-side language; we use Node.js/Typescript.
• Expertise with Kubernetes.
• Experience with Postgres, Redis, or other data stores.
• Experience with Terraform and AWS.
• Experience with bash and CI/CD tools, like CircleCI.
• Expertise in HTTP API security
• An interest in and ability to learn new technologies.
• Ability to tackle problems in a sustainable way, always striving to improve our processes and learn.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; can effectively articulate complex ideas and influence others through well-reasoned explanations.

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.

Our 30,000+ employees worldwide are creating the future and raising the bar as we drive the next decade of growth.

We’re on a mission to hire the very best and believe in creating a company culture where all employees are empowered to make an impact.

At Adobe, we believe that great ideas can come from anywhere in the organization.

The next big idea could be yours.

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Expected Pay Range:

The U.S. pay range for this position is $173,500 - $331,050 annually. Pay within this range varies by work location and may also depend on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for the job location during the hiring process. In California, the pay range for this position is $228,600 - $331,050. At Adobe, for sales roles starting salaries are expressed as total target compensation (TTC = base + commission), and short-term incentives are in the form of sales commission plans. Non-sales roles starting salaries are expressed as base salary and short-term incentives are in the form of the Annual Incentive Plan (AIP). In addition, certain roles may be eligible for long-term incentives in the form of a new hire equity award.

State-Specific Notices:

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