Principal Graph Platform Engineer

Adobe; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 249,000 - 361,000; Full time

Job summary

Adobe seeks a Principal Software Engineer to join Project Graph, a platform blending AI models, Adobe tools, and custom components in a visual node editor. You will own core frontend components, define architecture, and empower developers across web apps and Photoshop integrations.

The role emphasizes Web Components with Shadow DOM and Lit tooling, developer experience, performance, and scalable CI/CD practices. A decade of frontend experience is expected, with strong collaboration across teams.

Qualifications

• BS or MS in Computer Science or a related field.
• 10+ years of experience building, testing and operating complex web applications, focused on the Frontend.
• MUST HAVES- Web components experience, Shadow DOM, Lit.
• Experience building developer tooling is a strong plus.

Responsibilities

• Own core components of Project Graph, focusing on web components and developer experience.
• Collaborate with engineering leadership to shape technical vision and deliver on it.
• Mentor junior engineers, lead design reviews, and promote code quality, testing, and CI/CD.

Skills

Web components

Shadow DOM

Lit

Frontend engineering

Developer tooling

Education

BS or MS in Computer Science

Tools

Node.js

Job description

Adobe seeks a Principal Software Engineer to join Project Graph, a platform blending AI models, Adobe tools, and custom components in a visual node editor. You will own core frontend components, define architecture, and empower developers across web apps and Photoshop integrations.

The role emphasizes Web Components with Shadow DOM and Lit tooling, developer experience, performance, and scalable CI/CD practices. A decade of frontend experience is expected, with strong collaboration across teams.