Senior AI-Driven Real-Time Data Platform Engineer

Adobe; San Jose (CA); Hybrid; USD 178,000 - 258,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Equity awards

Health insurance

Learning budgets

Parental leave

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Adobe is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for its Real-Time Customer Data Platform (RTCDP) in California. You will architect globally distributed systems for real-time identity resolution, consent management, and highly scalable customer profiles, while integrating AI-driven personalization and privacy-first design.

You will own delivery from design to production, champion fault-tolerant architectures, and mentor junior engineers.

Qualifications

• 5+ years’ experience developing large-scale distributed systems or platforms in production environments.
• Deep expertise in backend development (Java or Scala), with advanced skills in concurrency, performance tuning, and microservices.
• Proven track record engineering real-time data solutions using event-driven architectures (Kafka, Spark/Flink).
• Experience designing, implementing, and operating fault-tolerant, low-latency APIs in cloud-native settings.
• Solid understanding of storage technologies (SQL, NoSQL, key‑value stores).
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving capabilities—a proven ability to deliver results within critically important systems.

Responsibilities

• Architect distributed data systems for real-time identity resolution and customer profiles at massive scale.
• Lead project delivery from design through production with emphasis on quality and performance.
• Mentor junior engineers and code reviewers to uphold engineering excellence.
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and data scientists on privacy‑first solutions.

Tools

Java

Scala

Kafka

Spark

Flink

Spring Boot

Kubernetes

Docker

Azure

AWS

Snowflake

Cosmos DB

NoSQL

Delta Lake

Iceberg

OpenAI

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

Job description

Adobe is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for its Real-Time Customer Data Platform (RTCDP) in California. You will architect globally distributed systems for real-time identity resolution, consent management, and highly scalable customer profiles, while integrating AI-driven personalization and privacy-first design.

You will own delivery from design to production, champion fault-tolerant architectures, and mentor junior engineers.