Senior Software Engineer - Generative AI- Adobe Experience Platform

Adobe Inc.; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 178,000 - 258,000; Full time

Job summary

Adobe Inc. in California is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to help build the platform powering Experience Platform's Generative AI capabilities. You will design and implement scalable services, collaborate across teams, and contribute to the ML-driven audience creation, journey optimization, and personalization at scale.

The role emphasizes ownership of the full software development lifecycle, hands-on coding, and exploration of new technologies in a dynamic, data-driven environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of software development experience.
• Proven programming skills with Java and Python.
• Experience with relational and NoSQL datastores (MySQL, Postgres, Redis, ElasticSearch, Snowflake).
• Experience designing and building microservices and RESTful services.
• Experience building, deploying, and managing infrastructures in public clouds (Azure / AWS).
• Ownership of the full SDLC in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical abilities.
• Self-starter who learns quickly and adapts to changing priorities.
• Familiarity with agile development methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Design and build solutions across multiple services and teams.
• Design and build monitoring and alerting for anomalies.
• Design highly available services that scale horizontally.
• Participating in design, coding, code review, unit/integration/end-to-end testing, refactoring, bug fixing, and documentation.
• Working in multi-functional teams to ensure timely delivery of high-quality product features.
• Help build fast prototyping of ideas and concepts.
• Experiment with upcoming technologies in a fast-paced environment.

Skills

Java

Python

Microservices

SQL/NoSQL

Cloud

Agile

Ownership

Problem-solving

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS

Job description

The Opportunity

Adobe is looking for a Senior Software Engineer to help build the platform that powers Adobe Experience Platform's Generative AI capabilities. Partnering with other business units, you will be building products that transform the way companies approach audience creation, journey optimization, and personalization at scale. You will join a diverse, lively group of engineers and scientists long established in the ML space. The work is dynamic, fast-paced, creative, collaborative and data-driven.

What you'll Do

• Design and build solutions to implement functionality across multiple services and teams.

• Design and build solutions for comprehensive monitoring and alerting of anomalies.

• Design highly available services that scale horizontally

• Participating in all aspects of software development activities, including design, coding, code review, unit/integration/end-to-end testing, refactoring, bug fixing, and documentation

• Working in multi-functional teams to ensure timely delivery of high-quality product features

• Help build fast prototyping of ideas and concepts

• Experiment with upcoming technologies in a fast-paced environment.

What you need to succeed

The ideal candidate will have the following background:

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, or equivalent experience in the field.

• 5+ years of software development experience

• Proven programming skills with extensive experience in languages such as Java and Python

• Experience using Relational (MySQL, Postgres) and NoSQL datastores (Redis, ElasticSearch, Snowflake) along with data access patterns and strategies.

• Experience in designing and building micro services and RESTful services.

• Experience in building, deploying, and managing infrastructures in public clouds (Azure / AWS)

• Ability to demonstrate a high level of ownership for the entire SDLC, including designing, building, testing, deploying, and supporting production microservices in a fast-paced environment.

• Ability to troubleshoot and resolve problems using appropriate tools and techniques.

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

• Strong problem-solving and analytical abilities.

• Be a self-starter requiring minimal direction with ability to learn quickly and adapt to changing priorities and requirements.

• Familiarity with agile development methodologies

Good to have

• Real world experience working with Generative AI

• Worked on Machine Learning infrastructure and applications

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.

Let's Adobe together

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Equal Employment Opportunity

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AI Use Guidelines for Interviews

Our interviews are designed to reflect your own skills and thinking. The use of AI or recording tools during live interviews is not permitted unless explicitly invited by the interviewer or approved in advance as part of a reasonable accommodation. If these tools are used inappropriately or in a way that misrepresents your work, your application may not move forward in the process.

AI in the hiring experience

At Adobe, we empower employees to innovate with AI - and we look for candidates eager to do the same. As part of the hiring experience, we provide clear guidance on where AI is encouraged during the process and where it's restricted during live interviews. See how we think about AI in the hiring experience.

Expected Pay Range

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several U.S. geographic markets, and we pay differently based on those defined markets. The U.S. pay range for this positionis $139,000 -- $257,550 annually. Paywithin this range varies by work locationand 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 $177,900 - $257,550

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

• California:

  Fair Chance Ordinances

  Adobe will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment in accordance with state and local laws and "fair chance" ordinances.

• Colorado:

  Application Window Notice

  If this role is open to hiring in Colorado (as listed on the job posting), the application window will remain open until at least the date and time stated above in Pacific Time, in compliance with Colorado pay transparency regulations. If this role does not have Colorado listed as a hiring location, no specific application window applies, and the posting may close at any time based on hiring needs.

• Massachusetts:

  Massachusetts Legal Notice

  It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.