Software Development Engineer

Adobe Inc.; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 115,500 - 167,250; Full time

Job summary

Adobe is seeking an experienced software engineer to help build cloud services and web components powering asset management and collaboration across Adobe products. You will work in full‑stack squads, collaborating with global teams to ship high‑quality experiences that fit customer workflows.

You will contribute to scalable APIs and reusable components, partnering with Product and Design to deliver delightful experiences.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of software engineering experience with production systems.
• Experience with JavaScript/TypeScript, Node, or Java.
• Understanding of UI frameworks—layout, rendering, theming, or performance.
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills.
• Nice to have: AI-assisted development workflows (e.g., Claude Code).

Responsibilities

• Build scalable, high‑performance APIs and GraphQL queries in Java and Node.js services.
• Collaborate with Product, Design, and Platform teams to ship reusable web components.
• Define and refine API contracts with front‑end and back‑end engineers.
• Apply modern practices and AI-assisted tooling to improve iteration and quality.
• Own parts of the system end‑to‑end from design to production.

Skills

JavaScript/TypeScript

Node.js

Java

UI frameworks understanding

Communication skills

AI-assisted workflows

Job description

The Opportunity

Come join the Adobe Cloud Platform & Collaboration (ACPC) experiences engineering team, one of the most dynamic, fun, and agile teams at Adobe! You'll help build our next‑gen cloud services and web components that power asset management and collaboration across Adobe's apps. You'll be contributing to Adobe's vision for building a delightful experience when customers create content using Adobe products.

We work in full‑stack squads collaborating with teams around the world, while staying close to our users' workflows, so we build the right thing.

What you’ll do

• Compose scalable, high‑performance APIs and GraphQL queries in our Java and Node.js web services, addressing challenges around performance, scalability, consistency, and data durability.
• Partner closely with Product, Design, and Platform teams to ship high‑quality, well‑aligned experiences in our reusable web components.
• Work with front‑end and back‑end engineers to define and refine API contracts.
• Use modern practices and AI‑assisted tooling to keep iteration tight and quality high. Own parts of the system end‑to‑end, from design through production.
• Help shape the team's technical direction through design reviews, prototypes, and candid debate.

Who we are

• We develop services alongside modular front‑end components that drive asset and collaboration experiences for millions of Adobe customers through Firefly, Express, Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat.
• We value different perspectives and abilities. We learn together, treat mistakes as chances to grow, and measure success as a team, not individual heroics.
• We like to research and use new technologies.
• We don’t take ourselves seriously, but we’re serious about what we build.

What you need to succeed

• 2+ years of software engineering experience, with a track record of shipping non‑trivial systems to production (JavaScript/TypeScript, Node, or Java preferred).
• Basic understanding of UI frameworks – layout, rendering, theming, or performance.
• Passion for solving complex problems while keeping software fast, reliable, and maintainable – you dig into unfamiliar systems and keep asking why until you hit the root cause.
• Strong communication and problem‑solving skills, with comfort giving and taking direct feedback.
• Nice to have: Experimenting with AI‑assisted development workflows (e.g., Claude Code).

Expected Pay Range

The U.S. pay range for this position is $93,200 – $179,200 annually. Pay within this range varies by work location and may also depend on job‑related knowledge, skills, and experience.

In Washington, the pay range for this position is $115,500 – $167,250.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Adobe is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on gender, race or color, ethnicity or national origin, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.

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