Software Development Engineer

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

Job summary

Adobe’s Cloud Platform & Collaboration (ACPC) experiences engineering team in Seattle develops scalable cloud services and web components powering asset management and collaboration across Adobe apps.

We ship high‑quality experiences with modern APIs and frontend/back‑end collaborations, embracing AI-assisted tooling and a culture of learning and teamwork. This role offers opportunities to influence architectural decisions and ship impactful software.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of software engineering experience with production systems.
• Basic understanding of UI frameworks — layout, rendering, theming, or performance.
• Passion for solving complex problems while keeping software fast, reliable, and maintainable.
• Strong communication and problem‑solving skills.
• Nice to have: AI-assisted development workflows (e.g., Claude Code).

Responsibilities

• Compose scalable, high-performance APIs and GraphQL queries in Java and Node.js web services.
• 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.

Skills

JavaScript/TypeScript

Node.js

Java

UI frameworks basics

Strong communication

Tools

Claude Code

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.

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).

Compensation

The U.S. pay range for this position is $93,200 – $179,200 annually. In Washington, the pay range for this position is $115,500 – $167,250. Pay within this range may vary by work location and may also depend on job‑related knowledge, skills, and experience.

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.

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, the application window will remain open until at least the date and time stated above in Pacific Time.
• 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.