Staff Backend Architect, AI-First Marketing Platform

Adobe; California (PA); On-site; USD 159,000 - 302,000; Full time

Job summary

Adobe seeks a Staff Software Engineer to help build its next-generation AI-first marketing platform. This backend-focused role designs foundational systems powering Agentic applications at scale across distributed, cloud-native infrastructure for highly performant, resilient customer engagement.

You will collaborate with engineering leadership to drive architecture decisions, mentor engineers, and advance CI/CD and observability while adopting modern technologies and AI-driven approaches.

Qualifications

• BS/MS in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience.
• 10+ years of experience building and operating large-scale backend or distributed systems.
• Tech-agnostic role with strong expertise in Java/Scala/Go/Python, microservices, cloud-native architectures, and high-availability systems.
• Deep understanding of distributed systems, event-driven architectures, observability, and performance optimization.
• Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, CI/CD pipelines, and modern infrastructure practices.
• Strong communication, technical leadership, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience with campaign execution platforms, personalization systems, or Generative AI technologies is a strong plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, and operation of core backend platform capabilities powering AI-first marketing applications.
• Architect and scale distributed, high-availability systems with strong focus on reliability, observability, and performance.
• Partner with Product, Design, and Engineering leadership to translate business goals into scalable technical solutions.
• Drive engineering excellence across software design, CI/CD, testing, GitOps, and operational best practices.
• Mentor engineers, lead design reviews, and influence technical direction across teams.
• Evaluate and adopt modern technologies and AI-driven approaches that improve platform capabilities and developer productivity.

Skills

Distributed systems

Cloud-native architectures

High-availability systems

Java/Scala/Go/Python

Leadership & problem-solving

Education

BS/MS in Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

Adobe seeks a Staff Software Engineer to help build its next-generation AI-first marketing platform. This backend-focused role designs foundational systems powering Agentic applications at scale across distributed, cloud-native infrastructure for highly performant, resilient customer engagement.

You will collaborate with engineering leadership to drive architecture decisions, mentor engineers, and advance CI/CD and observability while adopting modern technologies and AI-driven approaches.