Technical Lead Software Engineer

Adobe Systems GmbH; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 153,000 - 287,000; Full time

Job summary

Adobe Systems GmbH is seeking a technical lead for the Experience Cloud, focused on designing and implementing cloud-native solutions with a strong emphasis on big data technologies like Apache Spark. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in cloud services, superb communication skills, and a proven ability to lead and innovate within a collaborative environment. Join us to help improve data analytics and machine learning capabilities for organizations globally.

Qualifications

• 10 years of experience or 6+ years with a Master's/Ph.D. degree.
• Proficient in the Scala/Java/Akka framework.
• Expertise in big data engineering and cloud applications.

Responsibilities

• Own technical design/architecture for Adobe Experience Cloud data platform.
• Build/code/test critical service components to run at scale.
• Review and provide feedback on technology, architecture, and test strategies.

Skills

Proficiency in Apache Spark

Proficiency in data structures and algorithms

Strong verbal and written communication skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science

Master/Ph.D. Degree in Computer Science or relevant field

Job description

JOB LEVEL

P50

EMPLOYEE ROLE

Individual Contributor

Be a part of Adobe's Experience Platform; our fasting growing business in the Experience Cloud! The Adobe Experience Platform handles petabytes of data on behalf of organizations allowing them to have a centralized and standardized data platform applying data science and machine learning (ML) to spectacularly improve the design and delivery of rich, personalized experiences. The core of the Experience Cloud is the Query Service engine, a multi-tenant cloud-native reporting platform that allows our customers to query data, run advanced analytics, and apply ML techniques to generate predictive metrics against petabytes of data. This results in our customers being able to derive significant insights into the data. We use various open-source technologies (such as Apache Spark, Presto, Comet, Apache Airflow to name a few) to develop services for Adobe customers and partners.

At Adobe, you will be immersed in an exceptional work environment that is recognized throughout the world on Best Companies lists (http://www.adobe.com/careers/awards.html). You will also be surrounded by colleagues who are committed to helping each other grow through our unique Check-In (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmL6uQZhYhw&list=UUlDSu3-Y4-BfI08784K-P4g&feature=share&index=1) approach where ongoing feedback flows freely.

What you need to succeed:

• Serve as a technical lead or as an architect capable of driving development initiatives from end to end.

• Proficiency in Apache Spark, Spark ML, Spark internals and able to extend Spark code base for analytical needs.

• Required: Proficiency in data structures and algorithms in Scala/Java/Akka framework

• Proven knowledge in developing, deploying, highly available, SaaS applications and services in public cloud.

• Expertise in big data engineering and cloud-based data warehouse.

• In depth experience with No-SQL as well as RDBMS/Data warehouse, data sharing and federation

• Cost consciousness around computation and memory requirements

• Strong verbal and written communication skills

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science with 10 years experiences or Master/Ph.D Degree in Compute Science or relevant field with 6+ year experiences.

• Plus: LLM/vertical LLM for improving in product intelligence (sql rewriting, anomalies, forecasting and more)

What you’ll do

• Own the technical design/architecture, vision and implementation strategy for major systems & components of the Adobe Experience Cloud data platform focused on distributed Query Engine.

• Build/code/test and own critical parts of the services to run at scale.

• Ability to articulate the design and code choices to multi-functional and architecture teams.

• Reviewing and providing feedback on features, technology, architecture, designs, and test strategies

• Mitigating risks & creative problem solving

• Developing and evolving engineering to optimize team efficiency.

• Partner with other teams across Adobe for achieving common goals.

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 $153,600 -- $286,600 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.

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In addition, certain roles may be eligible for long-term incentives in the form of a new hire equity award.

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California:

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Colorado:

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Massachusetts:

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At Adobe, you will be immersed in an exceptional work environment that is recognized around the world. You will also be surrounded by colleagues who are committed to helping each other grow through our unique Check-In approach where ongoing feedback flows freely. If you’re looking to make an impact, Adobe's the place for you. Discover what our employees are saying about their career experiences on the Adobe Life blog and explore the meaningful benefits we offer.

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