Senior Software Development Engineer - Adobe Systems

Our CompanyChanging the world through digital experiences is what Adobe’s all about. We give everyone—from emerging artists to global brands—everything they need to design and deliver exceptional digital experiences! We’re passionate about empowering people to create beautiful and powerful images, videos, and apps, and transform how companies interact with customers across every screen. We’re on a mission to hire the very best and are committed to creating exceptional employee experiences where everyone is respected and has access to equal opportunity. We realize that new ideas can come from everywhere in the organization, and we know the next big idea could be yours!The OpportunityJoin our dynamic team responsible for delivering a rationalized set of core services built on top of the data layer. We focus on foundational elements such as Identity, Profile, Segmentation, and edge components for real-time data capture and decisioning. Our goal is to lay the groundwork for higher-level services essential for our Experience Business vision. You will work on high-traffic, high-visibility applications, handling immense amounts of data and solving challenging scaling problems. We currently have several openings across the team and by applying you will be considered for all of them through a unified interview process.What You’ll DoIntegrate and improve Big Data tools and frameworks to provide requested capabilities.Develop and deploy critical parts of the services and deliver them to production.Articulate the choice of accurate tools and technologies.Translate high-level requirements into meaningful tasks and actions.Optimize distributed microservices and Spark applications to reduce cost and enhance availability.Lead sophisticated, large-scale projects in an Agile environment using Java, Jenkins, and Spark.Collaborate with multi-functional specialists (Product Management, Design, Engineering, etc.) to launch customer-focused solutions.Communicate clearly with leadership to define goals.Market ideas across teams and organizations.Be a technical leader with the ability and desire to mentor other team members.Promote a culture of continuous learning.What You Need to SucceedBachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience.9+ years of industry software development experience.Hands-on experience with open-source technologies such as Spark, Hadoop Stack, and Kafka.Proven record of delivering highly optimized code in Scala/Java.Proven experience working with NoSQL databases, preferably HBase and Cassandra.Proficiency in data structures and algorithms.Proven expertise in Java, OOP principles, clean design, and design patterns.Deep understanding of modern cloud technologies and design patterns for building “always-up” services.Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.Strong interpersonal and communication skills.Unending curiosity, thoroughness, tenacity, and focus on quickly designing and building sophisticated software systems with great quality to solve customer problems.Experience with Containers and CI/CD systems like Argo CD and GitOps.Experience with other big data tech stacks.Experience with CDP and Generative AI is a plus.Adobe Experience Platform (AEP)Adobe Experience Platform (AEP) is a powerful customer experience management platform that allows businesses to collect, manage, and activate customer data to deliver personalized experiences. AEP integrates seamlessly with our core services, enhancing our capabilities in real-time data capture, decisioning, and customer journey optimization. Familiarity with AEP will be highly beneficial as it underpins many of our newest capabilities across Adobe products.This job description highlights multiple open positions across three platform teams, offering a comprehensive overview of the roles and responsibilities. If you have a passion for big data technologies and a desire to work on cutting-edge projects, we encourage you to apply!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 position is $153,600 -- $286,600 annually. Pay within this range varies by work location and 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.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.Adobe will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment in accordance with state and local laws and “fair chance” ordinances.Adobe is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and affirmative action 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 applicable characteristics protected by law. Learn more.Adobe aims to make Adobe.com accessible to any and all users. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation to navigate our website or complete the application process, email accommodations@adobe.com or call (408) 536-3015.Adobe values a free and open marketplace for all employees and has policies in place to ensure that we do not enter into illegal agreements with other companies to not recruit or hire each other’s employees.SummaryLocation: San JoseType: Full time