What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Software Engineer position at Adobe Systems?
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Our Company
Changing 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 Team:
We are the Catalog Engineering team. Our focus is to engineer and operate a reliable and efficient platform, that empowers business to quickly introduce new products, update existing ones
and provide promotional capabilities. We are creative problem-solvers building innovative capabilities into the Adobe Unified Platform.
The Opportunity:
Come join us for a career-accelerating opportunity within our team. This role offers the chance to work across multiple components and systems within Adobe Unified Platform, providing broad exposure to how commerce is done at Adobe!
If you're passionate about solving real-world customer problems, thrive in a collaborative environment and love to challenge yourself, this is a fantastic opportunity!
What You'll Do:
What You Bring:
Desired Extras:
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 $133,900 -- $242,000 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.
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 (as listed on the job posting), the application window will remain open until at least the date and time stated above in Pacific Time, in compliance with Colorado pay transparency regulations. If this role does not have Colorado listed as a hiring location, no specific application window applies, and the posting may close at any time based on hiring needs.
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.
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 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 or call .
Changing 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 Team:
We are the Catalog Engineering team. Our focus is to engineer and operate a reliable and efficient platform, that empowers business to quickly introduce new products, update existing ones
and provide promotional capabilities. We are creative problem-solvers building innovative capabilities into the Adobe Unified Platform.
The Opportunity:
Come join us for a career-accelerating opportunity within our team. This role offers the chance to work across multiple components and systems within Adobe Unified Platform, providing broad exposure to how commerce is done at Adobe!
If you're passionate about solving real-world customer problems, thrive in a collaborative environment and love to challenge yourself, this is a fantastic opportunity!
What You'll Do:
- Design, implement, and co-own features based on customer requirements, prioritizing performance, scalability, and reliability.
- Develop production-ready code for highly-available systems, data streams, and RESTful APIs.
- Ensure high standards of quality, including robust testing and observability.
- Collaborate effectively with technical leads, product management, and other engineers to deliver solutions meeting business and customer objectives.
- Contribute to root cause analysis during service outages.
- Stay ahead of the curve on relevant technologies within the Adobe ecosystem and the broader industry.
- Drive tasks with strong ownership, clarity, and precision.
- Participate in technical discussions regarding requirements and implementation approaches.
What You Bring:
- Proven experience (typically 7 years) as a Software Engineer, with strong skills in Java and frameworks like Spring Boot.
- Significant experience building and maintaining large-scale distributed systems.
- Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure), Microservice Architecture.
- Expertise in designing and implementing RESTful web services.
- Solid understanding and hands-on experience with SQL (e.g., Postgres).
- Experience with APM and monitoring tools (e.g., Splunk, New Relic, Grafana, Kibana).
- Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to model solutions for complex technical challenges.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to articulate technical concepts clearly.
- Experience working effectively in cross-functional teams.
- Ability to work independently and handling ambiguous requirements.
- Situational awareness and experience handling technical discussions, including navigating differing viewpoints or requirements professionally.
- A strong sense of ownership and commitment to delivering high-quality results.
- A sense of urgency and accountability, that thrives in a fast-paced environment.
Desired Extras:
- Experience enhancing and maintaining Ruby code bases.
- Knowledge of JavaScript/TypeScript (React/Next.js).
- Experience with NoSQL databases.
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 $133,900 -- $242,000 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.
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 (as listed on the job posting), the application window will remain open until at least the date and time stated above in Pacific Time, in compliance with Colorado pay transparency regulations. If this role does not have Colorado listed as a hiring location, no specific application window applies, and the posting may close at any time based on hiring needs.
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.
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 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 or call .
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Salary : $133,900 - $242,000
