Senior Software Development Engineer, SDK & Cloud Data Platform Engineering at Adobe

Job description

The Opportunity Join Adobe’s mission to transform the future of creativity by building SDKs and platform libraries that power data‑driven insights and AI‑enabled experiences across Creative Cloud. We are seeking a software engineer with strong development and computer science fundamentals and experience contributing to high‑performance, cross‑platform SDKs. This role is well‑suited for an engineer who enjoys working close to the system: implementing stable APIs, managing complexity in large native codebases, and enabling product teams through reliable, well‑designed shared components. You will work on core SDKs where correctness, performance, binary compatibility, and long‑term maintainability matter, and where thoughtful design and implementation have broad impact across products. Adobe values engineers who act with integrity, foster inclusive environments, and continuously set the standard through high‑quality engineering practices. What you'll Do Contribute to the implementation and evolution of foundational SDKs and libraries used across Adobe products, supporting consistent telemetry, analytics, and AI‑powered services. Apply computer science principles including algorithms, data structures, concurrency, memory management, and system architecture to real‑world production systems. Use AI tools such as Claude Code, Cursor, or the latest for goal-focused development. They assist with code generation, testing, and delivery. Concentrate on expressing concepts, developing solutions, constraints, and outcomes, and validating results. We'll support your learning!. Develop and maintain reference implementations and documentation that help product teams successfully adopt shared platform components. What you need to succeed Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field. 3+ years of professional experience building production‑quality software systems. Solid knowledge of C++ programming or a desire to learn; mobile or web development experience nice to have. Hands‑on experience across two or more platforms, such as Windows, MacOS, iOS, Android, or cloud‑based services. Experience working in mid‑to‑large codebases where stability, performance, and careful evolution are important. Solid debugging and problem‑solving skills in native and multi‑language environments. Ability to work effectively in problem spaces that may not always be fully defined, with guidance from senior engineers and architects. - Strong written and verbal communication skills, and the ability to collaborate closely within and across teams. - Ability to thrive in a small, collaborative, high‑impact engineering team. About Adobe Adobe empowers everyone to create through innovative platforms and tools that unleash creativity, productivity and personalized customer experiences. Adobe’s industry-leading offerings including Adobe Acrobat Studio, Adobe Express, Adobe Firefly, Creative Cloud, Adobe Experience Platform, Adobe Experience Manager, and GenStudio enable people and businesses to turn ideas into impact, powered by AI and driven by human ingenuity. Our 30,000+ employees worldwide are creating the future and raising the bar as we drive the next decade of growth. We’re on a mission to hire the very best and believe in creating a company culture where all employees are empowered to make an impact. At Adobe, we believe that great ideas can come from anywhere in the organization. The next big idea could be yours. Let’s Adobe together At Adobe, we believe in creating a company culture where all employees are empowered to make an impact. Learn more about Adobe life, including our values and culture , focus on people, purpose and community , Adobe for All , comprehensive benefits programs , the stories we tell , the customers we serve, and how you can help us advance our mission of empowering everyone to create. Adobe is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on gender, race or col