Staff Software Development Engineer at Adobe

Job description

The Opportunity We are seeking a highly motivated Staff Software Engineer to help build Adobe’s next-generation AI-first marketing platform. This platform is redefining customer engagement workflows through autonomous experiences, enterprise-scale orchestration, and full-stack productivity for modern marketers. In this backend-focused role, you will play a key part in designing and delivering the foundational systems powering Agentic applications at scale. You will work across distributed systems, cloud-native infrastructure, and real-time execution frameworks to enable highly performant, resilient, and intelligent customer engagement solutions. You will collaborate closely with engineering leadership, product management, and cross-functional teams to shape technical strategy, influence architecture decisions, and drive engineering excellence across the organization. What You’ll Do 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. What You Need To Succeed 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 etc., 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. 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. Adobe is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We welcome and encourage diversity in the workplace regardless of gender, race or color, ethnicity or national origin, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other characteristics protected by law. 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 a