Adobe
Staff Software Development Engineer
$159K–$302K
San Jose · Staff · Full-time · Posted Oct 7, 2026
- Experience
- 10+ years building and operating large-scale backend or distributed systems.
- Education
- BS/MS in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience.
About the job
Designs and operates backend platform systems for scalable, reliable AI-first marketing applications and agentic experiences.
What you'll do
- Lead design, development, and operation of core backend platform capabilities and high-availability distributed systems.
- Collaborate with product and engineering leaders on scalable solutions; influence architecture and technical direction.
- Promote engineering excellence through CI/CD, testing, GitOps, operational practices, design reviews, and mentoring.
What they ask for
- 10+ years building and operating large-scale backend or distributed systems.
- Expertise in a programming language such as Java, Scala, Go, or Python, plus microservices, cloud-native architectures, and high-availability systems.
- Understanding of distributed systems, event-driven architectures, observability, and performance optimization.
- Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, CI/CD pipelines, and modern infrastructure practices.
Nice to have
- Experience with campaign execution platforms or personalization systems.
- Experience with Generative AI technologies.
Pay
$159,200 - $301,600 annually (base salary); $208,300 - $301,600 (base salary)
Tools
Java, Scala, Go, Python, Kubernetes, Docker, CI/CD, GitOps
AI focus
Builds foundational systems for agentic AI marketing applications and evaluates AI-driven approaches to improve platform capabilities and developer productivity.
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