Sr. Software Development Engineer 5.5

Adobe Experience Platform (AEP) and Adobe Real-Time Customer Data Platform (RTCDP)

Adobe's AEP and RTCDP provide a comprehensive customer experience management platform that allows companies to collect and control large volumes of customer data across various channels. They build profiles and audiences to offer personalized experiences. These platforms integrate fully with Adobe's core services, improving real-time data capture, decision-making, and customer journey optimization. Understanding AEP is beneficial since it supports many of our newest Adobe product capabilities. Join our dynamic team delivering a leading Collaboration product that revolutionizes Advertising and co-marketing by linking top brands, major publishers, and data providers within a privacy-safe, extremely fast, and highly efficient system. We emphasize foundational areas such as Advertising Planning, Activation, Measurement, and Identity. Our objective is to develop the base for advanced services vital to Brand and Publisher clients. You will handle high-traffic, high-visibility applications, processing massive data and tackling complex challenges at scale. If you have a passion for big data technologies and a desire to work on innovative projects, we encourage you to apply!

What You'll Do

• Develop critical data processing workflows, high performance microservices, advertising-related methodologies, and deliver them to production at scale
• Articulate the choice of accurate tools and technologies
• Translate high-level requirements into meaningful tasks and actions
• Optimize distributed microservices and big data applications to reduce cost and improve availability
• Lead sophisticated, large-scale projects in an Agile environment using Java, Jenkins, and Spark
• Collaborate with multi-functional specialists (Product Management, Build, 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

What You Need to Succeed

• Master's Degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience
• 9+ years of industry software development experience at Lead level or above
• Proven record of delivering highly optimized code in Java/Scala (OOP principles, clean build, and development patterns)
• Practical experience working with Big Data technologies like Spark, Snowflake, and Kafka
• Experience working with NoSQL databases, preferably MongoDB
• Proficiency in data structures and algorithms
• Deep understanding of modern cloud technologies and patterns for composing "always-up" services
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, interpersonal and communication skills
• Unending curiosity, thoroughness, tenacity, and focus on quickly crafting and building sophisticated software systems with great quality to solve customer problems
• Experience with Containers and CI/CD systems (like Argo CD and GitOps or equivalent experience)
• Experience with AEP and Agentic AI is a plus

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.

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Expected Pay Range:

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 $173,500 -- $331,050 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.

In California, the pay range for this position is $228,600 - $331,050.

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.

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California :

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Colorado:

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Massachusetts:

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