Backend Software Engineer

Adobe

Hybrid

Quick summary

Work type
Hybrid
Location
Seattle, Washington
Salary
$135,100–$195,550 / yr
Posted
82 days ago

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How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $180k
This role $165k
$124k most similar roles pay here $236k

This role pays less than 66% of similar roles. Most pay $145,043–$214,500 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $165k versus about $180k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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About Adobe

Adobe Inc. is a global software company known for creative and multimedia software products including Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat, and its cloud-based Creative Cloud and Document Cloud suites. Industry: Creative & Digital Experience Software

Adobe currently has 177 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $183,300–$265,350 across 177 roles with salary data.

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At a glance

TL;DR · Backend Software Engineer

As a Backend Software Engineer at Marketo, an Adobe company, you will join the Customer Engineering Team in Seattle as part of an agile and innovative group dedicated to supporting marketing teams. Your role involves collaborating with large-scale customers, enhancing automation capabilities through data streams and APIs, building tools to improve support efficiency, and proactively monitoring for performance enhancements. You will work closely with engineering teams across Adobe, participate in incident investigations, and contribute to the development of highly scalable solutions. Key technologies include Java or PHP, Docker, SQL and NoSQL databases like MySQL and MongoDB, as well as RESTful APIs and event streams such as Kafka. This role offers opportunities for cross-functional collaboration and up to 5% travel, with a transition to hybrid work in the future.

What you'll do

  • Design and implement backend solutions to enhance automation capabilities for large customers.
  • Develop tools to improve support efficiency and reduce bottlenecks.
  • Monitor system performance using advanced monitoring tools to identify improvement opportunities.
  • Participate in incident investigations and provide coverage during rotations.
  • Collaborate with engineering teams across Adobe to deliver high-scale features and quality enhancements.

What we're looking for

  • 5+ years of experience in SaaS platforms and technologies
  • Strong background in back-end development using Java or PHP
  • Proficiency with SQL and NoSQL data stores (MySQL, Postgres, MongoDB)
  • Experience working with Docker or similar container orchestration systems
  • Excellent communication skills for collaboration across teams
  • Familiarity with RESTful APIs and microservices architecture

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