Forward Deployment Engineer

Adobe

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Work type: On-site
Location: San Jose
Salary: $148,500–$214,950 / yr
Posted: 82 days ago

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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

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TL;DR · Forward Deployment Engineer

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As a Forward Deployment Engineer at Adobe’s Digital Experience organization, you will join the innovative FDE team to bridge customer needs with core product capabilities. Your role involves rapid prototyping and implementing solutions based on immediate customer requirements, leveraging Generative AI and agentic workflows to create cutting-edge demos and automation tools. You’ll write production-grade Java or Scala code for high-availability systems and RESTful APIs while collaborating closely with senior architects and providing feedback on API usage and AI features. The ideal candidate has 3+ years of software engineering experience in Java or Scala, familiarity with LLM development using OpenAI, Anthropic, or Gemini APIs, and a strong understanding of REST concepts and SQL/NoSQL databases. Bonus points for experience with agentic frameworks like LangChain, RAG knowledge, full-stack development skills, cloud deployment expertise, and data streaming tools.

Skills

Java Scala Spring Boot REST API SQL NoSQL prompt engineering LangChain Semantic Kernel AutoGPT RAG React Angular Vue AWS Azure GCP Python Kafka GitHub

What you'll do

Design and implement features based on immediate customer requirements.
Prototype solutions using Generative AI and agentic workflows to showcase future capabilities.
Write production-grade Java/Scala code for high-availability systems and RESTful APIs.
Troubleshoot complex integration issues in real-time, performing root cause analysis.
Provide feedback to product teams on how customers use APIs and AI features.

What we're looking for

3+ years of software engineering experience with Java or Scala.
Experience building backend services using Spring Boot and REST APIs.
Familiarity with LLM development, including prompt engineering and API usage.
Practical knowledge of SQL/NoSQL databases for query writing and schema design.
Hacker mindset with curiosity and ability to learn new technologies quickly.

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