Full-Stack Engineer

Adobe

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Quick summary

Work type
On-site
Location
San Jose, CASan Francisco, CA
Salary
$177,900–$257,550 / yr
Posted
43 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday

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Salary context

Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $185k
This role $218k
$145k most similar roles pay here $270k

This role pays more than 79% of similar roles. Most pay $157,200–$213,000 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $218k versus about $185k 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 218 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $187,100–$270,950 across 216 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Full-Stack Engineer

As a Full-Stack Engineer, you will join a team developing and scaling a creative platform designed for design-intensive workflows. You will take full ownership of the feature lifecycle, building everything from high-fidelity, interactive frontend interfaces to robust backend services capable of handling heavy traffic. Your daily work involves creating maintainable systems, managing sandbox environments, and overseeing deployment pipelines on Kubernetes-based infrastructure. The role requires proficiency in React for front-end development and experience with Node.js, Java, Python, or Go for back-end engineering. You will also integrate AI-assisted tools like Claude Code, Cursor, and Codex into your workflow to enhance productivity. This position focuses on solving technical challenges related to performance, reliability, and scalability within a high-speed environment that emphasizes continuous integration, distributed systems fundamentals, and the development of sophisticated, user-facing features for a diverse audience.

What does a Full Stack Engineer earn in California?

Median $187850 from 53 postings across 14 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Develop full-stack features from API surfaces and backend services to high-fidelity frontend interfaces.
  • Build and maintain backend services designed for high traffic, reliability, and fault tolerance.
  • Create responsive, visually rich frontends using modern frameworks and component-based architectures.
  • Manage deployment pipelines and infrastructure on Kubernetes-based clusters to ensure observable rollouts.
  • Maintain sandbox-based environments for the isolation and testing of platform instances.
  • Integrate AI-assisted engineering tools like Claude Code and Cursor into the daily development workflow.
  • Translate product requirements into maintainable, high-quality code while ensuring technical feasibility.
  • Participate in code reviews and contribute to shared engineering standards and documentation.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree, graduate degree, or relevant experience in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
  • Proficiency in modern frontend development using frameworks like React to build high-performance, design-heavy UIs.
  • Experience building and operating scalable, production-grade backend services using Node.js, Java, Python, Go, or similar.
  • Experience deploying and managing services on Kubernetes-based infrastructure including container orchestration and cluster management.
  • Direct experience and success in integrating AI-supported engineering tools like Claude Code, Codex, or Cursor into development cycles.
  • Practical experience with CI/CD pipelines and operating in fast-paced, rapidly evolving engineering environments.
  • Strong understanding of web performance, API development, and distributed systems fundamentals.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills to articulate technical decisions and collaborate across teams.

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