This role pays more than
92%
of similar roles. Most pay
$174,600–$231,000
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$305k
versus about
$203k
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.
As a Principal Software Development Engineer, Graph on the Project Graph team, you will design and deliver developer-focused features for a creative system that integrates AI models, Adobe tools, and custom interactive components into a visual node graph editor. You will be responsible for technical ownership of core platform components, focusing specifically on web components and enhancing the developer experience. Your daily work involves architecting large-scale, globally distributed systems to ensure high availability and low latency in enterprise environments while mentoring junior engineers and leading design reviews. The role requires expertise in frontend development, including Shadow DOM, LIT, and Web Components, alongside experience with node-based systems and building developer tooling. You will solve complex technical challenges to create modular tools that run across web platforms and Adobe applications like Photoshop.
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