Senior Software Development Engineer

Adobe

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Work type: On-site
Location: San Jose
Salary: $177,900–$257,550 / yr
Posted: 46 days ago
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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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 · Senior Software Development Engineer

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As a Senior Software Development Engineer on the Adobe Experience Platform – Journey Optimizer team, you will lead the design and evolution of core backend systems that enable real-time, personalized customer journeys at global scale. Your responsibilities include owning end-to-end system architecture for critical services, driving innovation in distributed systems and real-time data processing, and integrating AI-driven capabilities into AJO. You will work with Apache Kafka, MongoDB, and Aerospike to build scalable, low-latency backend infrastructure, ensuring reliability and maintainability while collaborating across teams to translate requirements into robust technical solutions. Essential skills include Java backend development, event-driven system design, and experience with distributed systems concepts such as concurrency and fault tolerance.

Skills

Java Apache Kafka MongoDB Aerospike Distributed Systems Event-Driven Architectures NoSQL Databases Low-Latency Data Systems Stream Processing AI/ML Systems SaaS Platforms Observability Tools Grafana

What you'll do

Lead the design and development of large-scale, distributed backend systems for real-time journey orchestration.
Own end-to-end architecture for critical services to ensure scalability, reliability, and maintainability.
Define and evolve event-driven systems using Apache Kafka for high-throughput, low-latency processing.
Architect and optimize data storage patterns using MongoDB and Aerospike for efficient access.
Identify and resolve complex system-level challenges, including performance bottlenecks and reliability issues.

What we're looking for

6-10+ years of experience building and operating distributed systems in production environments.
Strong expertise in Java backend development and system design.
Proven experience designing and scaling event-driven systems using Apache Kafka or equivalent.
Expertise in NoSQL databases (e.g., MongoDB) and low-latency key-value stores (e.g., Aerospike).
Deep understanding of distributed systems concepts, including concurrency, fault tolerance, and consistency models.
Ability to work independently on ambiguous problems and drive solutions to completion.
Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate across teams.

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