Senior Software Development Engineer, Developer Productivity

Adobe

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San Jose, CASeattleNew York, NY
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139 days ago
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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, Developer Productivity

The Senior Software Development Engineer - Developer Productivity joins the Photoshop CI/CD Infrastructure team to own and advance build, test, and release pipelines across multiple platforms. This role involves architecting and implementing complex infrastructure systems from first principles, specifically focusing on an AI Factory model to automate routine operational decisions. You will build intelligent automation layers using LLM capabilities to auto-diagnose failures, predict flakiness, and provide self-healing pipeline components. Key responsibilities include designing AWS cloud-based CI capacity, managing Mac EC2 instances, and establishing code standards for tooling. You will utilize Python, GO Lang, Groovy, and Shell to eliminate toil and improve developer feedback loops. The work addresses the technical challenge of scaling high-volume build systems while reducing reactive support burdens through proactive automation and architectural leadership.

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What you'll do

  • Architect and deliver end-to-end infrastructure systems for Photoshop's CI/CD pipelines across multiple platforms.
  • Build an AI Factory automation layer using LLMs to auto-diagnose failures and generate remediation suggestions.
  • Design and operate cloud-based CI capacity on AWS, including Mac EC2 instances and auto-scaling groups.
  • Develop automated systems to triage failures, predict flaky tests, and eliminate manual operational toil.
  • Establish code standards and patterns for pipeline tooling using Go, Python, and Groovy.
  • Lead technical design reviews and mentor peers on CI/CD best practices and AWS infrastructure.
  • Influence cross-team engineering standards for AI Factory and cloud infrastructure across the broader Adobe community.

What we're looking for

  • 10+ years of software development experience with a deep focus on CI/CD, build systems, or developer infrastructure platforms.
  • Proven track record of designing, documenting, and delivering complex infrastructure systems from scratch through production.
  • Hands-on experience operating CI/CD systems on AWS, including EC2 (Mac instances), IAM, S3, Auto Scaling, VPC, and cost management.
  • Practical experience applying AI/ML tools to automate operational decisions like failure classification, anomaly detection, or self-remediation.
  • Proficiency in Python and GO/Shell for production tooling.
  • Deep experience with multi-platform build systems for Windows and macOS.
  • Experience mentoring engineers and growing technical capabilities in others.
  • Experience building AI-driven developer tooling such as intelligent triage systems or auto-remediation bots (preferred).

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