Senior Software Development Engineer, Developer Productivity

Adobe

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Work type
On-site
Location
San Jose, CASeattle, WANew York, NY
Salary
$208,300–$301,600 / yr
Posted
93 days ago
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Confirmed live 2 days ago

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Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $174k
This role $255k
$98k most similar roles pay here $323k

This role pays more than 96% of similar roles. Most pay $149,500–$198,183 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $255k versus about $174k for comparable roles.

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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.

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TL;DR · Senior Software Development Engineer, Developer Productivity

Senior Software Development Engineer - Developer Productivity joins the Photoshop CI/CD Infrastructure team to own and advance build, test, and release pipelines for major platforms including Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, and Web. This role involves architecting and implementing end-to-end infrastructure systems designed to reduce manual toil through intelligent automation. You will build an AI Factory platform integrating LLM capabilities to auto-diagnose failures, predict flakiness, and provide automated remediation for complex pipelines. Key responsibilities include managing AWS cloud infrastructure, including Mac EC2 instances and scaling strategies, while establishing code standards for the tooling codebase. The role requires expertise in Python, Go, and Shell, alongside experience with multi-platform build systems and the Apple toolchain. You will solve critical developer productivity challenges by replacing manual log triage with self-healing components and automated failure classification across high-scale production environments.

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What you'll do

  • Architect and implement end-to-end CI/CD infrastructure systems for multi-platform software delivery.
  • Build an "AI Factory" layer using LLMs to auto-diagnose failures and provide automated remediation.
  • Design and operate cloud-based CI capacity on AWS, including Mac EC2 instances and cost optimization.
  • Develop automation tools in Go, Python, or Groovy to eliminate manual toil and reduce support burdens.
  • Establish code standards and architectural patterns for the pipeline tooling codebase.
  • Lead technical reviews and provide mentorship on CI/CD best practices and infrastructure design.
  • Represent the team in cross-functional discussions with security, platform, and product engineering stakeholders.

What we're looking for

  • Must have 10+ years of software development experience focused on CI/CD, build systems, or developer infrastructure platforms.
  • Proven track record of designing complex systems from scratch and delivering them through the full lifecycle in production.
  • Experience crafting and operating continuous integration and delivery systems on AWS, including EC2 (Mac instances), IAM, S3, and Auto Scaling.
  • Practical experience applying AI/ML tools to automate operational decisions like failure classification and self-remediation.
  • Proficiency in Python and Go or Shell for developing production tooling.
  • Experience with multi-platform build systems for Windows and macOS.
  • Demonstrated ability to mentor engineers and lead technical design reviews.
  • Strong debugging skills across complex, multi-system failures.

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