Senior Software Engineer

Adobe

Actively hiring
San Jose, US Posted 73 days ago $208,300$301,600 / year

At a glance

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TL;DR

As a senior software engineer on the Segmentation Service team at Adobe, you will play a pivotal role in developing and maintaining high-performance services that enable real-time customer segmentation. Your responsibilities include designing and implementing key components of the segmentation engine, optimizing query evaluation algorithms for efficiency, and building advanced data pipelines using Apache Spark. You will also develop tools to monitor and debug performance issues, deploy production services, and continuously improve them based on user feedback. This role requires expertise in Java or Scala, proficiency with databases and compilers, and a strong understanding of algorithms and data structures. With experience in scalable query engines and language design, you will collaborate closely with product managers and other engineers to solve complex challenges related to scale and performance, contributing to Adobe's Customer Experience Orchestration solutions.

Skills

Apache_Spark Java Scala Agile CI/CD Kafka Docker AWS PostgreSQL Redis GCP Azure Python Go Cassandra Hadoop Kubernetes Terraform

What you'll do

  • Develop query compilation algorithms to transform and rewrite segment definition queries.
  • Create query optimization and evaluation algorithms for multi-query, incremental, and streaming evaluations.
  • Build tools to monitor query performance and debug semantic errors in real-time data processing.
  • Work on advanced data pipelines using Apache Spark for cross-functional themes.
  • Design and implement key components of a high-performance segmentation engine independently.
  • Deploy production services and continuously improve them based on customer feedback.

What we're looking for

  • 10+ years of experience in SAAS development.
  • Strong background in building scalable query engines and language design.
  • Expertise in algorithms, data structures, databases, and compilers.
  • Proficiency in Java or Scala with extensive knowledge of Apache Spark.
  • Leadership skills for driving cross-team collaboration and initiatives.
  • Ability to adapt to evolving priorities and learn new technologies quickly.

Market check

Salary context

This $208,300–$301,600 range sits above 98% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$117,000$203,940

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$139,000$175,500

Middle half of comparable postings.

Based on 240 comparable postings.

* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.

Employer

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 290 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $183,300–$265,350 across 290 roles with salary data.

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