Senior Software Engineer

Adobe

Quick summary

Work type
On-site
Location
San Francisco, CA
Salary
$208,300–$301,600 / yr
Posted
11 days ago

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Salary context

Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $180k
This role $255k
$110k most similar roles pay here $322k

This role pays more than 98% of similar roles. Most pay $142,400–$217,725 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $255k versus about $180k 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 339 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $183,300–$265,350 across 339 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior Software Engineer

As a Senior Software Engineer on the Project Graph team at Adobe, you will design and implement foundational platform capabilities for developer-focused features using native web technologies and Web Components. You’ll drive architecture that treats the browser as a powerful runtime, leveraging deep knowledge of browser internals to build robust, extensible systems. Your role involves collaborating with engineering leadership to shape technical vision, setting high standards for code quality, testing, and operational rigor while leading in the architecture and operation of large-scale, globally distributed client applications. You will mentor team members through architectural design leadership and hands-on guidance, ensuring high availability and low latency in enterprise environments. The ideal candidate has 10+ years of experience building complex web applications with expertise in at least one core area of browser technology such as rendering, performance, or networking, along with strong proficiency in Web Components and framework-independent platform abstractions.

What you'll do

  • Design and implement foundational platform capabilities using native web technologies and Web Components.
  • Drive architecture that leverages browser internals for robust, extensible systems.
  • Set high standards for code quality, testing, and operational rigor in large-scale applications.
  • Lead the architecture and operation of globally distributed client applications to ensure high availability.
  • Mentor team members through architectural design leadership and hands-on guidance.

What we're looking for

  • 10+ years of experience building, testing, and operating complex web applications.
  • Deep expertise in at least one core area of browser technology (e.g., rendering, performance).
  • Strong proficiency with Web Components (Custom Elements, Shadow DOM).
  • Experience building framework-independent or low-level platform abstractions.
  • Familiarity with Lit, FAST, or similar libraries is a plus.
  • Ability to decompose complex systems into clear and maintainable solutions.

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