Senior Software Engineer, Developer Experience

Adobe

Quick summary

Work type
On-site
Location
San Jose, CASeattle, WASan Francisco, CA
Salary
$177,900–$257,550 / yr
Posted
6 days ago

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Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

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This role $218k
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This role pays more than 80% of similar roles. Most pay $151,475–$217,725 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $218k versus about $185k 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 301 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Senior Software Engineer, Developer Experience

As a Senior Software Engineer on the Developer Experience (DevX) team at Adobe, you will design and implement AI-powered solutions to enhance developer productivity across various stages of software development. Your daily tasks include building high-performance tooling for large-scale monorepo environments, integrating CI/CD pipelines, and developing intelligent automation frameworks that streamline workflows such as code review and testing. You will collaborate closely with product engineering teams to identify pain points and deliver scalable solutions that improve reliability and efficiency. Ideal candidates have 5+ years of experience in building developer platforms and AI-integrated systems, proficiency in languages like TypeScript, Python, or Go, and expertise in tools like Bazel, Kubernetes, and CI/CD platforms. This role offers the opportunity to shape how AI transforms software engineering practices at a global scale within Adobe’s Creative Cloud platform.

What you'll do

  • Design and implement AI-powered solutions to enhance developer onboarding, development, testing, debugging, and documentation.
  • Build and improve large-scale developer platforms including CI/CD pipelines, test automation frameworks, and engineering productivity tooling.
  • Identify and resolve productivity bottlenecks for Adobe engineers by partnering with product teams and delivering tailored solutions.
  • Develop high-performance, reliable, well-documented platform code to enable scalable application building at Adobe.
  • Mentor junior engineers and contribute to fostering a collaborative environment focused on continuous learning and innovation.

What we're looking for

  • 5+ years of software engineering experience in scalable applications, platforms, or infrastructure.
  • Proven expertise in building AI-powered systems to enhance developer workflows and productivity.
  • Strong background in large-scale monorepo environments with extensive knowledge of build systems and CI/CD pipelines.
  • Solid foundation in software engineering principles including system design, performance optimization, and reliability engineering.
  • Demonstrated ability to collaborate across teams and influence technical decisions in a large-scale engineering environment.
  • Experience developing developer tooling and automation using TypeScript, JavaScript, Python, Go, Java, or C++.
  • Familiarity with Kubernetes, Terraform, cloud infrastructure, and platform automation tools.

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