Software Development Engineer 2

Adobe

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Work type: On-site
Location: San Jose
Salary: $123,700–$179,200 / yr
Posted: 2 days ago
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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This role $151k

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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 · Software Development Engineer 2

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As a BackEnd Software Engineer at the Unified Profile team, you will play a pivotal role in developing highly reliable and scalable enterprise applications that power real-time user identification and interaction tracking across multiple devices. You will work with cutting-edge technologies such as Java, Scala, Spark, and Akka to build and operate high-scale services processing billions of events daily. Your responsibilities include contributing to engineering guidelines through code reviews and test coverage, leading technical design discussions, and optimizing backend systems for performance and scalability. This role requires a strong background in computer science, proficiency in Java/Scala, understanding of distributed processing systems like Apache Spark, and experience with cloud technologies such as AWS or Azure. You will be part of an agile team dedicated to delivering personalized digital experiences at scale.

Skills

Java Scala Spark Akka AWS Azure GCP Docker Kubernetes Apache Spark Hadoop Kafka MySQL HBase Cassandra MongoDB Azure Cosmos DB Agile CI/CD

What you'll do

Design and implement highly reliable, scalable backend systems.
Optimize performance and scalability of existing features in backend systems.
Contribute to technical design discussions and make critical architecture decisions.
Provide guidance on code review and test coverage for high standard methodologies.
Master and operate in public cloud infrastructures like AWS or Azure.
Develop expertise in big data technologies such as Apache Spark, Hadoop Stack.

What we're looking for

BS in computer science or MS preferred, with 0-1+ years of experience.
Strong Java/Scala proficiency and proven record of delivering optimized code.
Expertise in data structures, algorithms, caching strategies, and async patterns.
Experience with cloud technologies like AWS, Azure, Docker, Kubernetes.
Understanding of distributed processing systems such as Apache Spark, Hadoop Stack, Kafka.
Knowledge of SQL and NoSQL databases including MySQL, Cassandra, MongoDB.
Ability to work effectively within Agile software development methodologies.