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This role pays more than
55%
of similar roles. Most pay
$124,400–$187,090
— the blue band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$165k
versus about
$156k
for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
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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
282 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$148,100–$282,100
across 76 roles with salary data.
The Software Development Engineer joins the Developer Experience team to develop and operate highly available API and AI gateway infrastructure on Kubernetes. You will build services, controllers, automation, and self-service tools using Go or Python while utilizing AI-assisted development for coding, testing, and debugging. Key responsibilities include managing API routing, load balancing, rate limiting, DNS, TLS, and gateway security. You will develop GitOps deployment workflows using Kubernetes, Helm, Argo CD, and custom resources to improve platform reliability through observability and multi-region development. The role requires expertise in distributed systems, cloud networking, Envoy, Contour, and NGINX. You will also build AI-powered capabilities for log analysis, issue diagnosis, and automated remediation, while enabling secure infrastructure for AI agents and MCP servers through authentication and usage controls.
What does a Software Development Engineer earn in California?
Median $197750 from 81 postings across 10 companies.
Java
Scala
Python
C++
Go
Generative AI
Microservices
CI/CD
GitOps
Argo CD
Cloud-native Architecture
Object-Oriented Design
Data Structures
Algorithms
Observability
Typescript
Go
Python
NodeJS
React
GraphQL
REST
Aurora
Distributed Systems
Microservices
ES6
Relational Databases
Non-relational Databases
Systems Design
API Design