Software Development Engineer

Adobe

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Work type
On-site
Location
New York, NY
Salary
$114,100–$214,950 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
39 days ago
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This role $165k
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This role pays more than 56% of similar roles. Most pay $124,400–$185,936 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $165k versus about $155k 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 282 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $148,100–$282,100 across 76 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Software Development Engineer

The Software Development Engineer joins the core team to support the Adobe Experience Platform. In this role, you will architect, develop, and deploy large-scale applications for the Adobe Real-Time Customer Data Platform. Your daily responsibilities include defining and implementing new services, owning critical features within a microservice architecture, mentoring junior engineers, and collaborating with architects and product managers. You will ensure component quality through rigorous testing, validation, and monitoring. The position requires expertise in Java or Scala, building RESTful API services, and working with SQL and NoSQL databases. You must understand large-scale distributed systems using technologies like Apache Spark, Kafka, or Hadoop, while maintaining proficiency in cloud platforms such as AWS or Azure to process massive data pipelines for enterprise customers.

What does a Software Development Engineer earn?

Median $169050 from 224 postings across 18 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Architect, develop, and deploy large-scale applications for Fortune 500 companies.
  • Define and implement new services and components for the Adobe Real-Time Customer Data Platform.
  • Develop and own critical features within a microservice architecture.
  • Process massive data pipelines using innovative technologies.
  • Ensure component quality through rigorous testing, validation, and monitoring.
  • Conduct constructive code reviews and maintain extensive technical documentation.
  • Mentor junior engineers and foster a high-performing team culture.
  • Introduce new technologies and process improvements to improve product scalability.

What we're looking for

  • A degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
  • Experience building highly performant backend and data applications.
  • Proven expertise in Java or Scala.
  • Strong experience building and maintaining RESTful API services.
  • Hands-on experience with both SQL and NoSQL databases.
  • Deep understanding of large scale distributed systems and technologies like Apache Spark, Kafka, or Hadoop.
  • Proficiency in cloud platforms such as AWS or Azure.
  • Experience shipping production quality applications and conducting constructive code reviews.
  • Experience with Customer Data Platforms (preferred).
  • Familiarity with marketing platforms and CRMs (preferred).
  • Exposure to generative AI and machine learning technologies (preferred).

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