Software Development Engineer

Adobe

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Work type: On-site
Location: San Jose, CA
Salary: $177,900–$257,550 / yr
Posted: 49 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $170k

This role $218k

$115k most similar roles pay here $273k

This role pays more than 87% of similar roles. Most pay $136,125–$204,065 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $218k versus about $170k 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 218 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $187,100–$270,950 across 216 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Software Development Engineer

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As a Software Development Engineer within the Document Cloud organization, you will build next-generation AI-powered document experiences for Adobe Acrobat and related products. You will be responsible for designing and delivering complex frontend initiatives, including conversational interfaces, intelligent document workflows, and content generation features powered by Large Language Models. Your daily work involves developing scalable, performant user experiences while influencing architectural decisions and driving engineering excellence. To succeed, you must possess deep expertise in React, TypeScript, JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS3, along with experience in modern frontend frameworks and building reusable component libraries. You will integrate applications with REST APIs, microservices, and cloud-based AI platforms to solve problems related to how users interact with documents. Additionally, you will utilize AI-assisted development tools to enhance code quality and accelerate the delivery of innovative generative AI features.

What does a Software Development Engineer earn in California?

Median $217725 from 77 postings across 8 companies.

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Skills

React TypeScript JavaScript HTML5 CSS3 Generative AI LLM REST APIs Microservices Cloud Services Accessibility Observability Component Libraries UI Frameworks

What you'll do

Build and deliver sophisticated frontend experiences using modern web technologies and frameworks.
Develop Generative AI-powered features for summarizing, building, and interacting with documents.
Create intuitive user interfaces for AI Assistants, conversational workflows, and content generation tools.
Own the end-to-end delivery of complex features from architecture and implementation to testing and monitoring.
Design frontend architectures that improve scalability, performance, reliability, and accessibility.
Develop reusable UI frameworks, component libraries, and build system integrations to accelerate development.
Connect frontend applications to GenAI services, APIs, and cloud-based AI platforms.
Implement AI-assisted development practices to increase engineering efficiency and code quality.

What we're looking for

Deep expertise in React, TypeScript, JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3, and modern frontend frameworks.
Experience building large-scale customer-facing web applications and frontend platforms.
Experience architecting reusable component libraries, build systems, and modern UI frameworks.
Hands-on experience building or integrating Generative AI, LLM-powered, conversational, agentic, or AI-assisted product experiences.
Proficiency in integrating applications with REST APIs, microservices, and cloud services.
Ability to optimize for performance, accessibility, rendering, and responsive design.
Proven ability to use AI-powered development tools to improve engineering output and quality.
Strong skills in debugging, testing, quality engineering, and observability practices.