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This role pays more than
80%
of similar roles. Most pay
$170,000–$218,228
— the blue band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$230k
versus about
$194k
for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
Employer
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 Staff Software Development Engineer will join the team building a next-generation AI-first marketing platform designed for autonomous experiences and enterprise-scale orchestration. In this backend-focused role, you will design and deliver foundational systems powering Agentic applications at scale, focusing on distributed systems, cloud-native infrastructure, and real-time execution frameworks. You will architect high-availability systems, lead design reviews, and drive engineering excellence across software design, CI/CD, testing, GitOps, and operational best practices. The role requires expertise in Java, Scala, Go, or Python, along with experience in microservices, Kubernetes, Docker, and event-driven architectures. You will solve complex technical problems related to campaign execution platforms, personalization systems, and Generative AI technologies to create resilient, intelligent customer engagement solutions within a high-performance production environment.
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