Senior Software Engineer

Adobe Software

Adobe Software

Software Engineering
San Jose, CA, USA
USD 133,900-242k / year + Equity
Posted on Aug 1, 2025

JOB LEVEL

P40

EMPLOYEE ROLE

Individual Contributor

The Opportunity

Are you passionate about crafting fault-tolerant services that function at scale while working with groundbreaking technologies in a cloud native micro services world?

Marketo Engage platform and applications give customers ability to build, manage, and execute personalized engagement at scale across multiple touchpoints and drive authentic experiences for everyone, everywhere, and every time. The platform ingests terabytes of data daily, allows customers to analyze and build segments of customer profiles, and activates across different channels.

We are looking for an Experienced Backend Software Engineer to join Adobe B2B Platform Engineering Team. If you are passionate about building large-scale, high-performance cloud-based microservices in a dynamic, fast-paced, collaborative, and fun environment, we believe this is the right opportunity!

What you'll Do

  • Play a central role in the design, development, and delivery of Adobe B2B Platform Services that power Marketo and Adobe Journey Optimizer B2B Edition.
  • Apply Generative AI and Agentic AI tools for software development and product features.
  • Work across teams to provide seamless integrations between various Adobe Experience Cloud Solutions.
  • Passionate about building large scale distributed platform services.
  • Passionate about operational excellence and thrive to build robust and maintainable scalable software services.

What you need to succeed

  • MS/BS degree in Computer Science or equivalent with 5 to 10 years of software development experience.
  • Strong programming experience with Java/Scala.
  • Experience building distributed data processing services and multi-threaded programming with processing frameworks such as Spark and Kafka.
  • Experience with SQL and/or NoSQL databases such as MySQL, MongoDB, and Redis.
  • Proven knowledge in developing, deploying, highly available, SaaS applications and services in public like Docker, Kubernetes & AWS and private cloud.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills and an eagerness to collaborate.
  • Passion for technical challenges, evaluating options, and driving solutions.
  • Passionate about developing the best software practices and championing them.
  • You are obsessed over delivering products that tackle critical business needs and iterating with customers for early feedback and areas of improvement.

What will help you stand out from the crowd

  • Experience with Akka framework.
  • Experience with Agile methodologies.
  • Serve as a technical lead and a team lead capable of driving development initiatives from end to end.
  • Experience building features with LLMs

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several U.S. geographic markets, and we pay differently based on those defined markets. The U.S. pay range for this position is $133,900 -- $242,000 annually. Pay within this range varies by work location and may also depend on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for the job location during the hiring process.

At Adobe, for sales roles starting salaries are expressed as total target compensation (TTC = base + commission), and short-term incentives are in the form of sales commission plans. Non-sales roles starting salaries are expressed as base salary and short-term incentives are in the form of the Annual Incentive Plan (AIP).

In addition, certain roles may be eligible for long-term incentives in the form of a new hire equity award.

State-Specific Notices:

California:

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Adobe will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment in accordance with state and local laws and “fair chance” ordinances.

Colorado:

Application Window Notice

If this role is open to hiring in Colorado (as listed on the job posting), the application window will remain open until at least the date and time stated above in Pacific Time, in compliance with Colorado pay transparency regulations. If this role does not have Colorado listed as a hiring location, no specific application window applies, and the posting may close at any time based on hiring needs.

Massachusetts:

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It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Internal Opportunities

Creativity, curiosity, and constant learning are celebrated aspects of your career growth journey. We’re glad that you’re pursuing a new opportunity at Adobe!

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At Adobe, you will be immersed in an exceptional work environment that is recognized around the world. You will also be surrounded by colleagues who are committed to helping each other grow through our unique Check-In approach where ongoing feedback flows freely. If you’re looking to make an impact, Adobe's the place for you. Discover what our employees are saying about their career experiences on the Adobe Life blog and explore the meaningful benefits we offer.

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