Software Development Engineer
Adobe Software
JOB LEVEL
P30EMPLOYEE ROLE
Individual ContributorAdobe is a place where exceptional people work – don’t just take our word for it, our employees have recently voted us and Adobe Japan has been ranked 13th, for Great Place to Work.
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The Opportunity
We are seeking a Software Development Engineer to join our Japan R&D DX (Digital Experience) team, focusing on Adobe DX software development tailored for Japanese market demands, especially for the enhancement to support Japanese and other non-English languages of Generative AI features supports. This role is critical to Adobe’s mission of delivering globally inclusive, intelligent digital experiences and Adobe Japan success.
What You’ll Do
- Develop and enhance core software components for Adobe Experience Cloud and other Adobe products to resolve the critical requests coming from Japanese market.
- Find ways to ensure Adobe's continually released generative AI features work equally well in English across multiple languages, primarily Japanese, and establish standard methods for doing so.
- In order to properly deliver a product in to Japanese market, you not only develop it but also sometimes carry out various verifications and tests.
- Design, develop and optimize AI-powered localization frameworks and services for internal and external use.
- Enhance machine translation systems and develop GenAI-powered solutions for product, documentation, and marketing localization.
- Build strong collaborative relationships with Adobe Japan stakeholders, gather market information, and appropriately communicate it to the product team to support the Japan business from a product perspective.
- Work closely with external translators to understand the translation process and propose and deliver services that efficiently remove obstacles and improve thetranslation quality output.
What you'll have
- Strong programming skills in JavaScript, Python similar languages
- Hands-on experience applying LLMs in real-world workflows, including prompt engineering, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), and leveraging agentic AI frameworks (e.g., LangGraph) to build multi-step reasoning and tool-orchestration pipelines.
- Experience designing and implementing evaluation strategies for generative outputs, including relevance and safety checks, bias detection, and automated quality evaluation frameworks
- Excellent communication skills in English and Japanese
- Knowledge or interest in I18N and L10N processes and services
- Ability to collaborate across teams and cultures to deliver multilingual solutions
- Solid understanding of software engineering principles, including object-oriented design, data structures, and algorithms
- Experience working with Japanese language processing or NLP
- BS or MS in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience
- Familiarity with agile development and CI/CD pipelines
- Experience with both SQL and NoSQL databases
Adobe for All
Adobe strives to create an environment where our employees can do their best work and drive their career growth and development based on their personal goals. From fair-pay practices to Employee Networks and programs designed to make everyone feel included, we're committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace for all.
Take the plunge and jump in
Like what you have read and keen to jump in? Think you might not have all the skills we are looking for? Just take the plunge and apply – we know that by bringing together a diverse group of people, we are so much better together. We'd love to see where we can help drive Creativity for All together.
Adobe is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and affirmative action employer. We do not discriminate based on gender, race or color, ethnicity or national origin, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other applicable characteristics protected by law.
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