Software Development Engineer, SaaS Platform
Adobe Software
JOB LEVEL
P50EMPLOYEE ROLE
Individual ContributorThe Opportunity
We’re looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our Web Platform organization, which powers applications like https://www.adobe.com/express/
Our mission is to build a scalable, high-performance, and secure cloud-native platform that supports hundreds of millions of geographically distributed users and enables intelligent customer experiences.
This role is ideal for experienced engineers who are passionate about:
Building and operating distributed systems at scale
Owning critical cloud infrastructure
Contributing to a robust web platform that handles demanding workloads in a public cloud environment
What You’ll Do
Design and build robust backend services and features for high scale microservices SaaS products running in AWS.
Create and maintain large-scale observability systems to collect, process, and expose critical metrics and logs for Adobe’s cloud infrastructure.
Build resilient, high-performance APIs and services that serve real-time customer traffic on a global scale.
Drive architectural design discussions and own significant parts of the platform from conception through production deployment.
Develop with a strong product-first approach, while prioritizing quality, reliability, security, and performance.
Collaborate multi-functionally with architects, product managers, and data engineers.
Contribute to infrastructure-as-code efforts using tools like Terraform and manage CI/CD pipelines and container orchestration via Kubernetes.
Monitor services with advanced observability tooling like Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk, and New Relic.
What you need to succeed
Bachelor’s degree in computer science (or equivalent) and 5 – 10+ years of fullstack software engineering experience.
Strong knowledge of Typescript and experience in crafting and operating cloud-native services.
Solid understanding of cloud platforms (preferably AWS)
Experience building RESTful APIs and scalable backend services.
Practical understanding of CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure-as-code, and DevOps approach
Familiarity with agile/scrum methodologies and collaborative, iterative development practices.
Excellent communication skills and the ability to work across teams.
Preferred Qualifications (Bonus Points)
AI Agents: Experience or interest in working with AI agents, autonomous systems, or AI-powered applications
Model Context Protocol (MCP): Familiarity with MCP for AI model communication and context management
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