Staff Software Development Engineer

The Opportunity

We are seeking a highly motivated Staff Software Engineer to help build Adobe’s next-generation AI-first marketing platform. This platform is redefining customer engagement workflows through autonomous experiences, enterprise-scale orchestration, and full-stack productivity for modern marketers.

In this backend-focused role, you will play a key part in designing and delivering the foundational systems powering Agentic applications at scale. You will work across distributed systems, cloud-native infrastructure, and real-time execution frameworks to enable highly performant, resilient, and intelligent customer engagement solutions.

You will collaborate closely with engineering leadership, product management, and cross-functional teams to shape technical strategy, influence architecture decisions, and drive engineering excellence across the organization.

What You’ll Do

• Lead the design, development, and operation of core backend platform capabilities powering AI-first marketing applications.
• Architect and scale distributed, high-availability systems with strong focus on reliability, observability, and performance.
• Partner with Product, Design, and Engineering leadership to translate business goals into scalable technical solutions.
• Drive engineering excellence across software design, CI/CD, testing, GitOps, and operational best practices.
• Mentor engineers, lead design reviews, and influence technical direction across teams.
• Evaluate and adopt modern technologies and AI-driven approaches that improve platform capabilities and developer productivity.

What You Need To Succeed

• BS/MS in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience.
• 10+ years of experience building and operating large-scale backend or distributed systems.
• Tech-Agnostic role with strong expertise in Java/Scala/Go/Python etc., microservices, cloud-native architectures, and high-availability systems.
• Deep understanding of distributed systems, event-driven architectures, observability, and performance optimization.
• Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, CI/CD pipelines, and modern infrastructure practices.
• Strong communication, technical leadership, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience with campaign execution platforms, personalization systems, or Generative AI technologies is a strong plus.

Additional information

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.

AI Use Guidelines for Interviews

Our interviews are designed to reflect your own skills and thinking. If these tools are used inappropriately or in a way that misrepresents your work, your application may not move forward in the process.

At Adobe, we empower employees to innovate with AI — and we look for candidates eager to do the same. As part of the hiring experience, we provide clear guidance on where AI is encouraged during the process and where it’s restricted during live interviews. See how we think about AI in the hiring experience.

Expected Pay Range

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 $159,200 - $301,600 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.

In California, the pay range for this position is $208,300 - $301,600

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.