Senior Software Development Engineer

Adobe Inc.
United States, California, San Francisco
345 Park Avenue (Show on map)
Apr 04, 2025
Our Company Changing the world through digital experiences is what Adobe's all about. We give everyone-from emerging artists to global brands-everything they need to design and deliver exceptional digital experiences! We're passionate about empowering people to create beautiful and powerful images, videos, and apps, and transform how companies interact with customers across every screen. We're on a mission to hire the very best and are committed to creating exceptional employee experiences where everyone is respected and has access to equal opportunity. We realize that new ideas can come from everywhere in the organization, and we know the next big idea could be yours! The Opportunity Adobe Journey Optimizer helps companies deliver connected, contextual, and personalized experiences to their customers. The customer journey is the entire process of a customer's interactions with the brand, from the first moment of contact until the customer leaves. Journey Optimizer allows brands to intelligently determine the next best interaction with scale, speed, and flexibility across the entire customer journey. With Adobe Journey Optimizer, companies can create and deliver both scheduled marketing campaigns (such as weekly promotions for a retail store) and tailored individual communications (like a in-app push notification) within the same application We are seeking an experienced Backend Developer with a strong background in building distributed systems. You will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining robust and scalable backend systems that power our real-time personalization marketing engine. Adobe Journey Optimizer includes an omnichannel orchestration canvas which allows marketers to harmonize marketing outreach with one-to-one customer engagement. Key Responsibilities: Develop high-performance, scalable, and reliable backend systems based on Java. Design and implement distributed systems, including data storage, caching, and communication protocols. Collaborate with global cross-functional teams, including front-end developers, data scientists, and product managers, to understand requirements and deliver solutions that meet business objectives. Optimize performance and scalability of backend systems to ensure high availability and fast response times. Identify and troubleshoot issues in distributed systems, including debugging and resolving production incidents. Stay up to date with industry trends and best practices in backend development and distributed systems and apply this knowledge to drive continuous improvement and continuous delivery in our systems and processes. Drive innovation to solve current challenges Key Technology Expertise: Java/MongoDB/Aerospike/Kafka/Rest APIs Requirements: BS in Computer Science or a related field of study. Masters level degree preferred, or equivalent business experience. 7+ years of experience as a backend developer, with a focus on distributed systems. Strong proficiency in Java Proven experience in working with NoSQL databases Experience with building REST APIs. Knowledgeable of secure, scalable, and highly available service development practices. Proven ability to develop robust, efficient, high-quality code. Ability to troubleshoot and resolve problems using appropriate tools and techniques. Experience with modern development practices in testing, version control, Agile. Excellent written and verbal communication skills. 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 12:01 AM 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. 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 positionis $133,900 -- $242,000 annually. Paywithin this range varies by work locationand 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). 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