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Senior Software Development Engineer 5

Adobe is hiring a Senior Software Development Engineer 5 in San Jose, United States. It pays $159k-$302k a year and Level rates it ; you can apply on Adobe.

Level's read on this job

  • Level rates this software engineer role Little AI ●○○○: aI is not part of the work.
  • Tools and skills the posting cites include Spark, Kafka and Java.
  • Level classifies it as a senior role.
  • Level lists 278 other open roles at Adobe.

AI in this role

Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer building cloud microservices while applying generative and agentic AI tools for software development.

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The Opportunity

Marketo, an Adobe Company, provides easy-to-use, powerful and complete marketing software that propels fast-growing small companies and global enterprises, turning marketing from a cost center into a revenue driver.

As a full-stack engineer, you will contribute to the development of Marketo Engage and Adobe AJOB2B. If you are passionate about building large-scale, high-performance cloud-based microservices in a dynamic, fast-paced, collaborative, and fun environment, we can’t wait to talk to you. The best person for this job won't necessarily be the one with everything on our wish list but will be a person who shows they can learn, collaborate, and contribute to our culture!

What you’ll do

  • Play a central role in the design, development, and delivery of platform services that power Marketo Engage and Adobe AJOB2B

  • Apply Generative AI and Agentic AI tools for software development and product features

  • Deliver features and products for Engage and AJOB2B that tackle critical business needs and iterate with customers for early feedback and areas of improvement

  • Troubleshoot, understand, and solve software problems

We are looking for

  • 10+ years software development experience plus relevant Bachelor’s degree and/or an advanced degree in a related field or equivalent. Master’s level degree is preferred

  • Experience building distributed data processing services and multi-threaded programming with processing frameworks such as Spark and Kafka.

  • Strong experience with Java/Scala

  • Proficiency with SQL and/or NoSQL databases such as MySQL, MongoDB, and Redis.

  • Experience with JavaScript UI toolkits, such as ReactJS, AngularJS, etc.

  • Excellent interpersonal skills and an eagerness to collaborate cross-functionally to solve technical challenges and drive solutions

  • Proven knowledge in developing, deploying, highly available SaaS applications and services like Docker, Kubernetes & AWS and private cloud

  • Experience mentoring other team members

  • Passion for operational excellence and to build robust and maintainable scalable software services.

Pluses:

  • Capability as a technical lead who can drive development initiatives from end-to-end

  • Experience with Splunk

  • Experience with PHP and Javascript

  • Understanding of Agile methodologies

  • Experience building features with LLMs


About Adobe

Adobe empowers everyone to create through innovative platforms and tools that unleash creativity, productivity and personalized customer experiences. Adobe’s industry-leading offerings including Adobe Acrobat Studio, Adobe Express, Adobe Firefly, Creative Cloud, Adobe Experience Platform, Adobe Experience Manager, and GenStudio enable people and businesses to turn ideas into impact, powered by AI and driven by human ingenuity.


Our 30,000+ employees worldwide are creating the future and raising the bar as we drive the next decade of growth. We’re on a mission to hire the very best and believe in creating a company culture where all employees are empowered to make an impact. At Adobe, we believe that great ideas can come from anywhere in the organization. The next big idea could be yours.


Let’s Adobe together

At Adobe, we believe in creating a company culture where all employees are empowered to make an impact. Learn more about Adobe life, including our values and culture, focus on people, purpose and community, Adobe for All, comprehensive benefits programs, the stories we tell, the customers we serve, and how you can help us advance our mission of empowering everyone to create.


Adobe is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity 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 protected characteristic. Learn more.


Adobe aims to make our Careers website and recruiting process accessible to any and all users. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation to navigate our website or complete the application process, email accommodations@adobe.com.


AI Use Guidelines for Interviews:
Our interviews are designed to reflect your own skills and thinking. The use of AI or recording tools during live interviews is not permitted unless explicitly invited by the interviewer or approved in advance as part of a reasonable accommodation. 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.


State-Specific Notices:


California:

Fair Chance Ordinances

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:

Massachusetts Legal Notice

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.

How we rate this

Senior Software Development Engineer 5 at Adobe rates 30 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Little AI (AI Level 1 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.

Classification

Little AI. AI is not part of the work.

  1. ●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
  2. ●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
  3. ●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
  4. ●○○○ Little AI0 to 39

Levels come from how often the tools, models and workflows of the role are named in the posting itself. Read the description and count the AI tools, models and workflows it names.

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