Sr. Software Engineer
Adobe is hiring a Sr. Software Engineer in San Jose, United States. It pays $139k-$258k a year and Level rates it ; you can apply on Adobe.
Level's read on this job
- Works on AI ●●●○ is how Level rates this software engineer role: the daily work is on AI products, without building the model.
- The posting mentions Databricks, Python and Spark among its tools and skills.
- Level classes it as a senior role.
- Adobe has 280 other open roles on Level.
AI in this role
Build scalable intelligent systems and agentic workflows enabling natural language to SQL analytics generation.
Our Team
Join the Adobe Journey Optimizer B2B Insights and Analytics team and be at the forefront of transforming how businesses derive insights from customer data. We are pioneering the migration of legacy reporting and dashboards to Customer Journey Analytics (CJA), demonstrating an agentic approach that empowers users to generate analytics and dashboards through natural language. This is your chance to influence the future of enterprise analytics by enabling dynamic, ad-hoc reporting powered by natural language to SQL translation.
As a Senior Software Engineer, you’ll play a pivotal role in building scalable, intelligent systems that democratize access to data for business users. You’ll work at the intersection of data science, analytics, and innovative AI, solving complex challenges in data modeling, reporting, and dashboarding. Our team is passionate about innovation, collaboration, and delivering impactful solutions that drive business outcomes.
If you’re excited by the prospect of shaping the next generation of analytics platforms, working with advanced technologies, and making a tangible impact on how organizations understand and act on their data, this is the team for you. Join us and help redefine what’s possible in enterprise analytics.
What you'll Do
Build technical specifications, prototypes and presentations to communicate your ideas
Design, build, improve and maintain highly performant and highly scalable services and data processing pipelines
Work in a small, collaborative, highly productive, and high output team environment
Champion standard methodologies and process improvements within the team
Learn new technologies and technical solutions
What you need to succeed
3+ years of software development experience at major technology companies and/or software startups building SaaS products and Agents
Real passion for solving complex customer problems using data insights, data science and analytics
General understanding of data structures, algorithms and distributed computing concepts
Comfort with ambiguity, adaptability to evolving priorities, and the ability to work autonomously.
Proficiency in Python, Spark, SQL, etc and Apache Airflow, Databricks, Snowflake, DAX and ETL
Experience in visualization tools such as Tableau, Power BI, and Adobe Analytics
B.S. in Computer Science (or equivalent experience)
Ways to stand out from the crowd:
A total of 7 to 10 years of hands-on experience in advanced analytics and data science, machine learning/statistics.
Comfort with ambiguity, adaptability to evolving priorities, and the ability to work autonomously.
Proficient understanding of Statistical Modeling, Machine Learning, Predictive Analytics, A/B Testing, Customer Segmentation
Comfort with ambiguity, adaptability to evolving priorities, and the ability to work autonomously.
A relentless pursuit of great customer experiences and continuous improvements to the product.
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 $139,000 - $257,550 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 $177,900 - $257,550
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
There is no deadline to apply to this job posting because Adobe accepts applications for this role on an ongoing basis. The posting will remain open based on hiring needs and position availability.
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
Sr. Software Engineer at Adobe rates 70 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Works on AI (AI Level 3 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.
Works on AI. The daily work is on AI products, without building the model.
- ●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
- ●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
- ●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
- ●○○○ 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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Pay
- This job starts at
- $139k
- Typical software engineer job
- $168k
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Questions you could be asked
- Tell me about a project where software development was part of your work. What did you do?
- Tell me about a project where data science was part of your work. What did you do?
- Tell me about a project where analytics was part of your work. What did you do?
- Tell me about a project where agents was part of your work. What did you do?
- Tell me about a project where natural language to sql was part of your work. What did you do?
Adapt your resume
- List these exact terms on your resume: Software Development, Data Science, Analytics, Agents, and Natural Language To SQL. An applicant tracking system matches the wording, not the idea.
- Attach one line of real, concrete experience to at least one of them. A tool named with nothing behind it rarely survives a human read.
- Show where AI is part of your daily process, not a one-off project. This role expects it to be a running habit.
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