Software Development Engineer

JOB LEVEL

EMPLOYEE ROLE

• Design, build, test, and maintain features for the App Builder platform and related developer workflows.
• Develop scalable back-end services, APIs, and runtime components that power extension and integration scenarios.
• Build or contribute to front-end experiences using modern JavaScript frameworks and Adobe design systems.
• Improve developer productivity through tooling, SDKs, templates, automation, and documentation.
• Work on cloud-native application patterns including serverless functions, event-driven systems, and service integrations.
• Collaborate with product and engineering teams across Adobe to define extensibility use cases and platform capabilities.
• Participate in architecture discussions, code reviews, operational readiness, and quality initiatives.
• Solve complex product and platform issues across distributed systems.
• Contribute to engineering excellence through testing, observability, CI/CD, and operational guidelines.
• Help shape a great developer experience for internal teams, partners, and customers building on Adobe platforms.

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 4-6 years of software engineering experience building production-quality applications or platform services.
• Strong programming skills in one or more languages such as JavaScript/TypeScript, Java, Python, or Node.js.
• Experience building APIs, services, or microservices in a cloud environment.
• Familiarity with modern front-end development, including component-based UI frameworks.
• Understanding of distributed systems fundamentals, including scalability, resiliency, and debugging.
• Experience with test automation, source control, code review, and CI/CD workflows.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work effectively in a collaborative environment.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.

• Experience with serverless platforms, event-driven architectures, or API integrations.
• Experience building developer platforms, SDKs, CLIs, or framework-level tooling.
• Familiarity with React, TypeScript, and modern front-end tooling.
• Exposure to Adobe technologies such as App Builder, Adobe I/O Runtime, Adobe I/O Events, Developer Console, or React Spectrum.
• Experience with observability, monitoring, performance tuning, and production support.
• Familiarity with secure application design, authentication, and enterprise integration patterns.
• Experience working in a multi-team platform environment where usability, scale, and reliability all matter.

• Shipping high-quality features with strong engineering fundamentals.
• Improving platform reliability, usability, and scalability.
• Reducing developer friction through better tooling and workflows.
• Collaborating effectively across teams to deliver extensibility capabilities customers can adopt with confidence.
• Bringing thoughtful technical judgment, ownership, and steady execution to the team.

Internal Opportunities

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