Senior Software Development Engineer

• Build things that matter. You’ll work on a diverse and evolving platform, solving real problems for creative professionals and businesses worldwide.
• Own meaningful work. You’ll shape how we grow, influence what we build next, and drive solutions across teams.
• Grow your craft. You’ll deepen your technical skills and take ownership of critical parts of our system.
• Collaborate. You’ll thrive in an environment that values teamwork, open dialogue, and shared success.

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related field, with 5+ years of hands-on software engineering experience delivering scalable, production-grade systems.
• Strong command of software design patterns and enterprise-grade system design, including experience architecting microservices and designing and consuming REST/GraphQL APIs.
• Experience designing, tuning, and scaling data-intensive applications across relational and non-relational database technologies.
• Proficiency in modern server-side web technologies, including PHP, Node.js/TypeScript, and Java.
• Hands-on experience with AWS managed services, including RDS, DynamoDB, SQS, SNS, S3, and container orchestration technologies.
• Ability to lead technical direction on complex projects, including defining architecture, reviewing code, and driving engineering decisions across teams.
• Demonstrated ability to mentor junior and mid-level engineers, offer helpful mentorship, and elevate team-wide engineering quality.
• Strong multi-functional collaboration skills, able to partner with product, design, and other engineering teams to drive clarity, alignment, and delivery.

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 In Washington, the pay range for this position is $190,200 - $275,400

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.

The Adobe Stock organization is looking for a Senior Software Engineer to help build and evolve our Web Platform (stock.adobe.com). Adobe Stock gives designers and businesses access to over 200 million high-quality, royalty-free photos, vectors, illustrations, templates, audio, 3D assets, and state of the art AI generation tools. Deeply integrated into Adobe’s Creative Cloud desktop and mobile apps, Adobe Stock puts the right asset at the right moment for every creative project. We are passionate about what we do and are looking for motivated engineers to join our team., At Adobe, you will find an outstanding work environment featured on Best Companies lists worldwide. Colleagues are dedicated to each other’s growth with our Check-In method of regular communication.

If you’re looking to make an impact, Adobe’s the place for you. Explore what our employees are saying on the Adobe Life blog and learn about the meaningful benefits we offer.

Adobe is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome and encourage diversity in the workplace regardless of gender, race or color, ethnicity or national origin, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or veteran status.

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.

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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., 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.