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# Senior Forward Deployed Engineer (Backend)

- **Company:** Adobe Systems
- **Location:** San Jose, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), JavaScript (Programming Language), Airflow, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Software as a Service, Software Quality, Distributed Systems, Apache Hadoop, NoSQL, Next.js, Software Engineering, TypeScript, ReactJS, Snowflake, Apache Spark, Spring-boot, Backend, Adobe, Apache Kafka, Restful APIs, Data Pipelines, Databricks, Microservices
- **Published:** August 7, 2026
- **Apply:** https://us.experteer.com/career/view-jobs/senior-forward-deployed-engineer-backend-san-jose-ca-usa-58832427

## About the Role

outages and incidents * Stay current with relevant technologies in the Adobe ecosystem and industry * Drive ownership and clear communication across tasks * Participate in technical discussions about customer requirements and implementations * Mentor engineers on customer-facing delivery, solution design, and best practices for production-ready solutions Tasks * 10+ years of software engineering experience * Strong skills in Java or Scala and Spring Boot * Expertise in designing and implementing RESTful web services * Solid experience with relational and NoSQL databases * Proven track record building and maintaining large-scale distributed systems and data processing pipelines (Kafka, Spark, Hadoop) * Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure), Microservices, Databricks, Snowflake, Airflow * Knowledge of JavaScript/TypeScript (React/Next.js) * Excellent problem-solving and communication skills * Experience working in cross-functional teams * Situational awareness and professional aaa
sense of technical discussions with stakeholders * Strong sense of ownership, innovation, and delivery quality * Willingness to travel 10-25% to engage with customers Key requirements * bonus and equity

## Description

Experteer Overview As part of Adobe's Forward Deployment Engineering team, you will act as a technical ambassador bridging product engineering with real-world deployment. You'll split time between deep software work and on-site collaboration with customers' engineering teams, driving scalable, reliable solutions in a startup-like environment backed by Adobe's scale. You'll influence architectural choices, deliver production-ready code, and mentor peers to raise delivery quality. Join us to help shape the future of digital experiences through impactful customer engagements. Compensation / Benefits * Design, implement, and co-own features driven by customer needs with emphasis on performance and scalability * Develop production-ready code for highly available SaaS systems and RESTful APIs * Ensure code quality through robust testing and observability * Collaborate with technical leads, product management, and peers to meet business objectives * Contribute to root cause analysis during outages and incidents * Stay current with relevant technologies in the Adobe ecosystem and industry * Drive ownership and clear communication across tasks * Participate in technical discussions about customer requirements and implementations * Mentor engineers on customer-facing delivery, solution design, and best practices for production-ready solutions Tasks * 10+ years of software engineering experience * Strong skills in Java or Scala and Spring Boot * Expertise in designing and implementing RESTful web services * Solid experience with relational and NoSQL databases * Proven track record building and maintaining large-scale distributed systems and data processing pipelines (Kafka, Spark, Hadoop) * Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure), Microservices, Databricks, Snowflake, Airflow * Knowledge of JavaScript/TypeScript (React/Next.js) * Excellent problem-solving and communication skills * Experience working in cross-functional teams * Situational awareness and professional handling of technical discussions with stakeholders * Strong sense of ownership, innovation, and delivery quality * Willingness to travel 10-25% to engage with customers Key requirements * bonus and equity


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