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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Software Development Engineer - **Company:** Adobe Systems - **Location:** San Jose, CA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $148,500.0 - $214,950.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Cloud Computing, Computer Engineering, Software Debugging, Distributed Systems, Domain Name System (DNS), Python (Programming Language), Log Analysis, Routing, Nginx, OAuth, Octopus Deploy, Reliability Engineering, JSON Web Token, Software Engineering, Transport Layer Security, Load Balancing, Delivery Pipeline, Software Security, Rate Limiting, Adobe, Git Flow, Kubernetes, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Information Technology, Api Gateway - **Published:** August 10, 2026 - **Apply:** https://adobe.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/external_experienced/job/San-Jose/Software-Development-Engineer_R170818 ## About the Role * Strong infrastructure and software engineering experience. * Skilled in Go or Python and experienced in creating production-ready tools or services. * Hands-on experience with Kubernetes, cloud networking, distributed systems, and API gateways. * Experience with Envoy, Contour, NGINX, or similar proxy and ingress technologies. * Knowledge of HTTP, DNS, TLS, OAuth, JWT, API security, load balancing, and rate limiting. * Experience working with Helm, Argo CD, GitOps, and infrastructure automation. * Ability to use AI coding tools effectively while maintaining strong engineering, testing, security, and production-quality standards. * A demonstrated ability to convert recurring operational work into scalable automation or AI-powered solutions. * Preferred qualifications: Experience building AI agents, MCP integrations, RAG solutions, or AI-assisted infrastructure tools., * Bachelor's or postgraduate degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience. * 5+ years of experience in infrastructure, platform, cloud, site reliability, or software engineering. * 5+ years of hands-on experience with Kubernetes, distributed systems, cloud networking, and API gateway infrastructure. * Strong development experience in Go or Python, including building production services, controllers, automation, or internal tools. * Demonstrated ability to use AI across developing, coding, testing, fixing, and infrastructure automation. * Experience with Envoy, Contour, HTTPProxy, Helm, Argo CD, GitOps, DNS, TLS, API security, and observability. * Experience with AI agents, MCP integrations, AI gateways, RAG, or AI-assisted infrastructure tooling. About Adobe ## Description * Develop and operate highly available API and AI gateway infrastructure on Kubernetes. * Develop services, controllers, automation, and self-service tools using Go or Python. * Use AI-assisted development throughout building, coding, testing, debugging, and documentation. * Build AI-powered capabilities for log analysis, issue diagnosis, configuration validation, and automated remediation. * Manage API routing, load balancing, rate limiting, DNS, TLS, service-to-service connectivity, and gateway security. * Develop GitOps deployment workflows using Kubernetes, Helm, Argo CD, and custom resources. * Improve platform reliability through observability, automation, managing system resources, and resilient multi-region development. * Enable secure infrastructure for AI agents and MCP servers, including routing, authentication, authorization, guardrails, and usage controls. ## Related Videos - [3x Performance: A Humbling Journey](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100165-3x-performance-a-humbling-journey) - [Keeping applications secure by evolving OAuth 2.0 and OpenID Connect](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100152-keeping-applications-secure-by-evolving-oauth-2-0-and-openid-connect) - [Post-Quantum Cryptography: Preparing for Q-Day](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100179-post-quantum-cryptography-preparing-for-q-day) - [Developer Experience in the Age of AI](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1118-developer-experience-in-the-age-of-ai) - [NoCode LiveCode: Leveraging AI Tools to Craft Fully Functional Apps!](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1169-nocode-livecode-leveraging-ai-tools-to-craft-fully-functional-apps) - [Shipping Faster with Less: Render on Cloud Hosting, AI Workloads, and the Future of DevOps](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1894-shipping-faster-with-less-render-on-cloud-hosting-ai-workloads-and-the-future-of-devops) ## Related Articles - [Dev Digest 120 - Apple and peers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/455-dev-digest-120-apple-and-peers) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [Dev Digest 121 - AI goes offline](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/456-dev-digest-121-ai-goes-offline) - [Dev Digest 132 - Binging WADFlix?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/473-dev-digest-132-binging-wadflix) - [Dev Digest 131 - AI'm not sure about OSS](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/472-dev-digest-131-ai-m-not-sure-about-oss) - [Dev Digest 129 - Now that's what I call private data!](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/468-dev-digest-129-now-that-s-what-i-call-private-data)