The Opportunity

Adobe is seeking a Software Development Engineer 4 to join our innovative team in San Jose. This outstanding opportunity gives you the chance to collaborate with world-class professionals, using the latest technology to achieve outstanding digital experiences.

What you'll Do

As a vital contributor in our team, you'll address complex design obstacles directly, crafting outstanding web experiences that captivate users. You'll promote design thinking within development teams, encouraging collaboration between engineers and designers to build reusable, scalable code and cohesive user experiences. Through pair programming and peer reviews, you'll interact with colleagues to navigate advanced coding challenges, fuel innovative ideas, and refine groundbreaking methodologies.

You'll dive into analytics, user research, and feedback from our in-house community team to glean insights that elevate product usability and encourage new possibilities.

What you need to succeed

• Over 8 years of demonstrated expertise in constructing and deploying web applications or interactive websites.
• A Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science, web design, or a related field.
• Established track record of delivering robust and intricate user interfaces.
• Deep understanding of front and back-end development technologies, including JavaScript library like React, Java, and NodeJS.
• Familiarity with GenAI tools, APIs and prompt engineering basics
• Profound knowledge of web technologies, encompassing the DOM, web security, asynchrony, workers, and performance optimization.
• Proficient in visual and web design analysis and application, with a keen interest in using modern styling techniques to craft visually appealing and interactive experiences.
• Familiar with a variety of the cloud and automation concepts, practices, and procedures.
• Familiarity with Single SPA, Micro frontend, and similar concepts.
• Experience with developing, observing, and operating products using hyper scaled public clouds such as Azure or AWS cloud platforms.

Personal Profile

• Great teammate who thrives under pressure.
• Interest in mentoring team members with groundbreaking technology.
• Passionate about enhancing customer value with high-quality and reliable services.
• Proven acuity in building and running world-class services.
• Passion for technology and to drive our vision.
• Proficient in UX Design.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

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 or call +1 408-536-3015. 

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

If this role is open to hiring in Colorado (as listed on the job posting), the application window will remain open until at least the date and time stated above in Pacific Time, in compliance with Colorado pay transparency regulations. If this role does not have Colorado listed as a hiring location, no specific application window applies, and the posting may close at any time based on hiring needs.

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.