Senior Software Development Engineer

Posted:
9/9/2025, 5:59:41 AM

Location(s):
California, United States ⋅ San Jose, California, United States

Experience Level(s):
Expert or higher ⋅ Senior

Field(s):
Software Engineering

Our Company

Changing the world through digital experiences is what Adobe’s all about. We give everyone—from emerging artists to global brands—everything they need to design and deliver exceptional digital experiences! We’re passionate about empowering people to create beautiful and powerful images, videos, and apps, and transform how companies interact with customers across every screen. 

We’re on a mission to hire the very best and are committed to creating exceptional employee experiences where everyone is respected and has access to equal opportunity. We realize that new ideas can come from everywhere in the organization, and we know the next big idea could be yours!


 

What you'll Do 

  • Meaningful work: Write architecture and design specs for product/feature/prototypes and support secure, efficient, containerized software for Adobe Acrobat Sign. Develop and maintain production-quality features with a delightful user experience
  • Impact: Engage and partner closely with customers, product management, UX design, and program management to create requirements and use cases that make Acrobat Adobe Sign a leading e-Signature solution
  • Innovate: Constantly explore, evaluate, and integrate new technologies and translate ideas into interactive prototypes
  • Collaborate with other Adobe teams to expand your knowledge and skills to stay ahead of the latest development, testing, and deployment methodologies and embrace cross-team standards. 
  • Outstanding colleagues: Work with incredible talent

What you need to succeed 

  • A Masters/Bachelors in Computer Science or equivalent four-year degree 
  • 10+ years of experience in developing commercial server-side software products or end-to-end service solutions, including taking ownership of system components
  • Strong Experience in building and deploying web applications, backend and/or frontend, with an understanding of end-to-end n-tier enterprise software architectures 
  • Strong knowledge of server-side Java/J2EE technologies, including Spring, Hibernate, JSP, JNDI, JDBC, JMS, Servlets, and XML 
  • Experience with web application client-tier technologies, including HTML and JS, ReactJS, and React Native
  • Experience with Agile methodologies, including Scrum and Kanban, as well as practices like Test-Driven Development (TDD)
  • Ability to communicate and influence (verbal/written) clearly to solve complex issues 
  • Ability and interest in learning new technologies quickly, with a strong interest in frontend development

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 $153,600 -- $286,600 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.

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.

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 applicable characteristics protected by law. Learn more.

 

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Adobe

Website: https://www.adobe.com/

Headquarter Location: San Jose, California, United States

Employee Count: 10001+

Year Founded: 1982

IPO Status: Public

Last Funding Type: Venture - Series Unknown

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