Software Development Engineer (Backend)

Adobe•San Jose, CA

About The Position

We’re looking for an experienced software developer with proficiency in backend technologies and a passion for building scalable and performant services that serve millions of customers. As part of our team, you will be pivotal in developing, optimizing and maintaining services that power features and personalization across Adobe's web, desktop and mobile landscape.

Requirements

5+ years of software development experience
Experience with several of the following: Node JS, Express, ES6, JavaScript, Typescript, RESTful API development, GraphQL, web technologies.
Hands-on experience with AWS or other cloud platforms.
Familiarity with NoSQL database technologies such as Amazon DynamoDB, MongoDB or equivalent.
Familiarity with monitoring and telemetry tools like New Relic, Splunk, etc.
Familiarity with design and architectural conventions.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Exposure to AI-assisted development tools (e.g., AI-native IDEs like Cursor, Copilot, or Windsurf) to accelerate implementation, testing, and debugging workflows.
A passion for learning, hard work, and having fun while doing it all.

Nice To Haves

Experience building and deploying containerized services using Kubernetes and modern CI/CD workflows.
Familiarity with vector databases and embedding-based retrieval systems.
Exposure to AI-enabled backend services, including tool orchestration or agent-to-agent communication patterns.

Responsibilities

Collaborate closely with product managers and application teams to develop services that support Adobe.com as well as Adobe's multitude of desktop and web applications.
Participate in all aspects of production-level software development including design, coding, code review, unit testing, bug fixes, monitoring and documentation.
Drive the implementation of new features and improvements in close coordination with multi-functional teams.
Implement innovative methodologies and adopt new technologies to ensure outstanding results.
Maintain a laser focus on performance, scalability, elegant architecture and code quality.
Ensure high availability and stability of the services you build.
Approach challenges with a collaborative perspective to find solutions.