Software UI Development Engineer

Adobe•San Jose, CA

About The Position

What you'll Do Compose and build high-performance, scalable UI systems that power mass-market, software-based applications. Develop component-based architectures using React, TypeScript, and modern Adobe build system patterns (e.g., React Spectrum or similar design systems). Create reusable, extensible UI components and shared frameworks that enable rapid development across multiple GenAI-powered surfaces. Partner closely with Product, Design, and Platform teams to ensure strong UI/UX alignment and high-quality user experiences. Integrate RESTful APIs (and emerging GraphQL endpoints) into resilient, intuitive front-end applications. Collaborate with backend engineers to help define and refine API contracts that support real-time and high-scale automated technology use cases. Contribute to implementation planning and deliver clean, maintainable, well-documented TypeScript code. Implement robust testing strategies including unit, integration, and end-to-end testing (Jest, Playwright, Cypress, or similar). Participate in architectural discussions and contribute to evolving front-end standards and guidelines. Support a culture of collaboration, inclusion, and engineering excellence. What you need to succeed 3–5+ years of professional experience building modern, high-performance web applications. Strong proficiency in React, TypeScript, and JavaScript, with solid understanding of modern front-end architecture patterns. Experience integrating RESTful APIs and working with JSON-based data models across multiple endpoints. Familiarity with design systems (React Spectrum or equivalent), component library development, and state management patterns. Experience with modern testing frameworks and CI/CD workflows. Working knowledge of GraphQL or experience collaborating closely with backend teams on API design. 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Requirements

3–5+ years of professional experience building modern, high-performance web applications.
Strong proficiency in React, TypeScript, and JavaScript, with solid understanding of modern front-end architecture patterns.
Experience integrating RESTful APIs and working with JSON-based data models across multiple endpoints.
Familiarity with design systems (React Spectrum or equivalent), component library development, and state management patterns.
Experience with modern testing frameworks and CI/CD workflows.
Working knowledge of GraphQL or experience collaborating closely with backend teams on API design.
Understanding of web performance optimization and scalable front-end systems.
Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate effectively across engineering and product teams.
Interest in user experiences developed by artificial intelligence, GenAI applications, or interactive AI-powered products.

Responsibilities

Compose and build high-performance, scalable UI systems that power mass-market, software-based applications.
Develop component-based architectures using React, TypeScript, and modern Adobe build system patterns (e.g., React Spectrum or similar design systems).
Create reusable, extensible UI components and shared frameworks that enable rapid development across multiple GenAI-powered surfaces.
Partner closely with Product, Design, and Platform teams to ensure strong UI/UX alignment and high-quality user experiences.
Integrate RESTful APIs (and emerging GraphQL endpoints) into resilient, intuitive front-end applications.
Collaborate with backend engineers to help define and refine API contracts that support real-time and high-scale automated technology use cases.
Contribute to implementation planning and deliver clean, maintainable, well-documented TypeScript code.
Implement robust testing strategies including unit, integration, and end-to-end testing (Jest, Playwright, Cypress, or similar).
Participate in architectural discussions and contribute to evolving front-end standards and guidelines.
Support a culture of collaboration, inclusion, and engineering excellence.