Hybrid Software Development Engineer

at Adobe

• Job title: Software Development Engineer
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: $133,900 - $242,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: AWS, Distributed Systems, Docker, GraphQL, JavaScript, Kubernetes, Microservices, Node.js, PHP, Splunk, TypeScript
• Location requirements: Hybrid, San Francisco, United States

About the role

• Engineer developing backend services for Adobe Stock using scalable technologies and practices. Crafting features and maintaining systems within the Adobe ecosystem while collaborating with a team.

Responsibilities

• You’ll be working as part of a team, crafting innovative new features and maintaining existing ones for Adobe Stock using extraordinary technologies.
• This team focuses on building and supporting highly scalable libraries and middleware for the Adobe Stock ecosystem.
• The ideal candidate will need a keen eye for detail, high code quality, and efficiency standards.
• You'll also be expected to debug issues across multiple systems, regularly share knowledge with peers, and contribute to architectural design discussions.

Requirements

• 5+ years of proven experience in developing highly scalable backend services to drive impactful solutions.
• B.S. in Computer Science or a related field to apply fundamental principles to complex problems.
• Proficiency in JavaScript and comfortable with ES6, & Express.
• Experience building microservices in Node.js, Typescript, and/or PHP to create modular and maintainable systems.
• Implement sophisticated JavaScript techniques such as modules, async/await, compiling and bundling, and server rendering to enhance performance and maintainability.
• Experience in building and maintaining services using GraphQL, with a strong understanding of GraphQL federation to ensure seamless data integration.
• Experience maintaining highly available, fault-tolerant, and distributed services, including familiarity with technologies and architectures like microservices, managed services, AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, New Relic, and Splunk.
• Apply computer science principles to real-world problems, applying knowledge of algorithms, data structures, distributed systems, and data flow and storage.
• Navigate ambiguous problems and discuss tradeoffs in system design to make informed decisions.
• Strong familiarity with both functional and object-oriented programming to write clean and efficient code.
• Adopt development practices that prioritize robust and reliable software, including writing your own unit tests and integration tests.
• Thrive in an Agile development environment, contributing to iterative and incremental improvements.
• Exhibit a passion for learning new things, working hard, and having fun while doing it.