Adobe

Senior Forward Deployed Engineer – Backend

Adobe

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: San JoseCaliforniaWashingtonUnited States

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Salary

💰 $139,000 - $257,550 per year

Job Level

About the role

  • Design, implement, and co-own features based on customer requirements, prioritizing performance, scalability, and reliability.
  • Develop production-ready code for highly available systems, SaaS applications, and RESTful APIs.
  • Ensure high standards of quality, including robust testing and observability.
  • Collaborate effectively with technical leads, product management, and other engineers to deliver solutions meeting business and customer objectives.
  • Contribute to root cause analysis during service outages.
  • Stay ahead of the curve on relevant technologies within the Adobe ecosystem and the broader industry.
  • Drive tasks with strong ownership, clarity, and precision.
  • Participate in technical discussions regarding customer needs and implementation approaches.
  • Mentor other engineers on customer-facing delivery, solution design, and best practices for integrated solutions in production.

Requirements

  • 10 + years of software engineering experience with strong skills in Java or Scala and frameworks like Spring Boot.
  • An inventive mind that is looking for the best solutions to the most interesting problems.
  • Expertise in designing and implementing RESTful web services.
  • Solid understanding and hands-on experience with relational and NoSQL databases.
  • Demonstrated mastery in building and maintaining large-scale distributed systems and data processing pipelines (e.g., experience with Kafka, Spark, Hadoop is valuable).
  • Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure), Microservice Architecture, Databricks, Snowflake, Airflow.
  • Knowledge of JavaScript/TypeScript (React/Next.js).
  • Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to model solutions for complex technical challenges.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to articulate technical concepts clearly.
  • Experience working effectively in cross-functional teams.
  • Situational awareness and experience handling technical discussions, including navigating differing viewpoints or requirements professionally.
  • A strong sense of ownership, innovation, and commitment to delivering high-quality results.
  • Comfortable with 10%-25% travel to build relationships with customers.
Benefits
  • This role is eligible for bonus and equity

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard skills
JavaScalaSpring BootRESTful APIsrelational databasesNoSQL databasesKafkaSparkHadoopMicroservice Architecture
Soft skills
problem-solvingcommunicationcollaborationownershipinnovationmentoringsituational awarenessclarityprecisioncross-functional teamwork