Software Development Engineer, Adobe GenStudio
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About the Role
Adobe is seeking a Software Development Engineer to join our team in San Jose. This role offers the opportunity to collaborate with engineers, designers, and product teams to build scalable web applications and deliver high-quality digital experiences.
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Overview
Adobe is seeking a Software Development Engineer to join our team in San Jose.
This role offers the opportunity to collaborate with engineers, designers, and product teams to build scalable web applications and deliver high-quality digital experiences.
What You Will Do
As a key contributor on the team, you will address complex design and engineering challenges, building web experiences that are performant, accessible, and user-focused.
You will promote strong collaboration between engineers and designers to create reusable, scalable code and consistent user experiences.
Through pair programming and peer reviews, you will work with colleagues to solve technical problems, share knowledge, and improve development practices.
You will use analytics, user research, and feedback to inform decisions, improve usability, and guide product enhancements.
Experience
- Over 3 years of experience building and deploying web applications or interactive websites
- A Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science, web design, or a related field
- Proven ability to deliver robust and complex user interfaces
- Strong understanding of front-end and back-end technologies, including JavaScript frameworks such as React, as well as Node.js or Java
- Solid knowledge of web technologies, including the DOM, web security, asynchronous programming, workers, and performance optimization
- Experience applying visual and interaction design principles to build intuitive user interfaces
- Experience designing and building AI-powered agents or agent-based systems (e.g., orchestration, tool use, or multi-step workflows)
- Familiarity with cloud and automation concepts, practices, and procedures
- Familiarity with Single-SPA, micro frontends, or similar architectural patterns
- Experience developing and operating applications on public cloud platforms such as AWS or Azure
- Exposure to generative AI technologies or products is a plus
Personal Profile
- Works well in a collaborative team environment and can manage competing priorities
- Interested in mentoring and supporting team members
- Focused on delivering reliable, high-quality solutions that improve customer outcomes
- Demonstrates ownership in building and operating production systems
- Passion for technology and continuous learning
- Proficient in UX design principles
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
About Adobe
Adobe empowers everyone to create through innovative platforms and tools that unleash creativity, productivity and personalized customer experiences.
Adobe’s industry-leading offerings including Adobe Acrobat Studio, Adobe Express, Adobe Firefly, Creative Cloud, Adobe Experience Platform, Adobe Experience Manager, and GenStudio enable people and businesses to turn ideas into impact, powered by AI and driven by human ingenuity.
Our 30,000+ employees worldwide are creating the future and raising the bar as we drive the next decade of growth.
We’re on a mission to hire the very best and believe in creating a company culture where all employees are empowered to make an impact.
At Adobe, we believe that great ideas can come from anywhere in the organization.
The next big idea could be yours.
Let’s Adobe together
At Adobe, we believe in creating a company culture where all employees are empowered to make an impact.
Learn more about Adobe life, including our values and culture, focus on people, purpose and community, Adobe for All, comprehensive benefits programs, the stories we tell, the customers we serve, and how you can help us advance our mission of empowering everyone to create.
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 protected characteristic.
Learn more.
Adobe aims to make our Careers website and recruiting process accessible to any and all users.
If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation to navigate our website or complete the application process, email accommodations@adobe.com or call +1 408-536-3015.
AI Use Guidelines for Interviews
Our interviews are designed to reflect your own skills and thinking.
The use of AI or recording tools during live interviews is not permitted unless explicitly invited by the interviewer or approved in advance as part of a reasonable accommodation.
If these tools are used inappropriately or in a way that misrepresents your work, your application may not move forward in the process.
At Adobe, we empower employees to innovate with AI — and we look for candidates eager to do the same.
As part of the hiring experience, we provide clear guidance on where AI is encouraged during the process and where it’s restricted during live interviews.
See how we think about AI in the hiring experience.
Expected Pay Range
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 $114,100 -- $214,950 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.
In California, the pay range for this position is $148,500 - $214,950
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.
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.
Jun 30 2026 12:00 AM
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 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.
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