Sr. Database Reliability Engineer
Adobe · San Jose, United States · 11d ago
Title: Senior Database Reliability Engineer
Employee Role: Individual Contributor
The Opportunity
Adobe’s Database Reliability Engineering (DBRE) team enables product teams to build andoperateservices at scale through reliable, secure, and highly automated database platforms. We combine platform engineering, automation, and outstanding operational performance to reduce complexity and accelerate developer efficiency. We are seeking an experienced DBRE to help define the future of Adobe’s data platform ecosystem.
What you'll Do
Own the reliability, scalability, and performance of Adobe’s database platforms, enabling highly available and resilient services on a global scale.
Drive the evolution of database architecture and platform strategy through collaboration with engineering teams, cloud providers, and database technology partners.
Build self-service and automated platform capabilities that simplify the deployment, provisioning, and operation of database infrastructure.
Establish best-in-class observability through monitoring, tracing, logging, and actionable insights that improve service reliability and outstanding operational performance.
Serve as a technical leader during production events, driving rapid mitigation, deep root cause analysis, and long-term resiliency improvements through automation and self-healing systems.
Provide operational stewardship for business-critical database services through participation in a cross-regional follow-the-sun support model.
What you need to succeed
Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related technical field, or equivalent experience.
7+yearsoperatinghighly available, critical database platforms at scale.
Strong hands-on experience with two or more of: MongoDB, Cassandra, MySQL, PostgreSQL, PerconaXtraDB Cluster, or MariaDB Galera Cluster.
Experience operating database platforms on AWS and/or Azure.
Hands-on experience with managed database services such as Amazon RDS, Keyspaces, DynamoDB, Azure SQL, Cosmos DB, and MongoDB Atlas.
Proven experience leading database modernization and migration initiatives.
Demonstrated ability to effectively employ AI-assisted development tools while maintaining high standards for code quality, security, reliability, and operational excellence.
Strong experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and automation tools such as Terraform, Chef, or Ansible.
Deep understanding of distributed systems, including scaling, replication, consistency models, fault tolerance, and multi-region deployments.
Expertise in database performance engineering, capacity planning, query tuning, index optimization, and storage performance.
Strong data modeling, schema design, and data architecture skills.
Experience with containerized and cloud-native platforms, including Kubernetes and Docker.
Strong Linux systems and networking fundamentals.
Proficiency in Python or similar scripting languages for automation and operational tooling.
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
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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 $139,000 - $257,550 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 $177,900 - $257,550
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.
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California:
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