Sr. Software Development Engineer 4
Adobe · San Jose, United States · 9d ago
Be a part of Adobe's Experience Platform; our fasting growing business in the Experience Cloud! The Adobe Experience Platform handles petabytes of data on behalf of organizations allowing them to have a centralized and standardized data platform applying data science and machine learning (ML) to spectacularly improve the design and delivery of rich, personalized experiences. The core of the Experience Cloud is the Query Service engine, a multi-tenant cloud-native reporting platform that allows our customers to query data, run advanced analytics, and apply ML techniques to generate predictive metrics against petabytes of data. This results in our customers being able to derive significant insights into the data. We use various open-source technologies (such as Apache Spark, Presto, Comet, Apache Airflow to name a few) to develop services for Adobe customers and partners.
At Adobe, you will be immersed in an exceptional work environment that is recognized throughout the world on Best Companies lists (http://www.adobe.com/careers/awards.html). You will also be surrounded by colleagues who are committed to helping each other grow through our unique Check-In (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmL6uQZhYhw&list=UUlDSu3-Y4-BfI08784K-P4g&feature=share&index=1) approach where ongoing feedback flows freely.
What you need to succeed:
Serve as a Sr. Engineer working with architects to drive initiatives from end to end.
Proficiency in Apache Spark, Spark ML, Spark internals and able to extend Spark code base for analytical needs.
Required: Proficiency in data structures and algorithms in Scala/Java/Akka framework
Proven knowledge in developing, deploying, highly available, SaaS applications and services in public cloud.
Proficiency in big-data engineering and cloud-based data warehouse.
In depth experience with No-SQL as well as RDBMS/Data warehouse, data sharing and federation
Cost consciousness around computation and memory requirements
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science with 7 years experiences or MS/Ph.D Degree in Compute Science or relevant field with 5+ year experiences.
Plus: LLM/vertical LLM for improving in product intelligence (SQL rewriting, anomalies, forecasting and more)
What you’ll do
Own the technical design/architecture, vision and implementation strategy for major systems & components of the Adobe Experience Cloud data platform focused on distributed Query Engine.
Build/code/test and own critical parts of the services to run at scale.
Ability to articulate the design and code choices to multi-functional and architecture teams.
Reviewing and providing feedback on features, technology, architecture, designs, and test strategies
Mitigating risks & creative problem solving
Developing and evolving engineering to optimize team efficiency.
Partner with other teams across Adobe for achieving common goals.
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.
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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
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