The Opportunity

Join Adobe’s mission to transform the future of creativity by building SDKs and platform libraries that power data‑driven insights and AI‑enabled experiences across Creative Cloud. We are seeking a software engineer with strong development and computer science fundamentals and experience contributing to high‑performance, cross‑platform SDKs.

This role is well‑suited for an engineer who enjoys working close to the system: implementing stable APIs, managing complexity in large native codebases, and enabling product teams through reliable, well‑designed shared components. You will work on core SDKs where correctness, performance, binary compatibility, and long‑term maintainability matter, and where thoughtful design and implementation have broad impact across products.

Adobe values engineers who act with integrity, foster inclusive environments, and continuously set the standard through high‑quality engineering practices.

What you'll Do

Contribute to the implementation and evolution of foundational SDKs and libraries used across Adobe products, supporting consistent telemetry, analytics, and AI‑powered services.
Apply computer science principles including algorithms, data structures, concurrency, memory management, and system architecture to real‑world production systems.
Use AI tools such as Claude Code, Cursor, or the latest for goal-focused development. They assist with code generation, testing, and delivery. Concentrate on expressing concepts, developing solutions, constraints, and outcomes, and validating results. We'll support your learning!.
Develop and maintain reference implementations and documentation that help product teams successfully adopt shared platform components.

What you need to succeed

Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field.
3+ years of professional experience building production‑quality software systems.
Solid knowledge of C++ programming or a desire to learn; mobile or web development experience nice to have.
Hands‑on experience across two or more platforms, such as Windows, MacOS, iOS, Android, or cloud‑based services.
Experience working in mid‑to‑large codebases where stability, performance, and careful evolution are important.
Solid debugging and problem‑solving skills in native and multi‑language environments.
Ability to work effectively in problem spaces that may not always be fully defined, with guidance from senior engineers and architects.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, and the ability to collaborate closely within and across teams.
- Ability to thrive in a small, collaborative, high‑impact engineering team.

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 $173,500 -- $331,050 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 $228,600 - $331,050
In Washington, the pay range for this position is $218,200 - $316,000


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.

State-Specific Notices:

California:

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.

Colorado:

Application Window Notice

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:

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.

Senior Software Development Engineer, SDK & Cloud Data Platform Engineering