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Computer Scientist - II

Adobe · San Jose, California, US
full-timemid (2-5 yrs)Posted 21d ago
Software EngineeringIC2ICOn-site
StackJavaC++SpringHibernateDockerRESTAWSAzureData StructuresAlgorithmsUnit TestingAutomation FrameworksAgileLoad BalancingCI/CD

Summary

A mid-level backend/fullstack software engineering role within Adobe's Digital Video Audio (DVA) group, focused on building and maintaining backend infrastructure, cloud services, and client-side features for professional video products like Adobe Premiere Pro and Video Cloud Services.

About the role

The Role

Digital Video Audio (DVA) group’s portfolio consists of world-class products across desktop, mobile and cloud catering to professional customers. Some of the products and services that the team develops includes Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe Premiere Mobile, Video Cloud Services, etc.

As part of the team this role will be responsible for one or more of the following:

  • Developing back end infrastructure and services for Video workflows.

  • Developing Client features end to end for Service Integration in Video Application.

Responsibilities:

  • Develop new framework/features, maintain product features in full product development cycle from early specs, prototypes to implementation to release and maintenance.

  • Participate in product design, estimation, risk analysis, development and debugging.

  • Writing clean, functional code on the frontend and backend

  • Testing and fixing bugs or other coding issues

  • Develop Automation for continuous verification of features

  • Performance optimization, usability and stability improvements.

  • Monitor/debug highly available and high traffic systems that run 24x7 with minimal downtime, load balancing, failure detection and fail over options.

  • Work collaboratively with a global team of engineers to build shared software components

Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s/Master’s Degree in Computer Science

  • Proficient in Java/C++, data structures and algorithms.

  • Proven knowledge of Client and server-side technologies 

  • Familiarity with Backend frameworks (Spring, Hibernate, Docker, REST, etc.)

  • Familiarity with Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, etc))

  • Ability to work proactively and independently with minimal supervision

  • Familiarity with unit testing and automation frameworks will be a big plus

  • Experience working in an agile environment

  • Able to adapt quickly to changing priorities

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.

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What you'll do

1Develop new frameworks and features across the full product development cycle from specs to release and maintenance
2Participate in product design, estimation, risk analysis, development, and debugging
3Write clean, functional code on both frontend and backend
4Test and fix bugs and other coding issues
5Develop automation for continuous verification of features
6Drive performance optimization, usability, and stability improvements
7Monitor and debug highly available, high-traffic systems running 24x7 with load balancing and failover
8Collaborate globally with engineers to build shared software components

Requirements

Proficiency in Java and/or C++ with strong knowledge of data structures and algorithms
Experience with backend frameworks such as Spring, Hibernate, and Docker, and REST API development
Familiarity with cloud platforms including AWS and/or Azure for scalable service deployment
Ability to develop full-stack features across client and server layers within video or media applications
Experience working in Agile environments with the ability to adapt to shifting priorities independently

Nice to have

Unit testing frameworks
Automation frameworks
CI/CD pipeline tooling
Video workflow systems
Performance optimization
High-availability system monitoring

Role overview

Role family
Software Engineering
Level
IC2 — backend
Experience
2–5 years
Type
Individual Contributor
Remote policy
On-site
Visa sponsorship
Not offered

Tech stack analysis

LANGUAGES
JavaC++
FRAMEWORKS
SpringHibernateREST
INFRASTRUCTURE
DockerAWSAzureLoad BalancingFailover Systems
TOOLS
Unit Testing FrameworksAutomation FrameworksCI/CD Pipelines

Salary estimate

$130K – $175K
AI-estimated salary range
Confidence75%
Reasoning

Adobe Computer Scientist II is a mid-level IC role (IC2) at a major enterprise software company headquartered in San Jose, CA (high cost-of-living market). Based on public compensation data from Levels.fyi and Glassdoor, Adobe CS II base salaries typically range from $130K–$175K, with total comp (including RSUs and bonus) reaching $160K–$220K+. This estimate reflects base salary only.

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Green flags

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Adobe is a well-established, globally recognized company with a strong culture of employee empowerment and innovation, particularly around AI.culture

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Benefits breakdown

HEALTH & WELLNESS
Comprehensive benefits programs (details not specified)

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Hiring insights

JD quality
5/10
Urgency
medium
Autonomy
medium
Team size
medium (5-15)

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Red flags

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Career path

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About the company

Adobe is the global leader in creative and digital experience software. Its products — including Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere Pro, and Acrobat — are used by millions of creatives, marketers, and enterprises. Adobe also powers Experience Cloud, a suite of AI-driven marketing and analytics tools serving Fortune 100 companies.

HQSan Jose, CA, USA
Build vs Maintainboth
Cross-functionalYes