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Software Development Engineer

Adobe · San Jose, California, US
full-timesenior (3-10 yrs)Posted 31d ago
Data Engineering / Analytics EngineeringIC3ICHybrid (3d)
StackPythonSparkSQLApache AirflowDatabricksSnowflakeDAXETLTableauPower BIAdobe AnalyticsStatistical ModelingMachine LearningPredictive AnalyticsA/B TestingCustomer SegmentationCustomer Journey Analytics (CJA)Natural Language to SQLData Pipelines

Summary

Senior SDE role on Adobe's Journey Optimizer B2B Insights & Analytics team, focused on migrating legacy reporting to Customer Journey Analytics and building AI-powered natural language to SQL analytics platforms using Python, Spark, SQL, Databricks, and Snowflake.

About the role

Our Team


Join the Adobe Journey Optimizer B2B Insights and Analytics team and be at the forefront of transforming how businesses derive insights from customer data. We are pioneering the migration of legacy reporting and dashboards to Customer Journey Analytics (CJA), demonstrating an agentic approach that empowers users to generate analytics and dashboards through natural language. This is your chance to influence the future of enterprise analytics by enabling dynamic, ad-hoc reporting powered by natural language to SQL translation.

As a Senior Software Engineer, you’ll play a pivotal role in building scalable, intelligent systems that democratize access to data for business users. You’ll work at the intersection of data science, analytics, and innovative AI, solving complex challenges in data modeling, reporting, and dashboarding. Our team is passionate about innovation, collaboration, and delivering impactful solutions that drive business outcomes.

If you’re excited by the prospect of shaping the next generation of analytics platforms, working with advanced technologies, and making a tangible impact on how organizations understand and act on their data, this is the team for you. Join us and help redefine what’s possible in enterprise analytics.

What you'll Do

  • Build technical specifications, prototypes and presentations to communicate your ideas
  • Design, build, improve and maintain highly performant and highly scalable services and data processing pipelines
  • Work in a small, collaborative, highly productive, and high output team environment
  • Champion standard methodologies and process improvements within the team
  • Learn new technologies and technical solutions

What you need to succeed

  • 3+ years of software development experience at major technology companies and/or software startups building SaaS products and Agents
  • Real passion for solving complex customer problems using data insights, data science and analytics
  • General understanding of data structures, algorithms and distributed computing concepts 
  • Proficiency in Python, Spark, SQL, etc and Apache Airflow, Databricks, Snowflake, DAX and ETL 
  • Experience in visualization tools such as Tableau, Power BI, and Adobe Analytics
  • B.S. in Computer Science (or equivalent experience)

Ways to stand out from the crowd:

  • A total of 7 to 10 years of hands-on experience in advanced analytics and data science, machine learning/statistics. 
  • Comfort with ambiguity, adaptability to evolving priorities, and the ability to work autonomously. 
  • Proficient understanding of  Statistical Modeling, Machine Learning, Predictive Analytics, A/B Testing, Customer Segmentation
  • A relentless pursuit of great customer experiences and continuous improvements to the product.

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 [email protected] 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.

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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 In Washington, the pay range for this position is $161,700 - $234,150

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.

What you'll do

1Build technical specifications, prototypes, and presentations to communicate ideas
2Design, build, improve, and maintain highly performant and scalable services and data processing pipelines
3Migrate legacy reporting and dashboards to Customer Journey Analytics (CJA)
4Build agentic systems enabling analytics and dashboards through natural language (NL to SQL)
5Work in a small, collaborative, and high-output team environment
6Champion standard methodologies and process improvements within the team
7Learn and adopt new technologies and technical solutions

Requirements

3+ years building SaaS products and agents at major tech companies or startups
Proficiency in Python, Spark, and SQL with hands-on experience in Airflow, Databricks, Snowflake, DAX, and ETL pipelines
Experience with BI/visualization tools such as Tableau, Power BI, or Adobe Analytics
Strong understanding of data structures, algorithms, and distributed computing concepts
B.S. in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience

Nice to have

Apache Airflow
Databricks
Snowflake
Statistical Modeling
Machine Learning
Predictive Analytics
A/B Testing
Customer Segmentation
Natural Language to SQL

Role overview

Role family
Data Engineering / Analytics Engineering
Level
IC3 — ml_ai
Experience
3–10 years
Type
Individual Contributor
Remote policy
Hybrid (3 days)
Visa sponsorship
Not offered

Tech stack analysis

LANGUAGES
PythonSQLDAX
FRAMEWORKS
Apache SparkApache Airflow
DATABASES
SnowflakeDatabricks (Delta Lake)
INFRASTRUCTURE
Databricks (cloud data platform)ETL pipelines
TOOLS
TableauPower BIAdobe AnalyticsCustomer Journey Analytics (CJA)

Green flags

5 items
Salary range explicitly disclosed ($139K–$257.5K nationally; $177.9K–$257.5K in CA), which is highly transparent and above-market for the level.compensation

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Benefits breakdown

HEALTH & WELLNESS
Comprehensive benefits programs (details not specified)

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Hiring insights

JD quality
7/10
Urgency
medium
Autonomy
high
Team size
small (2-5)

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Red flags

PRO4 items
Minimum requirement is 3+ years but preferred is 7–10 years — a wide gap that may signal inflated expectations or a mismatch in leveling.requirements

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Interview insights

PRO
Rounds
5
Duration
4 wks
Difficulty
hard
Take-home
No

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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
Interview difficultyhard
Build vs Maintainboth
Cross-functionalYes