Senior Computer Scientist
The Opportunity
Drive the technical vision and hands-on execution for enterprise-grade, business-critical applications powered by cloud-native architectures and cutting-edge AI practices. As a Senior Principal Engineer, you will architect scalable microservices, leverage AI-powered development workflows, mentor engineering talent, and partner with cross-functional teams to deliver secure, high-performing enterprise solutions.
Key Responsibilities
Architecture & Development: Architect, build, unit-test, and deploy cloud-native microservices, event-driven integrations, and RESTful APIs using Java, Spring Boot, and Azure or AWS.
AI Innovation: Continuously apply AI development tools and Agentic AI frameworks (Cursor AI, GitHub Copilot, Claude) to elevate developer productivity, delivery velocity, and code quality.
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with Business Analysts, QA, Operations, and Release Management across the full SDLC, ensuring alignment with business goals and enterprise architecture standards.
Technical Leadership & Mentorship: Lead architecture reviews, establish engineering standards, and mentor junior engineers through code reviews and technical guidance.
Production Operations & Support: Assist QA with functional validation and support Operations in diagnosing and resolving complex production issues.
Agile Excellence: Active participation in Scrum ceremonies including sprint planning, estimation, backlog refinement, and retrospectives.
What You Need to Succeed
Experience: 15+ years of overall IT experience with 10+ years of hands-on Java application development and Spring Boot expertise.
Architecture & APIs: Proven background building RESTful microservices, event-driven architectures (Kafka), and distributed systems.
Cloud & Frontend: Cloud-native application development on Azure or AWS, combined with frontend proficiency in JavaScript and React.js.
Data & Design: Strong knowledge of SQL, relational database design, data structures, algorithms, and object-oriented design principles.
AI Tooling: Demonstrated, hands-on experience accelerating development workflows using tools like Claude, Cursor AI, GitHub Copilot.
Domain & Agile: Deep experience with Agile (Scrum) delivery and integration with enterprise CRM platforms (Salesforce, MS Dynamics 365, Adobe Workfront) across Revenue, Compensation, or Staffing domains.
Communication: Clear verbal and written communication skills to bridge technical trade-offs with both engineering teams and business stakeholders.
Technical Core & Preferred Skills
Core Stack: Java (Expert), Spring Boot, Microservices, REST APIs, Kafka, SQL, Azure or AWS.
Systems & Security: OAuth2/JWT, performance tuning, observability/monitoring, application security, and enterprise design patterns.
DevOps & Infrastructure: CI/CD pipelines, Docker, Kubernetes, and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Bicep, ARM).
Observability: Azure Monitor, Application Insights, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, or Splunk.
GenAI: Hands-on exposure to GenAI technologies, LLM integration, MCP creation and building AI agents for enterprise applications.
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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