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We build scalable, performant services and tools to handleend-to-endcustomer lifecyclefrombuilding the platform for automatedonboarding customerson the platform.\nThis role requires extensiveexpertisein high-throughput, low-latency distributed systems.You will manage a wide technical area by drivingarchitectural direction withinand acrossmultiple AEP platform teams.\nWhat you will do:\nDesign and develop distributed services that are resilient, highlyavailable,and scalable.\n\nCollaborate with business partners, architects, technical leads, product management and analysts to develop high-quality customer centric solutions.\n\nGuide multi-functional technical initiatives across related teams, establishing architectural direction for capabilities that cross service boundaries.\n\nOwn feature development from inception to production rollout and postmortem & contribute to the development of engineering processes.\n\nEvaluate innovative technologies and incorporate them, heavily useAIforimprovedefficiencyand iterate faster.\n\nWhat you will need to succeed:\nB.S. in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience, required; M.S. or equivalent practical depth preferred.\n\n8+ years of software engineering experience having built highly maintainable, scalable systems with Scala/Java orcomparable,strongly typed language.\n\nDeep proficiency in Java or Scala - including the runtime: JVM memory management, GC tuning, thread scheduling, and how allocation patterns affect tail latency at high event rates.\n\nProven ability to reason about system performance at scale - predict where a build breaks under load, profile production systems, and drive optimizations that improve real metrics\n\nAbility to multi-tasksimultaneouslydifferent projects, having apositive outlook, motivated learner with strong interpersonal and written and verbal communication skills.\n\nWhat will help you stand out from the crowd\nUnending curiosity, thoroughness, tenacity and focus on designing and building complex software systems with excellent quality to address customer problems.\n\nExperience developing backend distributed applications on Java/JVM and Spring (or similar framework).\n\nShown experience using structured, focused approaches to solving technical, data, and logical problems.\n\nAbout Adobe\nAdobe 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.\nOur 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.\n\nLet’s Adobe together\nAt 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.\nAdobe 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.\nAdobe 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 .\nAI Use Guidelines for Interviews:\nOur 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.\nAt 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.\nExpected Pay Range:\nOur 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 $159,200 - $301,600 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.\n\nIn California, the pay range for this position is $208,300 - $301,600\nAt 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).\nIn addition, certain roles may be eligible for long-term incentives in the form of a new hire equity award.\nState-Specific Notices:\nCalifornia:\nFair Chance Ordinances\nAdobe will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment in accordance with state and local laws and “fair chance” ordinances.\nColorado:\nApplication Window Notice\nIf 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. 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