Senior Data Engineer

Company Overview

Our Company Changing the world through digital experiences is what Adobe's all about. We give everyone—from emerging artists to global brands—everything they need to design and deliver exceptional digital experiences. We’re passionate about empowering people to create beautiful and powerful images, videos, and apps, and transform how companies interact with customers across every screen.

We’re on a mission to hire the very best and are committed to creating exceptional employee experiences where everyone is respected and has access to equal opportunity. We realize that new ideas can come from everywhere in the organization, and we know the next big idea could be yours!

The Senior Data Engineer will have a significant impact on driving our organization’s digital evolution by collaborating with various teams  will work closely with product, analytics, and engineering teams to build, construct, and enhance scalable data pipelines and analytic solutions that generate insights into product usage. This position is highly data engineering oriented, focusing on the collection, integration, and transformation of large and varied data sets from multiple platforms to support business intelligence, product development, and strategic decision‑making.

You will be responsible for developing and maintaining analytics infrastructure, including ETL pipelines and automated data‑quality tools. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in modern frameworks, cloud platforms, data technologies, SQL, Python, and visualization tools including Power BI or Tableau. You will apply strong communication skills and a customer‑focused attitude to deliver effective solutions.

Key tasks include collaborating with multi‑functional teams to develop and refine adaptable data pipelines and analytical solutions; building connectors to a variety of API sources, enabling the integration of diverse data sources; and applying cloud‑based platforms to perform advanced analytics while upholding rigorous standards for data quality and security.

Projects will require you to plan, design and deploy analytic tools that drive and support business goals. Your efforts will ensure that the data infrastructure efficiently serves the evolving needs of the organization.

• Bachelor’s Degree required, Master’s preferred in Computer Science or relevant experience
• 8+ years of experience (or 5+ years with a Master’s)
• 5+ years of experience with Python or equivalent
• Experienced in developing data pipelines using Python, SQL, and Bash on Linux
• Expertise working with Databricks, Spark SQL, Spark, and DBFS systems
• Proficient in orchestration tools like Airflow or Databricks Workflows
• Experience deploying and managing services and applications on AWS and Azure Cloud platforms
• Application design and architecture with a drive for delivering data with high throughput and low latency
• Experience implementing and managing CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins or similar automation tools
• Committed to finding solutions to challenges and enjoying creative problem solving
• Ability to solve problems collaboratively and build strong relationships
• Experience delivering quality process and outcomes
• Process oriented with strong attention to detail

• Experience with LLMs, vector databases, and embeddings
• Exposure to graph databases, Elastic Stack, or real‑time streaming (Kafka, Kinesis)
• Proficiency in managing and orchestrating containers using Kubernetes

At Adobe, you will be immersed in an exceptional work environment that is recognized worldwide on Best Companies lists and supported by a culture of continuous feedback and growth. Adobe offers meaningful benefits to support your well‑being and career development.

U.S. pay range: $139,000 – $257,550 annually. Pay may vary by location and is based on job‑related knowledge, skills, and experience. For this position in California, the pay range is $177,900 – $257,550.

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