Sr. Software Development Engineer

Job Description The Opportunity

Join us in crafting the future of experience delivery. We are pioneering semantic enrichment within the Adobe Experience Data Model (XDM), transforming how businesses understand and act on their data. By integrating semantic search, knowledge graphs, and advanced natural language understanding (NLU), we are redefining knowledge retrieval and personalization at scale.

Adobe XDM is a standardized data framework that delivers a consistent, unified, and interoperable structure across Adobe Experience Platform and its applications. It functions as the core for real-time customer data management, allowing for seamless data integration. Through semantic enrichment, XDM is progressing beyond structured data management to enable context recognition, intent-based recommendations, and automated decision-making.

Joining the XDM Semantic Enrichment team as an engineer means being at the forefront of developing advanced search and discovery capabilities. Your primary responsibility will involve crafting intelligent search solutions that exceed traditional keyword matching by incorporating NLU, machine learning, and knowledge graphs to deliver relevant insights. By working on this, you will enable brands to quickly access, understand, and act upon data, enabling improved efficiency and personalization.

• Design and implement AI-centric backend and mid-tier services in a distributed services environment.
• Integrate and build systems and models crafted by our machine learning and data science teams with a focus on natural language processing.
• Architect high-performance, low-latency, and fault-tolerant software solutions.
• Work closely with customers, product managers, and designers to craft innovative experiences.
• Bring a broad perspective to cross-team decisions, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and long‑term vision.
• Own the full software development lifecycle from development and testing to deployment and Dev Ops.
• Serve as a mentor to junior engineers on the team, offering technical guidance and support to foster their professional development.

• BS or MS in Computer Science or equivalent.
• 8+ years of experience in backend or distributed systems development.
• Extensive experience working with distributed systems and scalable architectures.
• Proficiency in Java, Scala, Python, or any programming language.
• Experience with database management systems (SQL or No
  
  SQL), data modeling, and query optimization.
• Strong problem‑solving skills and the ability to make smart trade‑offs between speed and technical debt.
• Self‑starter with a growth mindset, eager to work on groundbreaking technologies in a fast‑paced environment.

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.

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 $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.

In California, the pay range for this position is $208,300 – $301,600

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.

California

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Colorado

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Massachusetts

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