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!
At Adobe, we're not just developing software; we're shaping experiences that empower creative professionals to bring their visions to life. Join us as a Software Engineer (Mid) in San Francisco, CA, and contribute to a world-class team committed to revolutionizing the landscape of 3D graphics software. This is a groundbreaking opportunity to work on innovative technology that seamlessly integrates with flagship applications like Photoshop and Illustrator, delivering an exceptionally creative and artist-friendly experience.
Our tight-knit team delivers robust, fast, and resource-conscious components, collaborating closely with Adobe's UX design and research teams to turn innovative ideas into flawless features. Join us in crafting the future of creative software.
What you'll Do
- Work collaboratively with UX designers, engineers, and researchers to architect, develop, maintain, and optimize new software solutions.
- Design and implement modern algorithms by writing robust, high-performance code.
- Develop experiments to explore tradeoffs between various possible implementations.
- Identify and fix application bugs and performance bottlenecks.
- Regularly assess code and provide detailed feedback to assist in improvement.
- Collaborate with various product teams across Adobe to integrate software across organizational boundaries.
- Provide leadership to the group and mentorship to junior-level engineers.
What you need to succeed
- 10+ years of writing production code.
- Deep knowledge of C++ (C++17 preferred) design patterns.
- Experience writing cross-platform code.
- Experience with the design of high-level APIs and frameworks.
- Proficiency in DAG scene graph design and/or Entity Component System, or equivalent experience.
- Expertise in serialization.
- Experience in profiling, debugging, and testing native applications.
- Proficiency with optimization and profiling tools.
- Experience in at least one scripting language, with a preference for Python.
- Strong communication skills and attention to detail.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent professional experience or education.
Encouraged Proficiency
- Universal Scene Description (USD) API and frameworks.
- Modern graphics APIs (OpenGL, DirectX, Vulkan, Metal).
- Qt application framework.
- Familiarity with 3D content creation tools (e.g., Maya, Cinema4D).
Join Adobe and be a part of an ambitious team that successfully implements innovative solutions, competing at the highest level in the industry. Your contributions will help craft the future of creative software, making an impact that resonates globally.
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 $124,000 -- $234,200 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.
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.
Adobe will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment in accordance with state and local laws and “fair chance” ordinances.
Adobe is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and affirmative action 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 applicable characteristics protected by law. Learn more.
Adobe aims to make Adobe.com 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 (408) 536-3015.
Adobe values a free and open marketplace for all employees and has policies in place to ensure that we do not enter into illegal agreements with other companies to not recruit or hire each other’s employees.
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When you join Adobe Life in Austin, you’ll immerse yourself into a world of cutting-edge technology, exceptional colleagues and meaningful work that touches millions of people everywhere.
Adobe is the global leader in digital media and digital marketing solutions. Our creative, marketing and document solutions empower everyone – from emerging artists to global brands – to bring digital creations to life and deliver immersive, compelling experiences to the right person at the right moment for the best results. In short, Adobe is everywhere, and we’re changing the world through digital experiences.
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Adobe Austin embodies the culture of the Austin neighborhood around it which is diverse, enterprising and innovative.
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