Software Development Engineer

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 challenge

The Web Platform Team is responsible for delivering great user experiences to our customers on Adobe.com. We are looking for an Engineer to implement ground breaking web applications using Adobe Experience Manager (AEM). The ideal candidate for this position loves writing code, is passionate about the web, and about finding success through a cooperative team culture. 

What you’ll do

• Collaborate with multi-functional teams including Business owners, product management, product teams, IT, and vendors.
• Lead software projects, including defining, assigning, providing technical guidance and monitoring of work performed. 
• Interface directly with customers to understand software issues and provide innovative solutions. 
• Research tools, technologies and software development processes and propose innovative, pioneering solutions. 
• Collaborate with other team members and contributors to the code base to properly understand problems being faced and to arrive at the best possible solutions. 
• Deliver development assignments as specified and within the project schedule deadlines.
• Act as a custodian for the shared codebase, reviewing contributions made by other teams to ensure that proper tests are written, established conventions are followed, and backwards compatibility is maintained. 

What you need to succeed

• Major in software engineering or computer science with a BS degree or equivalent experience and 5 years of working experience
• Experience with Java and server-side development
• Experience with the open source foundations behind Adobe Experience Manager, including Apache Sling, Apache Maven, JCR, and OSGi.
• Experience with Enterprise Content Management systems
• Experience with modern front-end frameworks and preprocessors (Node.js, React, Underscore, Bootstrap, Webpack, LESS, etc)
• Knowledge of semantic markup and standard methodologies for search engine optimization
• Experience administering and debugging of Web servers
• Experience with source control management (ideally using Git/GitHub)
• Familiarity with Agile/SCRUM development practices
• Ability to work on contending priorities and adapt to changes in project scope
• Strong communication skills, enabling work with remote teams and vendors

Making our technology accessible to all 

We believe everyone should have equal access to technology and its benefits. To help achieve this, Adobe is focused on making software more accessible for everyone. When we hire for engineering, development, and design roles, we look for the following accessibility skills:

• Base knowledge of the W3C’s Web Content Accessibility Guidelines v2.0
• Exposure to current technologies, input and output methods

• • Experience with accessibility evaluation and validation software

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 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.