Sr. Software Development Engineer, Lr Desktop

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 opportunity

Adobe Lightroom is the tool of choice for photographers around the world, combining the power & depth that professionals expect with the accessibility needed by those who are earlier in their explorations with photography.

To help with our growth, the Lightroom team is looking for a desktop software engineer to help extend and enhance our industry-leading photography platform. You will work in a highly collaborative environment with other developers, product designers, product managers, and QE to help evolve the next generation of photo management software for Mac and Windows desktop computers. Primary languages used are Lua and C++. Help us design & build performant, sustainable features that mesh across our cloud-based architecture.

Come work with a vibrant, growing community of photo-enthusiasts who love to use the products we build every day!

What you’ll do

• Develop a deep understanding of the Lightroom codebase with an eye towards sustainable evolution
• Collaborate with team members to build and test innovative features for managing, editing, and sharing digital assets on Windows and macOS
• Instrument and monitor features to make sure they perform reliably in the field
• Analyze and optimize performance of our desktop app
• Follow Agile best practices to deliver high quality work on schedule
• Partner with colleagues building the server, mobile, and web solutions that make up the Lightroom ecosystem
• Share your skills, demonstrate results, and learn from others

What you need to be successful

• BS/MS degree in Computer Science (or equivalent experience)
• 8+ years of experience as a software developer
• Expertise with a dynamic language, such as Lua or JavaScript
• Deep expertise with C++ programming
• Experience in programming with Microsoft Win32 APIs and/or MacOS Cocoa
• Ability to troubleshoot and resolve problems across a distributed system
• Passion for photography & creating quality applications customers love to use
• Strong leadership and interpersonal abilities
• Customer empathy and focus on product excellence!

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 $154,000 -- $278,800 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.

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