Senior Backend Engineer (Evergreen) at Adobe

Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania

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Not SpecifiedCompensation
Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
TechnologyIndustries

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science (or equivalent) and 5 – 10+ years of backend software engineering experience
  • Strong knowledge of JVM languages (Java, Scala, or Kotlin) and deep experience in crafting and operating SaaS/cloud-native services
  • Proven experience with distributed systems, large-scale data processing (Spark, Kafka, Hadoop, Iceberg), and real-time stream or batch data architecture
  • Solid understanding of cloud platforms (AWS and/or Azure; GCP a plus)
  • Hands-on experience with Kubernetes (deployment, scaling, troubleshooting)
  • Knowledge of stream processing tools: Kafka, Kafka Streams, Apache Flink, AWS Kinesis
  • Experience building RESTful APIs and scalable backend services
  • Practical understanding of CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure-as-code, and DevOps tooling (e.g., Jenkins, Argo, GitHub Actions)
  • Familiarity with agile/scrum methodologies and collaborative, iterative development practices
  • Excellent communication skills and the ability to work across teams in a fast-paced, dynamic environment

Responsibilities

  • Design and build robust backend services and features for high scale microservices SaaS products running in AWS, Azure, and GCP
  • Create and maintain large-scale observability systems to collect, process, and expose critical metrics and logs for Adobe’s cloud infrastructure
  • Architect and implement scalable data pipelines and distributed systems using JVM-based languages like Java and Scala, and frameworks such as Spark
  • Build resilient, high-performance APIs and services that serve real-time customer traffic on a global scale
  • Drive design discussions and own significant parts of the platform from conception through production deployment
  • Develop with a strong product-first approach, while prioritizing quality, reliability, security, and performance
  • Collaborate multi-functionally with architects, product managers, data engineers, and site reliability engineers
  • Contribute to infrastructure-as-code efforts using tools like Terraform and manage CI/CD pipelines and container orchestration via Kubernetes
  • Monitor services with advanced observability tooling like Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk, New Relic, and Datadog

Skills

AWS
Azure
GCP
Microservices
SaaS
Observability
Data Pipelines
Distributed Systems
JVM

Adobe

Software solutions for content creation and marketing

About Adobe

Adobe provides a range of software solutions focused on digital experiences, catering to creative professionals, businesses, and educational institutions. Its main offerings include Adobe Creative Cloud, which contains tools for photography, graphic design, video editing, illustration, UI/UX design, 3D and augmented reality, and social media content creation. Adobe also offers marketing solutions through Adobe Experience Cloud and document management services via Adobe Document Cloud. The company operates on a subscription-based model, allowing users to access its software through monthly or annual plans, with special pricing available for students, teachers, and businesses. Adobe differentiates itself from competitors by providing a comprehensive suite of tools that cover various aspects of content creation and marketing, all integrated into one platform. The goal of Adobe is to empower users to create, manage, and optimize their digital content effectively.

San Jose, CaliforniaHeadquarters
1994Year Founded
$668.9MTotal Funding
IPOCompany Stage
Consumer Software, Enterprise Software, DesignIndustries
10,001+Employees

Benefits

Company Equity
401(k) Company Match

Risks

Emerging AI-driven design tools offer similar functionalities at lower costs.
Open-source alternatives may attract users away from Adobe's subscription model.
Data privacy concerns could affect trust in Adobe's cloud services.

Differentiation

Adobe offers a comprehensive suite for content creation, marketing, and document management.
Adobe's subscription model includes special pricing for students, teachers, and businesses.
Adobe integrates advanced analytics with Experience Cloud for data-driven marketing.

Upsides

Generative AI tools enhance Adobe's content creation and editing efficiency.
Remote work boosts demand for Adobe's cloud-based document management solutions.
AR's popularity in marketing benefits Adobe's 3D and AR tools.

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