
Adobe is hiring a
Staff Backend Engineer
About Adobe
We’re a close-knit, remote-first team of engineers building next-generation, interactive rendering technology that powers a growing portfolio of high-profile creative tools, including the Substance suite of products.
Job Description
Adobe is building a Real-Time Customer Data Platform at scale, tackling distributed systems challenges such as high-throughput streaming, identity resolution, and sub-millisecond data retrieval. Stack includes Java, Scala, Spring Boot; compute/streaming with Spark, Flink, Kubernetes; storage/messaging with Kafka, FoundationDB, Aerospike, Cosmos DB, Delta Lake; infrastructure on multi-cloud (Azure and AWS), Docker, Vector DBs. Ideal candidate has 8+ years in distributed systems, strong JVM tuning and performance optimization, and architecture experience with Flink/Kafka/Spark under massive load. Locations: San Jose, San Francisco, or New York (Hybrid/Onsite). Base salary 177,900–257,550 with equity and benefits. How to apply: email skatkar@adobe.com with HN: [Your Name] in the subject line. Official Link: https://careers.adobe.com/us/en/job/ADOBUSR160198EXTERNALENUS/Software-Engineer---Adobe-Experience-PlatformRemote
Remote Conditions
Hybrid/Onsite in the US with remote allowed on a partial basis
Salary
177900
to
257550
Benefits
Equity, comprehensive benefits
Tech Tags
AWSAerospikeApache KafkaApache SparkAzureCosmos DBDelta LakeDockerFlinkFoundationDBJavaKubernetesScalaSpring BootVector Dbs
Equity Offered
Senior Role
Date Listed
02 March, 2026 (16 days ago)











