Software Development Engineer

About the role

JOB LEVEL P20EMPLOYEE ROLE Individual Contributor

What You'll Do - Design and develop backend services that contribute to the core architecture of the commerce platform - Build end-to-end features with a focus on correctness, performance, and maintainability; use LLM-powered development tools (Claude, Codex) as a force multiplier in your daily workflow - Contribute to selecting appropriate frameworks and libraries to solve problems efficiently - Collaborate across teams to understand requirements, share technical context, and align on implementation approaches - Take ownership of services and features through their full lifecycle: design, implementation, testing, deployment, and monitoring - Identify gaps in current solutions and propose improvements to performance, scalability, and reliability

What You Need to Succeed Experience - 3–5 years of professional software development experience in Java backend systems - Hands-on experience building and deploying microservices in a cloud environment (AWS preferred) - Exposure to payments, or e-commerce domains is a plus

Technical Skills - Strong Java programming fundamentals — data structures, algorithms, concurrency - Experience with Spring Boot, REST APIs, JSON, and J2EE patterns - Familiarity with messaging systems such as Kafka - Working knowledge of SQL and at least one NoSQL database (MongoDB, Cassandra, or similar) - Experience with containerization (Docker) and CI/CD tooling (Jenkins, Maven, Git, Sonar) - Comfort with AWS services and cloud-native design patterns - Familiarity with testing frameworks: JUnit, TestNG - Demonstrated use of AI-assisted development tools (Claude, GitHub Copilot, Codex, or similar) in day-to-day engineering work Soft Skills & Mindset - Strong analytical and problem-solving skills — you can break down complex problems and drive them to resolution - Clear written and verbal communication; you can explain technical tradeoffs to peers and stakeholders - Self-motivated with a curiosity about emerging AI capabilities and how they apply to backend engineering - Strong sense of ownership — you follow through and flag risks early - Comfortable working in Agile/Scrum/DevOps environments   Internal Opportunities Creativity, curiosity, and constant learning are celebrated aspects of your career growth journey. We’re glad that you’re pursuing a new opportunity at Adobe!

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