Software Engineer – Adobe Experience Platform

At Adobe, innovation means reimagining how the world experiences digital at scale. Our Real-Time Customer Data Platform (RTCDP) processes trillions of events, resolving identities and driving hyper-personalized interactions within milliseconds. 

As a Senior Software Engineer on the Adobe Experience Platform (AEP) team, you will architect and scale systems that power global digital experiences, with an emphasis on ultra-low-latency pipelines, intelligent decisioning, and AI-driven personalization. 

• →Architect Distributed Data Systems: Design and deliver globally distributed solutions for real-time identity resolution, consent management, and accurate customer profiles at massive scale. 
• →AI & ML Personalization: Integrate cutting-edge Generative AI/ML into RTCDP for next-gen segmentation, recommendations, and live decisioning. 
• →Low-Latency Data Pipelines: Engineer resilient, high-throughput data flows with Kafka, Spark, Java/Scala to guarantee SLAs across diverse user journeys. 
• →Microservices at Scale: Build and maintain mission-critical, cloud-native microservices supporting trillions of queries and activations. 
• →Leadership & Ownership: Lead project delivery from design through production, ensuring rigorous quality, performance, and measurable business results. 
• →Mentorship: Coach and mentor junior engineers and code reviewers, fostering engineering excellence across the team. 
• →Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with product managers, designers, and data scientists to deliver privacy-first, customer-centric solutions that align with regulatory standards. 

At Adobe RTCDP, you'll work with a modern stack built for scale, speed, and intelligence: 

• Languages: Java, Scala 
• Frameworks: Spring Boot, Apache Spark, Apache Flink 
• Data Infrastructure: Kafka, Cosmos DB, Aerospike, FoundationDB, NoSQL systems, Delta Lake, Apache Iceberg, Snowflake 
• Cloud & Infra: Azure, AWS, Kubernetes, Docker 
• AI & Intelligence: OpenAI, Vector DBs, RAG architectures 
• DevOps: Jenkins, GitHub Actions, CI/CD pipelines, Prometheus 

Minimum Qualifications 

• 5+ years’ experience developing large-scale distributed systems or platforms in production environments. 
• Deep expertise in backend development (Java or Scala), with advanced skills in concurrency, performance tuning, and microservices. 
• Proven track record engineering real-time data solutions using event-driven architectures (Kafka, Spark/Flink). 
• Experience designing, implementing, and operating fault-tolerant, low-latency APIs in cloud-native settings. 
• Solid understanding of storage technologies (SQL, NoSQL, key-value stores). 
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities—a proven ability to deliver results within critically important systems. 

• Experience with customer data platforms, martech, adtech, or relevant verticals. 
• Background in identity resolution, segmentation, consent management, or privacy-first data architectures. 
• Hands-on with machine learning or personalization systems.
• Working knowledge of regulatory compliance frameworks (GDPR, CCPA). 
• Demonstrated mentorship, leadership, and ability to shape architectural direction. 

At Adobe, our engineering culture is built on a foundation of innovation, collaboration, and trust. We foster an environment where engineers are empowered to take ownership, explore new ideas, and make meaningful impact. 

Adobe empowers everyone to create through innovative platforms and tools that unleash creativity, productivity and personalized customer experiences. Adobe’s industry-leading offerings including Adobe Acrobat Studio, Adobe Express, Adobe Firefly, Creative Cloud, Adobe Experience Platform, Adobe Experience Manager, and GenStudio enable people and businesses to turn ideas into impact, powered by AI and driven by human ingenuity.

Our 30,000+ employees worldwide are creating the future and raising the bar as we drive the next decade of growth. We’re on a mission to hire the very best and believe in creating a company culture where all employees are empowered to make an impact. At Adobe, we believe that great ideas can come from anywhere in the organization. The next big idea could be yours. 

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