Staff Software Engineer

Company: Adobe Systems GmbH
Location: San Jose
Posted on: June 1, 2025

Job Description:

JOB LEVELP50EMPLOYEE ROLEIndividual ContributorThe ChallengeAdobe's Cloud offering relies on Search, Discovery, and Content Intelligence (SDC) technology. Users, whether experienced or new, require fast access to their digital assets, libraries, and creative content like brushes, colors, images, and videos. They should be able to easily find what they've made, shared items, and even search external platforms like Adobe Stock or Behance.net.We power Search, Recommendation, and Assistive experiences in flagship Adobe products like Express, Stock, Photoshop, Illustrator, Adobe.com, and Acrobat.We prioritize the development of innovative AI technologies that enhance search, recommendations, and assistive experiences. Our focus spans across all modalities (text, image, video), aiming to improve creative efficiency for creators, marketers, and designers. Our technology stack includes LLMs, vLLMs, Transformers, vector search, Retrieval Augmented Generations (RAG), and Neural agents.Adobe Search, Discovery, and Content AI team are looking for a hands-on Staff Software Engineer in the area of multi-modal and multi-lingual information retrieval, search indexing, search and recommendation algorithms, relevance & ranking, data analytics, machine learning, data analysis & metrics, query processing, and search UX.Responsibilities :

• Craft an innovative multi-modal, multi-lingual, scalable, resilient intent detection and Creative Knowledge Graph Platform.
• Develop Intent Services and Creative Knowledge Graph signals for inspiring and intuitive Search, recommendations, and creative assistance workflows. Use an efficient GPU Platform and batch processing techniques to minimize costs.
• Develop and craft a scalable, fault-tolerant solution.
• Develop REST services for Search, Discovery, and Content Intelligence and work with Adobe Products Teams to integrate these services.
• Construct a real-time indexing platform for a vast range of media assets. Optimize the search engine, propose new ideas, develop features, and assess solutions for search relevance, user experience, and performance.
• Analyze the user feedback on workflows using data analytics and make data-driven decisions for improving the experience.
• Develop products using technologies such as Elastic Search, REST web services (Java and Python), SQS/Kafka, Hbase, Storm, Machine Learning, and more.Technology Stack: Java, Springboot, Elastic Search, HBase, Apache Storm, OpenAI, Claude, Langchain, Pytorch, Tensorflow, Transformers, GPT, Sensei ML Inference and Content Processing Stack, Vector SearchOur 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 positionis $162,000 -- $301,200 annually. Paywithin this range varies by work locationand 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.State-Specific Notices:California:Fair Chance OrdinancesAdobe will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment in accordance with state and local laws and "fair chance" ordinances.Colorado:Application Window NoticeIf this role is open to hiring in Colorado (as listed on the job posting), the application window will remain open until at least the date and time stated above in Pacific Time, in compliance with Colorado pay transparency regulations. If this role does not have Colorado listed as a hiring location, no specific application window applies, and the posting may close at any time based on hiring needs.Massachusetts:Massachusetts Legal NoticeIt is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.Internal OpportunitiesCreativity, curiosity, and constant learning are celebrated aspects of your career growth journey. We're glad that you're pursuing a new opportunity at Adobe!Put your best foot forward:1. Update your Resume/CV and - don't forget to include your uniquely 'Adobe' experiences and volunteer work.2. Visit the on Inside Adobe to learn more about the process and set up a job alert for roles you're interested in.3. Check out these to help you prep for interviews.4. If you are applying for a role outside of your current country, ensure you review the on Inside Adobe, including the impacts to your .Once you apply for a role via Workday, the Talent Team will reach out to you within 2 weeks. If you move into the official interview process with the hiring team, make sure you inform your manager so they can champion your career growth.At Adobe, you will be immersed in an exceptional work environment that is recognized around the world. You will also be surrounded by colleagues who are committed to helping each other grow through our unique Check-In approach where ongoing feedback flows freely. If you're looking to make an impact, Adobe's the place for you. Discover what our employees are saying about their career experiences on the and explore the meaningful we offer.Adobe is proud to be anemployer. We do not discriminate based on gender, race or color, ethnicity or national origin, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other applicable characteristics protected by law.Adobe aims to make Adobe.com accessible to any and all users. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation to navigate our website or complete the application process, emailor call (408) 536-3015.
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