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Lead Software Development Engineer

san jose, CA

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About this opportunity

Adobe lists this Lead Software Development Engineer opportunity in san jose, California. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.

Job description

The Opportunity

The Adobe Firefly client team is seeking a senior JavaScript/TypeScript engineer to contribute to an exciting, high‑profile effort to establish Adobe as the best creativity tools provider. We seek to empower the next generation of creators everywhere by turning creative intent into creative success. We are crafting new AI/ML powered tools empowering self‑expression and collaboration across the digital landscape. While implementing this far‑reaching strategy we are focusing on using product‑driven development to drive rapid iteration and to continuously deliver measurable impact. This initiative is an outstanding opportunity to shape emerging next‑generation products reaching millions of creators worldwide.

What You’ll Do

Help establish architecture and quality coding practices for the Adobe Firefly client platform

Define long‑term solutions for component‑based architecture using functional programming

Work closely with the design team, product management and our internal clients translating early ideas into interactive prototypes

Engage with customers to identify problems, A|B test solutions, and refine workflows

Expand your knowledge and skills to stay ahead of the latest development, test, and deployment methodologies

What You Need To Succeed

7‑10+ years of professional experience developing interactive web applications, preferably in the creative tool domain

B.S. or higher in Computer Science, or equivalent experience

Well established practice of building and deploying web applications or interactive sites using React

High proficiency in TypeScript or JavaScript (ES6+)

Confidence to be an opinionated, pragmatic developer – especially in the areas of writing high‑performance, reliable and maintainable code

Ability to perform independently in a hybrid or remote first work environment supported by competent written and verbal communication skills

Bonus Qualifications

Web components (LIT or other similar), Observables based programming (RxJS or similar)

Fluent in functional programming style

Fluent with Test‑Driven Development (TDD)

Experience with Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD)

Exposure to generative AI models, including text‑to‑image and large language models

Experience with video or similar multi‑track non‑linear editors

Experience in UX design, design systems or close collaboration with design teams

Knowledge of modern web technologies, for example, WASM, WebGPU and canvas rendering, security, asynchrony and performance optimization

Adobe is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. 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 protected characteristic. Learn more.

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Worksite address

san jose, CA, 95199, US

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