Senior Cloud Software Engineer - Adobe Cloud Platform

The Opportunity

Adobe Content Platform & Collaboration (ACPC) is the cloud foundation behind millions of people creating, storing, and collaborating on content every day.

We're looking for a Senior Software Engineer with deep cloud-native systems experience to help evolve this globally distributed platform. You'll work on backend services operating at significant scale, with a strong bar for reliability, security, and performance.

You'll join a collaborative team of 6 engineers based in Hamburg, working closely with colleagues in the US and India, contributing to capabilities used across Adobe products like Photoshop, Acrobat, Illustrator, Firefly, and Express.

What you'll do

• Design, build, and operate our Java-based Rendition Services
• Evolve scalable, secure, and reliable capabilities using modern cloud and distributed systems practices
• Improve system performance, resilience, and operability across multiple cloud regions
• Partner closely with teams building on top of our services

Must-have

• 8+ years of professional software engineering experience, backend or platform focus
• Strong Java skills and a solid understanding of distributed, event-driven systems
• Professional working proficiency in both German and English
• Curiosity about AI-assisted development tools

Nice-to-have

• Hands-on experience with cloud-native services (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
• Experience diagnosing and resolving issues in large-scale production systems

Why you'll enjoy working with us

• Build cloud platform software trusted by customers worldwide and used daily across Adobe's creative tools
• Hybrid setup: 2 office days a week, flexible the rest; part-time options available
• Globally Equal Pay: compensation is aligned globally for the same role
• Yearly learning budget to invest in yourself
• Paid parental leave and flexible working hours
• Active employee networks, including Women At Adobe, plus internal and external coaching and mentoring opportunities
• Inclusive, collaborative culture: we learn together, treat mistakes as opportunities to grow, and measure success as a team, not individual heroics

If this role excites you but you don't check every box, apply anyway. We care more about how you think and approach problems than a perfect-match resume.

About Adobe

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.

Let’s Adobe together

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