Software Development Engineer 4 — Fullstack (Backend-heavy)

## About the Role Adobe is looking for an experienced SDE 4 (Staff-equivalent) to join an engineering team in Bangalore working on cloud-native, fullstack systems — with a strong backend emphasis. You'll shape the architecture and quality of Adobe's platform services. ## Responsibilities - Lead the design and development of highly scalable backend services and APIs - Drive technical architecture decisions and best practices across the team - Collaborate with frontend engineers to deliver end-to-end features - Build and operate services on cloud infrastructure (AWS / Azure) - Mentor senior engineers and contribute to engineering culture - Participate in quarterly planning and roadmap definition with product ## Requirements - 7–12 years of software engineering experience - Expert-level proficiency in Java or Python for backend systems - Working knowledge of frontend technologies (React or similar) for fullstack ownership - Deep experience with microservices, distributed systems, and container orchestration (Kubernetes) - Strong system design skills — can design for scale, fault tolerance, and observability ## Why Join Work on platform engineering at Adobe — software trusted by over 30 million creatives and enterprises worldwide. SDE 4 is a high-impact IC role with significant scope and autonomy.