Software Development Engineer

Our Company

Changing the world through digital experiences is what Adobe’s all about. We give everyone—from emerging artists to global brands—everything they need to design and deliver exceptional digital experiences! We’re passionate about empowering people to create beautiful and powerful images, videos, and apps, and transform how companies interact with customers across every screen.

We’re on a mission to hire the very best and are committed to creating exceptional employee experiences where everyone is respected and has access to equal opportunity. We realize that new ideas can come from everywhere in the organization, and we know the next big idea could be yours!

Our Company

Changing the world through digital experiences is what Adobe’s all about. We give everyone—from emerging artists to global brands—everything they need to design and deliver exceptional digital experiences! We’re passionate about empowering people to create beautiful and powerful images, videos, and apps, and transform how companies interact with customers across every screen.

We’re on a mission to hire the very best and are committed to creating exceptional employee experiences where everyone is respected and has access to equal opportunity. We realize that new ideas can come from everywhere in the organization, and we know the next big idea could be yours!

The Opportunity

The Adobe Globalization team is seeking a Software Development Engineer for Continuous Localization (CL) framework development. This role presents an outstanding opportunity to impact the global reach of Adobe Experience Cloud products through innovative localization services and solutions. You will be part of a geographically diverse team, collaborating across borders to build world-class, multilingual software.

What You’ll Do

• Build and improve the Continuous Localization infrastructure and services that support localization of Adobe Experience Cloud software and documentation.
• Support core product teams incorporate internationalization (I18N) and localization (L10N) standard methodologies for addressing issues and driving continuous improvements to ensure products can be localized effortlessly.
• Work with Adobe DX teams to improve GenAI-powered features for multilingual support, ensuring alignment with international customer needs.
• Contribute to the design and development of AI-based agentic localization frameworks/services to support both internal and external use cases.
• Develop GenAI/AI-based tools, libraries, or IDE plug-ins to simplify internationalization and localization tasks, improving the efficiency of core engineering teams during daily development.
• Collaborate with team members and partners to improve the current Machine Translation system and build new GenAI-powered MT solutions for localizing Adobe’s products, documentation, and marketing materials.

What you need to succeed

• BS or MS in Computer Science or a related technical field, or equivalent experience.
• Solid experience with TypeScript, JavaScript, Python, or similar languages.
• Strong background in web application development and modern software engineering practices.
• Solid understanding of object-oriented design, data structures, algorithms, and experience with both SQL and NoSQL databases.
• Foundational knowledge and hands-on experience in AI/ML technologies, especially as applied to developer tools or localization workflows.
• Familiarity with agile development practices and CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience or interest in software internationalization (I18N) and localization (L10N), including working with related tools and services.
• Ability to collaborate effectively across teams to improve multilingual support and build scalable localization infrastructure.
• Interest or experience in developing AI/ML based tools, services, or plug-ins that support developer efficiency and global readiness.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Knowledge of at least one foreign language is a plus.

Adobe is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and affirmative action 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 applicable characteristics protected by law. Learn more.

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, email accommodations@adobe.com or call (408) 536-3015.

Adobe values a free and open marketplace for all employees and has policies in place to ensure that we do not enter into illegal agreements with other companies to not recruit or hire each other’s employees.

Our 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 position is $93,200 — $170,600 annually. Pay within this range varies by work location and 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.

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California:

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Colorado:

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May 22 2025 12:00 AM

If 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:

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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 applicable characteristics protected by law. Learn more.

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, email accommodations@adobe.com or call (408) 536-3015.