Sr. Software Development Engineer 5

Job Description The Opportunity Join us in crafting the future of experience delivery. We are pioneering semantic enrichment within the Adobe Experience Data Model (XDM), transforming how businesses understand and act on their data. By integrating semantic search, knowledge graphs, and advanced natural language understanding (NLU), we are redefining knowledge retrieval and personalization at scale. Adobe XDM is a standardized data framework that delivers a consistent, unified, and interoperable structure across Adobe Experience Platform and its applications. It functions as the core for real-time customer data management, allowing for seamless data integration. Through semantic enrichment, XDM is progressing beyond structured data management to enable context recognition, intent-based recommendations, and automated decision-making. Joining the XDM Semantic Enrichment team as an engineer means being at the forefront of developing advanced search and discovery capabilities. Your primary responsibility will involve crafting intelligent search solutions that exceed traditional keyword matching by incorporating NLU, machine learning, and knowledge graphs to deliver relevant insights. By working on this, you will enable brands to quickly access, understand, and act upon data, enabling improved efficiency and personalization. What you'll Do Design and implement AI-centric backend and mid-tier services in a distributed services environment. Integrate and build systems and models crafted by our machine learning and data science teams with a focus on natural language processing. Architect high-performance, low-latency, and fault-tolerant software solutions. Work closely with customers, product managers, and designers to craft innovative experiences. Bring a broad perspective to cross-team decisions, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and long-term vision. Own the full software development lifecycle from development and testing to deployment and DevOps. Serve as a mentor to junior engineers on the team, offering technical guidance and support to foster their professional development. What you need to succeed BS or MS in Computer Science or equivalent. 8+ years of experience in backend or distributed systems development. Extensive experience working with distributed systems and scalable architectures. Proficiency in Java, Scala, Python, or any programming language. Experience with database management systems (SQL or NoSQL), data modeling, and query optimization. Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to make smart trade-offs between speed and technical debt. Self-starter with a growth mindset, eager to work on groundbreaking technologies in a fast-paced environment. 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 At Adobe, we believe in creating a company culture where all employees are empowered to make an impact. Learn more about Adobe life, including our values and culture, focus on people, purpose and community, Adobe for All, comprehensive benefits programs, the stories we tell, the customers we serve, and how you can help us advance our mission of empowering everyone to create. Adobe is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do no ... (truncated, view full listing at source)