Software Development Engineer 4

The Opportunity

Adobe Experience Platform (AEP) enables businesses to deliver the right experience at the right time to their customers. The Segmentation Service is one of the key AEP services, providing the ability to define customer segments and generate target audiences based on real-time customer profiles. Customer segment definitions are sophisticated queries over profile and event data capturing specific attributes or behaviors shared by a subset of users. With the need to perform trillions of audience segment evaluations per day, scalability and efficiency are paramount in segment evaluation. This is a great opportunity for engineers to solve extremely interesting challenges of scale and build core services that are used by all Adobe Digital Experience solutions. As part of building these services, you will work with an exceptionally talented and collaborative team, tackle complex query evaluation challenges, design & implement innovative algorithms and build highly performant services.

What you'll Do

Collaborate with a team of engineers & product managers in building a high-performance segmentation engine. Own responsibility for design and implementation of key components

Develop query compilation algorithms that transform and rewrite segment definition queries

Develop query optimization and evaluation algorithms including multi-query optimization, incremental evaluation and streaming evaluation

Work on cross functional themes involving advanced data pipelines using Apache Spark

Build tools to monitor query performance and identify & debug potential semantic errors

Deploy production services and iteratively improve them based on customer feedback

Follow Agile methodologies using industry leading CI/CD pipelines

Participate in architecture, design & code reviews

What you need to succeed

B.S. in Computer Science or a related field is required

M.S. in Computer Science or a related field or equivalent practical experience is preferred

Experience building a scalable query engine or equivalent practical experience is required. Experience in language design is a plus

Strong grasp of algorithms and data structures

Proficiency in Databases or compilers is preferred

Strong programming skills with extensive experience in Java or Scala

Proficiency in Apache Spark is preferred.

Leadership skills to collaborate and drive cross-team efforts

Excellent communication skills

Adaptable to evolving priorities, accepting challenges outside one's comfort zone, learning new technologies, and delivering viable solutions within defined time boundaries.

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.

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Expected Pay Range:
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 $139,000 -- $257,550 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.

In California, the pay range for this position is $177,900 - $257,550

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In addition, certain roles may be eligible for long-term incentives in the form of a new hire equity award.

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