Senior Frontend Software Engineer - Web Components

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!

As one of the world's most innovative software companies whose products touch billions of people around the world, Adobe empowers everyone, everywhere to imagine, create, and bring any digital experience to life. From creators and students to small businesses, global enterprises, and nonprofit organizations - customers choose Adobe products to ideate, collaborate, be more productive, drive business growth, and build remarkable experiences.

Our 30,000+ employees worldwide are creating the future and improving 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.

The Opportunity

At Adobe, we are seeking an experienced individual to join our world-class engineering team in Product Engagement Systems (PES) in Photoshop team in San Jose. This is an outstanding opportunity to be part of an ambitious project that builds the future of digital experiences. You will have the opportunity to collaborate with a diverse team, pushing the boundaries of what's possible and making an impactful contribution to the industry.

Job Description

A senior front-end engineer with strong Typescript, CSS, and build-system expertise who can independently build, debug, automate, and validate complex client-side systems.

Programming Language & Module Systems

• Strong proficiency in Typescript for large-scale production front-end systems
• Deep understanding of JavaScript runtime behavior (event loop, async execution, memory)
• Clear understanding of JavaScript module systems, including:
  
  • ES Module (ESM): import /export, tree-shaking, bundler behavior
  • CommonJS (CJS): require, module resolution, interoperability with ESM
• Ability to debug issues caused by mixed module systems in real-world build pipelines
• Working knowledge of Node.js for tooling, scripting, and automation
• Familiarity with Python for build scripts or automation tasks

Front-End Architecture & UI Development

• Experience with content driven front-end user experiences
• Hands-on experience building complex UIs using React and/or Web Components
• Ability to design reusable UI components with clear ownership and lifecycle
• Experience managing complex client-side state and event flows
• Strong understanding of client-side performance trade-offs and rendering behavior

CSS & Styling Systems

• Solid understanding of CSS fundamentals, including:
  
  • Box model, layout (Flexbox, Grid)
  • Cascade, specificity, inheritance

Build Systems & Tooling

• Strong familiarity with Node.js-based build pipelines
• Relevant full-stack experience to improve or troubleshoot services and infrastructure

Data Validation & Analysis

• Hands-on experience validating client-side telemetry, logs, and metrics

Automation & CI/CD

• Experience working with CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins

Nice to have

• Some experience building C++ applications

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

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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There is no deadline to apply to this job posting because Adobe accepts applications for this role on an ongoing basis. The posting will remain open based on hiring needs and position availability.

Massachusetts:

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