Software Development Engineer – Content AI

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

Every time you search for a document, ask a question in an app, or explore a knowledge base, you expect fast, relevant, and intelligent results. At Adobe, we believe search is more than just retrieval—it’s about discovery, understanding, and delivering meaningful experiences. The Content AI team is building the intelligence that powers search across Adobe’s ecosystem, transforming how users interact with content. From semantic understanding to generative answers, we’re redefining what enterprise search can be. Join us to shape the future of search, where every query becomes a gateway to insight and every result is powered by the best of AI and human creativity.

What Will You Do

Design and implement scalable, high-performance services that power intelligent search and content understanding across Adobe products.

Collaborate with software engineers, machine learning experts, product managers, and designers to deliver AI-driven search experiences that delight users.

Contribute to the architecture of the Content AI platform, ensuring it is robust, extensible, and secure.

Analyze system performance and user behavior to continuously improve relevance, latency, and engagement.

Participate in agile development processes, including sprint planning, code reviews, and retrospectives.

What You Need to Succeed

Proficiency in one or more programming languages such as Java or Python.

Strong knowledge of algorithms, data structures, and problem-solving techniques.

Proven experience in designing and developing scalable, distributed systems and microservices.

Solid understanding of cloud-native development (preferably on Azure).

Familiarity with observability practices including monitoring, logging, and tracing.

Proficiency with AI-assisted development tools (, Cursor AI, GitHub Copilot) or a demonstrated willingness to learn and integrate them into daily workflows is required.

Ability to investigate and debug complex issues, identify root causes, and implement effective solutions.

Eagerness to learn and adapt to new technologies and frameworks.

A commitment to high-quality engineering, with attention to detail in both development and testing.

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

Nice to Have

Experience with search technologies (, Elasticsearch, Lucene, vector search) or information retrieval systems.

Exposure to machine learning or natural language processing concepts.

Familiarity with infrastructure tools such as containers, orchestrators, and cloud providers.

Experience with build management tools.

Hands-on experience with monitoring solutions like New Relic, Prometheus, or Grafana