Computer Scientist - II
Adobe · Posted Oct 5
Creative software, document productivity, and digital marketing solutions
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About the role
Adobe builds products that power millions of customer experiences worldwide, backed by sophisticated software systems operating at scale where performance, reliability, security, and engineering excellence are fundamental requirements. The team works on high-performance, distributed systems and the engineering practices around them. This Computer Scientist - II role with deep C++ expertise will shape architecture, build high-performance software, drive technical direction across components and teams, and mentor engineers.
What you will do
- Own and evolve significant technical areas end-to-end — from understanding ambiguous problems and defining the right solution through architecture, implementation, production validation, and long-term evolution.
- Design and build high-performance C++ systems, making thoughtful decisions around architecture, concurrency, memory management, resource utilization, and scalability.
- Drive technical direction for complex problems — evaluate alternatives, make pragmatic tradeoffs, and influence architecture decisions across components and teams.
- Solve problems at the root — identify systemic causes rather than treating symptoms, and drive durable solutions that reduce recurring issues and technical debt.
- Own outcomes, not just tasks — proactively identify gaps, risks, and opportunities and drive them to closure with minimal direction.
- Solve complex problems across boundaries, collaborating with engineers, architects, product managers, and other teams to deliver cohesive solutions.
- Raise the engineering bar through architecture and code reviews, performance optimization, testing, and engineering best practices.
- Build for operational excellence with strong focus on performance, reliability, security, observability, maintainability, and efficient resource utilization.
- Be a force multiplier — mentor engineers, share technical expertise, and establish patterns and practices that improve the broader engineering organization.
- Leverage AI-assisted engineering to accelerate development and problem solving, improve engineering workflows, and increase team productivity.
Skills used in this role
What the employer is looking for
- B.Tech/M.Tech in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 7-9 Yrs years of hands-on software engineering experience, with a strong track record of owning and delivering complex technical solutions.
- Deep expertise in C++, including modern C++, memory management, concurrency, multithreading, STL, and performance optimization.
- Strong foundation in data structures, algorithms, object-oriented design, operating systems, and computer science fundamentals.
- Strong understanding of systems design, distributed systems, concurrency, scalability, and performance engineering.
- Experience designing and building large-scale, high-performance software systems.
- Experience building or operating Distributed systems at scale, with an understanding of multi-tenancy, scaling, reliability, backward compatibility, security, observability, and capacity planning.
- Strong experience with performance analysis and optimization, including profiling CPU, memory, I/O, latency, and resource utilization.
- Experience with cloud platforms, distributed infrastructure, and modern software development practices.
- Strong proficiency in AI-assisted engineering, leveraging tools such as Claude, Codex, or Copilot to accelerate development, improve problem solving, and enhance engineering productivity.
- Strong technical judgment and problem-solving ability, with the ability to navigate ambiguity and influence technical decisions across teams.
Benefits and support
- Compensation and benefits are detailed in the job posting
About Adobe
Adobe Inc. is a global software company widely known for its creative, publishing, and document productivity tools, including Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere Pro, and Acrobat. The company operates major cloud platforms—Creative Cloud, Document Cloud, and Experience Cloud—serving individual creators, small businesses, and large enterprises worldwide. Adobe has increasingly integrated powerful generative AI capabilities like Adobe Firefly and Acrobat AI Assistant into its product ecosystem.
- Industry
- Software
- Company size
- 31360+ employees
- Founded
- 1982-12-01
- Location
- San Jose, California, USA
- Funding stage
- Public Company
Funding
Public Company
- 1985-01-01Series A
Leadership
Chair and Chief Executive Officer
Steven Day
Interim Chief Financial Officer
President, Creativity and Productivity Business
President, Customer Experience Orchestration Business
Chief People Officer and Executive Vice President, Employee Experience
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