Software Development Engineer

About this roleWe’re looking for a Software Development Engineer to help Adobe Express Mobile ship with confidence!We’re a mobile automation engineering team making quality faster, smarter, and more scalable through AI. We work independently and hold ourselves to a high bar.If that excites you, we’d love to meet you!What you’ll doLead and own key areas of our automation architecture for iOS and Android—improving test reliability, extending frameworks to support new workflows, and strengthening the bridge between native app code, web layers, and automation infrastructureEnhance our mobile app instrumentation—identify gaps in observability, add instrumentation hooks where needed, and improve how we surface data into our automation and monitoring systemsDebug complex issues across native and web stacks—leverage your expertise in crash diagnosis, memory profiling, and performance analysis, using AI to accelerate investigation and pattern recognition while you maintain critical judgment about root causesOwn test plan definition for assigned features — establishing coverage standards, providing examples, and promoting AI-guided test creation across teams and stakeholders to drive reliable, consistent test growth at scaleUse AI tools to build dashboards that surface automation results into our observability and alerting framework. Track performance benchmarks, memory health, and quality trends across builds and devicesWhat we’re looking for3+ years building and/or maintaining automated test frameworks for mobile software (iOS and/or Android)Proficiency with CI/CD infrastructure and DevOps practices — AWS, BrowserStack, Jenkins, or CircleCI — with the ability to demonstrate hands-on technical depthWorking experience using observability, debugging, and signal analysis tools — including Splunk, Charles Proxy, New Relic, and GrafanaDemonstrated experience using AI code-generation or agentic tools (e.g., Claude, Copilot, or similar LLMs) to accelerate automation work — generating or extending test suites, building workflows that surface performance regressions and memory trends, and critically validating AI-generated outputsWorking experience in TypeScript and JavaScript, paired with working experience in developing native mobile appsAbout AdobeAdobe 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 togetherAt 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 not discriminate based on gender, race or color, ethnicity or national origin, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic. Learn more.Adobe aims to make our Careers website and recruiting process accessible to any and all users. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation to navigate our website or complete the application process, email View email address on click.appcast.io or call View phone number on click.appcast.io. AI Use Guidelines for Interviews:Our interviews are designed to reflect your own skills and thinking. The use of AI or recording tools during live interviews is not permitted unless explicitly invited by the interviewer or approved in advance as part of a reasonable accommodation. If these tools are used inappropriately or in a way that misrepresents your work, your application may not move forward in the process.At Adobe, we empower employees to innovate with AI — and we look for candidates eager to do the same. As part of the hiring experience, we provide clear guidance on where AI is encouraged during the process and where it’s restricted during live interviews. See how we think about AI in the hiring experience.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 $114,100 -- $214,950 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 $148,500 - $214,950 In Washington, the pay range for this position is $135,100 - $195,550 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.State-Specific Notices:California:Fair Chance OrdinancesAdobe will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment in accordance with state and local laws and “fair chance” ordinances.Colorado:Application Window NoticeIf this role is open to hiring in Colorado (as listed on the job posting), the application window will remain open until at least the date and time stated above in Pacific Time, in compliance with Colorado pay transparency regulations. If this role does not have Colorado listed as a hiring location, no specific application window applies, and the posting may close at any time based on hiring needs.Massachusetts:Massachusetts Legal NoticeIt is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.SummaryLocation: San Jose; Seattle; San FranciscoType: Full time