Sr Software Development Manager Jobs in California

The Opportunity
Marketo, an Adobe Company, provides easy-to-use, powerful and complete marketing software that propels fast-growing small companies and global enterprises, turning marketing from a cost center into a revenue driver.

As a full-stack engineer, you will contribute to the development of Marketo Engage and Adobe AJOB2B. If you are passionate about building large-scale, high-performance cloud-based microservices in a dynamic, fast-paced, collaborative, and fun environment, we can’t wait to talk to you. The best person for this job won't necessarily be the one with everything on our wish list but will be a person who shows they can learn, collaborate, and contribute to our culture!

What you’ll do

Play a central role in the design, development, and delivery of platform services that power Marketo Engage and Adobe AJOB2B

Apply Generative AI and Agentic AI tools for software development and product features

Deliver features and products for Engage and AJOB2B that tackle critical business needs and iterate with customers for early feedback and areas of improvement

Troubleshoot, understand, and solve software problems

We are looking for

10+ years software development experience plus relevant Bachelor’s degree and/or an advanced degree in a related field or equivalent. Master’s level degree is preferred

Experience building distributed data processing services and multi-threaded programming with processing frameworks such as Spark and Kafka.

Strong experience with Java/Scala

Proficiency with SQL and/or NoSQL databases such as MySQL, MongoDB, and Redis.

Experience with JavaScript UI toolkits, such as ReactJS, AngularJS, etc.

Excellent interpersonal skills and an eagerness to collaborate cross-functionally to solve technical challenges and drive solutions

Proven knowledge in developing, deploying, highly available SaaS applications and services like Docker, Kubernetes & AWS and private cloud

Experience mentoring other team members

Passion for operational excellence and to build robust and maintainable scalable software services.

Pluses:
Capability as a technical lead who can drive development initiatives from end-to-end

Experience with Splunk

Experience with PHP and Javascript

Understanding of Agile methodologies

Experience building features with LLMs

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.

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 together
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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.

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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 $159,200 -- $301,600 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 $208,300 - $301,600

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 :
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Adobe will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment in accordance with state and local laws and “fair chance” ordinances.

Colorado:
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If 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:
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