JOB LEVEL
P40
EMPLOYEE ROLE
Individual Contributor

The Opportunity

Join Adobe as a Solution Architect dedicated to driving complex cost and performance engineering initiatives across our AWS and Azure environments. This role is hands-on and outcomes-focused - you will architect solutions, influence product engineering teams, and personally help build what’s needed to get results.

You will work closely with product teams to comprehend their systems, highlight inefficiencies, and compose scalable advancements. You’ll develop automation, data pipelines, and backend components that facilitate optimization insights and preserve architectural standards. Proficiency with large datasets and a fascination with implementing AI-enhanced tools is highly valuable.

This is an outstanding chance to blend architecture leadership, software engineering, and consultative delivery to develop the future of cloud efficiency at Adobe!

What You’ll Do:

• Collaborate with teams to assess architectures, identify inefficiencies, and implement solutions that enhance performance, reliability, and cost efficiency.

• Lead optimization projects, including container tuning, storage improvements, architecture simplification, and automation workflows to scale improvements across teams.

• Develop reference architectures, proof-of-concepts, and tools to demonstrate best practices, while contributing hands-on with scripts, prototypes, and Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) modules.

• Conduct architecture reviews, provide actionable guidance on design tradeoffs, risks, and cost-aware solutions, and promote best practices in engineering workflows using GitHub and CI/CD patterns.

• Integrate AI-assisted tools and techniques to enable smarter optimization, anomaly detection, and automated remediation, while establishing standards for tagging, observability, and governance.

What you need to succeed

• B.S. in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent work experience and 3+ years in software engineering or cloud engineering roles, ideally with architecture responsibilities

• A consultative mindset with excellent communication, problem-solving, and collaboration skills to navigate ambiguity and empower teams

• Strong technical expertise in Python, with working knowledge of Java/JavaScript, and adaptability to learn new tools and languages

• Hands-on experience with modern cloud architectures, distributed systems, and optimization on AWS and/or Azure, focusing on reliability, performance, cost efficiency.

• Proficiency in SDLC standards, including GitHub workflows, CI/CD, and reusable modules, ability to coach teams and contribute directly.

• Deep knowledge of containers, Kubernetes, and orchestration platforms, with a consultative approach to scaling, resource optimization, and decision-making.

• Familiarity with cloud security, networking, and scalability principles, and the ability to guide teams through risks, mitigations, and architectural impacts.

• Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code frameworks (e.g., Terraform) and a collaborative approach to implementing reusable workflows and guardrails.

• Strong analytical skills with SQL/NoSQL for cloud, cost, and performance data, transforming insights into actionable recommendations.

• Comfort with AI-assisted engineering tools and curiosity about emerging AI techniques to enhance automation and developer productivity.

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 positionis $133,900 -- $242,000 annually. Paywithin this range varies by work locationand 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.

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 Ordinances

Adobe 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 Notice

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:

Massachusetts Legal Notice

It 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.

Internal Opportunities

Creativity, curiosity, and constant learning are celebrated aspects of your career growth journey. We’re glad that you’re pursuing a new opportunity at Adobe!

Put your best foot forward:

1. Update your Resume/CV and Workday profile - don’t forget to include your uniquely ‘Adobe’ experiences and volunteer work.

2. Visit the Internal Mobility page on Inside Adobe to learn more about the process and set up a job alert for roles you’re interested in.

3. Check out these tips to help you prep for interviews.

4. If you are applying for a role outside of your current country, ensure you review the International Resources for Relocating Employees on Inside Adobe, including the impacts to your Benefits, AIP, Equity & Payroll .

Once you apply for a role via Workday, the Talent Team will reach out to you within 2 weeks. If you move into the official interview process with the hiring team, make sure you inform your manager so they can champion your career growth.

At Adobe, you will be immersed in an exceptional work environment that is recognized around the world. You will also be surrounded by colleagues who are committed to helping each other grow through our unique Check-In approach where ongoing feedback flows freely. If you’re looking to make an impact, Adobe's the place for you. Discover what our employees are saying about their career experiences on the Adobe Life blog and explore the meaningful benefits we offer.

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