Adobe · 13 hours ago
Lead Data Engineer
San Jose, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff
$133K/yr - $236K/yr
11+ years expAdobe is a company dedicated to changing the world through digital experiences, empowering individuals and brands to create exceptional digital content. The Lead Data Engineer will apply deep data engineering expertise to build and scale Adobe's personalization platform, owning the end-to-end data pipelines and collaborating with various teams to deliver scalable data solutions.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)ConsultingEnterprise SoftwareGraphic DesignImage RecognitionPhoto EditingSaaSSoftwareUX DesignWeb Design
Responsibilities
Design and lead large-scale, secure, and reliable cloud data platforms
Own end-to-end data pipelines, including ingestion, transformation, governance, and consumption
Enable analytics, personalization, and activation using Adobe ecosystem tools (AEP, AJO, CJA)
Build and support production ML and GenAI data pipelines
Establish best practices for performance, cost efficiency, reliability, and observability
Partner across teams to translate business needs into scalable data solutions
Mentor engineers and influence technical direction across organizations
Qualification
Required
Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience
11+ years of progressive experience in data engineering, including ownership of critical data systems
7+ years of deep expertise in distributed data processing (e.g., Spark, Hadoop, Hive)
5+ years of experience in cloud-native data platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP, Databricks)
Strong experience with batch and streaming architectures (Kafka/Kinesis)
Expert-level SQL and data modeling skills
Experience with CI/CD, orchestration, and production data systems (Airflow), monitoring, and incident management
Strong collaboration and communication skills
Preferred
Prior experience defining data platform strategy for large organizations
Experience with enterprise data governance and cataloging tools (e.g., Collibra, Alation)
Familiarity with Adobe Experience Platform and customer data platforms
Experience with LLMs or GenAI-enabled data workflows
Open-source contributions
Benefits
Annual Incentive Plan (AIP)
Long-term incentives in the form of a new hire equity award
Company
Adobe
Adobe is a software company that provides its users with digital marketing and media solutions.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
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$2.5MKey Investors
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1986-08-20IPO
1984-10-01Series Unknown· $2.5M
Leadership Team
Shantanu Narayen
CEO
Dan Durn
Chief Financial Officer
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