About the Role
Join Firefly as a Senior Software Engineer specializing in Build and Release Automation. Our CI/CD team plays a pivotal role in enhancing developer productivity across the organization and accelerating the delivery of innovative tools to our customers. This role offers a unique opportunity to drive cloud-native development, scalable CI automation, and pipeline orchestration at enterprise scale.
We are automation enthusiasts and tooling experts dedicated to building reliable, efficient, and developer-centric delivery pipelines that redefine the developer experience.
Key Responsibilities
- Architect scalable pipeline orchestration solutions that ensure reliability, usability, and efficiency across diverse engineering teams.
- Design and implement cloud-native automation solutions to streamline build and release processes.
- Develop, maintain, and operate CI automation pipelines for rapid, secure, and reliable software delivery.
- Build multi-environment CI/CD pipelines supporting pull request previews, staging, internal, and production environments.
- Enable robust pipeline authoring capabilities and self-service tooling that empower developers to own their workflows.
- Integrate CI/CD pipelines with enterprise services such as GitHub Enterprise, Artifactory, Vault, and Adobe internal developer platforms.
- Research and experiment with emerging tools and technologies, staying ahead of industry trends in build and release engineering.
- Ensure security, compliance, and operational standards are embedded into all automation solutions.
- Collaborate closely with engineering teams to design, build, and evolve robust automation systems.
- Support software compilation, testing, and releases across macOS, Windows, and Linux pipelines.
- Understand and resolve complex pipeline, build, and production system issues.
- Build and maintain clear, high-quality documentation for automation processes and tooling.
What You’ll Bring
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
- 8+ years of experience in large-scale software development environments.
- 3+ years of experience designing or contributing to the architecture of large, high-scale systems.
- Strong object-oriented programming skills with 3+ years of experience in Go, Python, or Java for building automation frameworks and tools.
- 3+ years of experience with development practices that emphasize testing, quality, and reliability, along with hands-on experience with CI/CD systems such as GitHub Actions or Jenkins.
- Strong debugging and problem-solving skills, with the ability to quickly identify and resolve pipeline and infrastructure issues.
- Solid understanding of Linux systems and build environments.
- Attention to detail, strong learning agility, and a passion for improving systems through automation.
- Excellent collaboration skills and the ability to work effectively with partners and customers in agile environments.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience shipping large-scale systems with multiple dependencies across teams.
- Hands-on experience with AWS infrastructure automation in cloud-native environments.
- Experience operating CI/CD systems in large, cloud-based production environments.
- Familiarity with Docker/Kubernetes, cloud runners, and distributed build/test environments.
- A strong bias toward solving problems through technology and automation rather than process alone.
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.
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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.
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California:
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Colorado:
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Massachusetts:
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