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Senior UI Software Engineer

Adobe
San Jose, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 12 Mar 2026
💰 $257,550/yr($139,000/yr$257,550/yr)

About the role

What you'll Do

  • Architect and deliver highly-performant, scalable UI systems that support mass-market, technology-based applications.
  • Develop component-based architectures using React, TypeScript, and Adobe build system patterns such as React Spectrum.
  • Build reusable, extensible UI components and frameworks that support rapid iteration across multiple GenAI surfaces.
  • Drive cross-functional UI/UX alignment through collaboration with development, product, and platform architects.
  • Integrate complex RESTful APIs (and emerging GraphQL endpoints) into elegant, resilient front-end interfaces.
  • Collaborate with backend teams to define, validate, and improve API contracts that support real-time and scale-critical GenAI use cases.
  • Own large-scale implementation plans, ensuring high-quality, maintainable TypeScript code.
  • Implement modern testing strategies including unit, integration, and E2E testing (e.g., Jest, Playwright, Cypress).
  • Mentor junior and mid-level engineers; raise the technical bar through guidelines and code quality leadership.
  • Influence architectural decisions and contribute significantly to build proposals, standards, and long-term UI strategy.
  • Lead cross-team technical discussions, serve as a role model for collaboration, inclusion, and engineering excellence.

What you need to succeed

  • 5 - 7+ years of professional experience developing sophisticated, high-performance web applications.
  • Expert-level proficiency with React, TypeScript, JavaScript, and modern front-end architecture.
  • Strong understanding of RESTful APIs, JSON integration patterns, and multi-endpoint data.
  • Familiarity with building systems (React Spectrum or equivalent), state management tools, and component library development.
  • Strong communication skills and ability to drive alignment across engineering, build, and product partners.
  • Experience with GraphQL, API schema design, or backend collaboration patterns.
  • Knowledge of cloud deployment strategies, CI/CD pipelines, web performance tooling, and large-scale system optimization.
  • Familiarity with AI/ML concepts, UX patterns shaped by AI technology, or applied AI in interactive experiences.

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

At 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.

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