Senior Software Engineer
US$159,000 – US$301,500 / yr base salary
Posted 27 Aug 2026
Advertised as “Sr. Software Engineer - 3D Workflows”
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- Management level
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- Full-time
| Base salary | US$159,000 – US$301,500 / yr |
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Field of studyComputer Engineering, Computer Science (or related)
Study levelBachelor's
The Opportunity
Adobe's 3D & Immersive organization is looking for a Full Stack Software Engineer with 3D pipeline experience to lead our 3D Workflows Team! You will help plan, invent, develop, and test software to support enterprise customers in using 3D digital twin assets for web and ecommerce.
What you'll Do
- Help build, implement, and deploy 3D-centric web interfaces, pipelines, and APIs used by our customers and other teams within Adobe.
- Develop 3D pipelines to build scalable 3D asset workflows. These workflows enable enterprise customers to compose, transform, review, render, and deliver high-quality digital twin content for ecommerce and web experiences.
- Work with USD scene structures, materials, lighting setups, cameras, references, and variants to support interoperable 3D workflows across Adobe tools.
- Build highly durable distributed web services and systems deployed on Kubernetes and the best tools provided by AWS and Microsoft Azure, incorporating extensive monitoring.
- Join our multi-functional team of Frontend, Backend, and DevOps engineers based in the San Jose Area.
- Learn and grow from our experienced and inclusive team.
What you need to succeed
- A bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in computer science, computer engineering, or a similar specialty.
- Experience with building and supporting web services at scale.
- Experience with 3D graphics production at scale, including photorealistic VFX production.
- Experience with asset interchange formats and rendering workflows including USD/OpenUSD, GLB/glTF, FBX, OpenPBR, Substance Materials, and related DCCs.
- Familiarity with OpenUSD scene graph concepts such as composition arcs, references, variants, shading/material networks, lighting, rendering, and camera setup, along with USD scripting.
- Familiarity with Agentic based workflows.
- A passion for learning and contributing to all aspects of the system: user interface, APIs, persistence, and distributed systems.
- Programming experience with TypeScript/Node.js, Go, Python, and/or C++, React, Svelte.
- A desire to collaborate and communicate your technical ideas with the team.
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.