Adobe Media and Data Science Research (MDSR) Laboratory
Hamburg, Germany
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Several years of professional software engineering experience
Strong programming skills in java
Clear direct communication in german and english
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Adobe is seeking a Cloud Backend Engineer for its Media and Data Science Research Laboratory in Hamburg, Germany. The role focuses on developing backend systems for Adobe's creative products, requiring strong programming skills and a collaborative mindset.
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Job Summary
The team owns the backend platform for live collaboration, asynchronous eventing, and large-scale file storage powering products like Photoshop and Firefly.
Engineers are expected to solve concrete problems around latency, throughput, and data durability while owning systems end-to-end from design to production.
The role offers ownership of critical services with a culture that values honest code reviews, data-driven postmortems, and rigorous technical discussions.
Matching Summary
Match Score: 75
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Adobe is seeking a Cloud Backend Engineer for its Media and Data Science Research Laboratory in Hamburg, Germany. The role focuses on developing backend systems for Adobe's creative products, requiring strong programming skills and a collaborative mindset.
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Skills & Requirements
Must-have
Several years of professional software engineering experience
Strong programming skills in Java
Clear direct communication in German and English
Nice-to-have
Working knowledge of distributed systems and RESTful APIs
Hands-on experience with Spring and NoSQL databases
Familiarity with observability tooling like Splunk or Grafana
Experimenting with AI-assisted development workflows
Key Requirements
Track record of owning non-trivial systems in production
Curiosity to dig into unfamiliar systems until root cause is found
Comfortable giving and taking direct feedback as a team player