Senior Software Development Engineer

Adobe Systems
San Jose
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 139,000 - 257,550 annuallyFunction: Solutions Engineering & Sales EngineeringExperience: 4+ yearsSkills: []

Design and operate cloud-native networking platforms that power large-scale infrastructure, building custom Kubernetes-native network control planes and integrating with Envoy via xDS to dynamically program data planes. Develop Kubernetes networking capabilities (CNI, network policy, service routing, load balancing, DNS), operate Cilium, and extend proxy capabilities with L4/L7 features. Work across AWS and Azure while improving observability, reliability, and incident response at scale.

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Senior Software Development Engineer

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Job Summary

Design and operate cloud-native networking platforms that power large-scale infrastructure, building custom Kubernetes-native network control planes and integrating with Envoy via xDS to dynamically program data planes. Develop Kubernetes networking capabilities (CNI, network policy, service routing, load balancing, DNS), operate Cilium, and extend proxy capabilities with L4/L7 features. Work across AWS and Azure while improving observability, reliability, and incident response at scale.
Location: San Jose
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Solutions Engineering & Sales Engineering
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Design, develop, and operate custom Kubernetes-native networking control planes that translate declarative intent into dynamically programmed data planes.
  • •Program Envoy using xDS (LDS, RDS, CDS, EDS) to configure listeners, routes, clusters, endpoints, and traffic policies.
  • •Design and operate Kubernetes networking capabilities including CNI, network policy, service routing, load balancing, and DNS.
  • •Deploy and optimize Cilium-based Kubernetes networking, including network policy and observability.
  • •Participate in on-call rotation and reliability work (architecture reviews, incident response, root-cause analysis, production readiness).

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 139,000 - 257,550 annually

Key Requirements

  • •4+ years developing production software for infrastructure platforms, networking systems, or distributed systems.
  • •Strong proficiency in Go and experience with at least one of Python or Rust.
  • •Experience building/extending networking control planes similar to Istio, Contour, or Envoy/xDS-based platforms.
  • •Strong Kubernetes networking knowledge (CNI, services, NetworkPolicy, ingress, Gateway API, DNS/service discovery, load balancing, pod networking).
  • •Knowledge of TCP/IP, UDP, DNS, HTTP/1.1-HTTP/3, gRPC, TLS/mTLS, NAT, routing, and load balancing.
Experience:4+ yearsCloud-nativeKubernetesDistributed systems
Tech Stack:KubernetesCiliumEBPFEnvoy ProxyContourService meshAWSAzureGoPythonRustIstioEnvoy GatewayGateway APINGINXHAProxyXDSLDSRDSCDS

Company Brief

Adobe Systems
Provides creative, marketing, and document management software and cloud services, including Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat, and the Adobe Experience Cloud, serving creative professionals, enterprises, and governments worldwide.
Industry: SaaS
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: San Jose, United States
Founded: 1982
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