As a Software Development Engineer at Adobe, you will be part of the Digital Video Audio (DVA) group, responsible for developing features for Premiere Pro, core color algorithms, and imaging or video processing algorithms. You will work collaboratively with a global team of engineers to create shared software components and maintain product features with responsibility for the full product development cycle.
Adobe is a multinational software company that has been changing the world through digital experiences. The company empowers people to create exceptional digital experiences and transform how companies interact with customers across every screen. With a strong commitment to diversity and inclusion, Adobe strives to create exceptional employee experiences where everyone is respected and has access to equal opportunity.
Why required: C++ is required for developing optimized and performant code, and for maintaining development standards related to performance, robustness, and scalability.
How recruiters evaluate: The recruiter will evaluate your proficiency in C++ and your ability to write optimized and performant code.
Why required: Data structures and algorithms are required for developing features for Premiere Pro and for solving hard problems faced by customers.
How recruiters evaluate: The recruiter will evaluate your understanding of data structures and algorithms and your ability to apply them to solve complex problems.
Why required: AI-assisted development tools are required for writing, testing, and iterating on code within established standards.
How recruiters evaluate: The recruiter will evaluate your experience with AI-assisted development tools and your ability to use them to improve code quality.
Why required: End to end debugging and profiling multi-threaded applications are required for maintaining development standards related to performance, robustness, and scalability.
How recruiters evaluate: The recruiter will evaluate your ability to debug and profile multi-threaded applications and your understanding of performance optimization techniques.
Why required: Video processing is required for developing features for Premiere Pro and for solving hard problems faced by customers.
How recruiters evaluate: The recruiter will evaluate your experience with video processing and your ability to apply it to solve complex problems.
Freshers with a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science and proficient in C++, data structures, and algorithms can apply.
Experienced professionals with a strong background in software development and experience with AI-assisted development tools can apply.
Graduates with a degree in Computer Science and a strong understanding of data structures and algorithms can apply.
B.Tech graduates with a degree in Computer Science and a strong understanding of data structures and algorithms can apply.
MCA graduates with a degree in Computer Science and a strong understanding of data structures and algorithms can apply.
Diploma holders with a degree in Computer Science and a strong understanding of data structures and algorithms can apply.
The average salary for a Software Development Engineer in India is ₹1,200,000 - ₹2,500,000 per annum.
Freshers can expect a salary range of ₹800,000 - ₹1,200,000 per annum.
Experienced professionals can expect a salary range of ₹1,500,000 - ₹3,000,000 per annum.
Salaries can vary based on location, experience, and performance. Adobe is known to offer competitive salaries and benefits.
With experience and performance, you can move to a senior role and lead teams or work on complex projects.
As a technical lead, you will be responsible for guiding teams and making technical decisions.
With experience and leadership skills, you can move to an engineering manager role and oversee multiple teams and projects.
Develop strong technical skills in C++.
Improve understanding of data structures and algorithms.
Learn about AI-assisted development tools and how to use them.
To succeed in this role, focus on developing strong technical skills in C++, data structures, and algorithms. Stay up-to-date with the latest developments in software engineering and AI-assisted development tools. Showcase your experience and skills through relevant projects or contributions to open-source software.
The text below is preserved from the employer's listing for verification. CampusToCareer editorial content above is the primary guide for preparing your application.
Software Development Engineer
Job IdR170273Posted Date 07/09/2026
Job available in 2 locations
Bangalore, Karnātaka, India Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
Job associated with 2 categories
DesignEngineering and Product
Business Unit: Creative Cloud
Location: Noida, India
Our company Changing the world through digital experiences is what Adobe’s all about. We give everyone—from emerging artists to global brands—everything they need to design and deliver exceptional digital experiences. We’re passionate about empowering people to create appealing and powerful images, videos, and apps, and transform how companies interact with customers across every screen. We’re on a mission to hire the very best and are committed to creating exceptional employee experiences where everyone is respected and has access to equal opportunity. We realize that new ideas can come from everywhere in the organization, and we know the next big idea could be yours.
Job Description
Digital Video Audio (DVA) group’s portfolio consists of world class products across desktop, mobile and cloud catering to professional customers. Some of the products and services that the team develops includes Adobe Premiere Rush, Adobe Premiere Pro etc. As part of the team you will be responsible for one or more of the following:
Developing features for Premiere Pro.
Developing core color algorithm supporting Adobe Premiere Pro.
Developing imaging or video processing algorithms that can solve some of the hard problems faced by our customers.
What you’ll do
As an Individual contributor, develop new framework/features, maintain product features with responsibility for the full product development cycle from early specs, prototypes to implementation to release and maintenance.
Conceptualization of product design, estimation, risk analysis, development and debugging.
Space-time performance optimization, usability and stability improvements.
Monitor/debug highly available and high traffic systems that run 24x7 with minimal downtime, load balancing, failure detection and fail over options.
Comfort using AI-assisted development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot) to write, test, and iterate on code within established standards.
Work collaboratively with a global team of engineers to create shared software components to enable a new generation of mobile video and audio creation applications.
What you need to succeed
Bachelor’s/Master’s Degree in Computer Science
Proficient in C++, data structures and algorithms.
Experience writing optimized and performant code in c++ and proficient in end to end debugging and profiling multi-threaded applications
Able to maintain development standards, especially related to performance, robustness, and scalability
Problem-solving skills, with experience in defining and understanding complex system architectures and design patterns
Experience building features using AI tools.
Possess excellent communication skills to be able to articulate deep technical decisions
Ability to work proactively and independently with minimal supervision
Experience in video processing domain will be preferred
Adobe’s Digital Media Business Unit Adobe’s Digital Media Business Unit focuses on advancing state of the art content and driving digital transformation of industries. It provides tools and services that enable individuals, small businesses, and enterprises to create, publish, promote, manage and monetize their content anywhere through the Adobe Creative Cloud and Document Cloud. Adobe’s creative and document solutions are used by designers, photographers, filmmakers, content publishers, storytellers, UX designers, knowledge workers, consumers and more. Through our connected apps and services, customers have all the tools and assets they need to create and manage content across desktop and mobile devices. Take a peek into Adobe life in this video.
