Data Engineer - Last Mile & Application Layer (Tron Analytics Platform)
Adobe
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San Jose, CA
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Posted March 13, 2026
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Responsibilities
- Work closely with business collaborators and data engineering teams to understand requirements and onboarding needs.
- Then, translate these into reliable, scalable integrations on Tron and supporting BI tools.
- Compose, build, and maintain last-mile data pipelines that ingest, transform, and deliver data from various systems into the Tron ecosystem.
- Ensure the pipelines provide high quality, low latency, and resilience.
- Architect and implement the application metadata layer that connects underlying data models to the UI, crafting a clean, maintainable bridge that makes Tron intuitive for end users.
- Partner with the core development team to debug production issues, QA/test new platform features, and validate data and application components end-to-end.
- Serve as a trusted technical partner to collaborators and platform users, tackling analytics-related questions and proactively supporting evolving business needs.
Commitments
This is a hands-on role with real ownership—your work will directly build how fast and reliably our teams get trusted data to make decisions.
The use of AI or recording tools during live interviews is not permitted unless explicitly invited by the interviewer or approved in advance as part of a reasonable accommodation.
State-Specific Notices:
California:
Fair Chance Ordinances
Adobe will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment in accordance with state and local laws and “fair chance” ordinances.
Colorado:
Application Window Notice
If this role is open to hiring in Colorado (as listed on the job posting), the application window will remain open until at least the date and time stated above in Pacific Time, in compliance with Colorado pay transparency regulations.
If this role does not have Colorado listed as a hiring location, no specific application window applies, and the posting may close at any time based on hiring needs.
Massachusetts:
Massachusetts Legal Notice
It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment.
An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.
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Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Engineering, or a closely related technical field.
- 5+ years of deep SQL expertise, performance tuning, and building solutions across multiple database platforms.
- Strong hands-on comfort in Unix/Shell environments, combined with experience in Spark and Python for data processing and pipeline logic.
- 5+ years working directly in major cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, or GCP).
- Practical working experience with Git for version control, JIRA for task tracking, and modern IDEs for efficient development.
- Background collaborating across distributed/global teams.
Preferred Skills
- Experience building or extending internal analytics/BI platforms.
- Familiarity with data observability tools or implementing custom monitoring/tracing.
- Exposure to infrastructure-as-code or CI/CD for data pipelines.
- Background collaborating across distributed/global teams.
- This is a hands-on role with real ownership—your work will directly build how fast and reliably our teams get trusted data to make decisions.
- If you're passionate about closing the gap between raw data sources and business impact, we'd love to talk.
- Ready to help power the next level of analytics at Adobe?
Education
- (Not required) – Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Engineering, or a closely related technical field.
Are you passionate about delivering flawless data solutions that drive business impact? We are seeking a dedicated Data Engineer to join our team in San Jose, CA! At Adobe, you will play a pivotal role in our ambitious projects, ensuring our data pipelines and application layers are world-class.
What you'll do day-to-day
Work closely with business collaborators and data engineering teams to understand requirements and onboarding needs. Then, translate these into reliable, scalable integrations on Tron and supporting BI tools.
Compose, build, and maintain last-mile data pipelines that ingest, transform, and deliver data from various systems into the Tron ecosystem. Ensure the pipelines provide high quality, low latency, and resilience.
Architect and implement the application metadata layer that connects underlying data models to the UI, crafting a clean, maintainable bridge that makes Tron intuitive for end users.
Partner with the core development team to debug production issues, QA/test new platform features, and validate data and application components end-to-end.
Serve as a trusted technical partner to collaborators and platform users, tackling analytics-related questions and proactively supporting evolving business needs.
What you'll bring
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Engineering, or a closely related technical field.
5+ years of deep SQL expertise, performance tuning, and building solutions across multiple database platforms.
Strong hands-on comfort in Unix/Shell environments, combined with experience in Spark and Python for data processing and pipeline logic.
5+ years working directly in major cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, or GCP).
Practical working experience with Git for version control, JIRA for task tracking, and modern IDEs for efficient development.
Nice-to-haves that would make you stand out
Experience building or extending internal analytics/BI platforms.
Familiarity with data observability tools or implementing custom monitoring/tracing.
Exposure to infrastructure-as-code or CI/CD for data pipelines.
Background collaborating across distributed/global teams.
This is a hands-on role with real ownership—your work will directly build how fast and reliably our teams get trusted data to make decisions. If you're passionate about closing the gap between raw data sources and business impact, we'd love to talk. Ready to help power the next level of analytics at Adobe? Let's build something great!
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.
Adobe aims to make our Careers website and recruiting process accessible to any and all users. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation to navigate our website or complete the application process, email accommodations@adobe.com or call +1 408-536-3015.
AI Use Guidelines for Interviews:
Our interviews are designed to reflect your own skills and thinking. The use of AI or recording tools during live interviews is not permitted unless explicitly invited by the interviewer or approved in advance as part of a reasonable accommodation. If these tools are used inappropriately or in a way that misrepresents your work, your application may not move forward in the process.
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.
Adobe aims to make our Careers website and recruiting process accessible to any and all users. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation to navigate our website or complete the application process, email accommodations@adobe.com or call +1 408-536-3015.
AI Use Guidelines for Interviews:
Our interviews are designed to reflect your own skills and thinking. The use of AI or recording tools during live interviews is not permitted unless explicitly invited by the interviewer or approved in advance as part of a reasonable accommodation. If these tools are used inappropriately or in a way that misrepresents your work, your application may not move forward in the process.
At Adobe, we empower employees to innovate with AI — and we look for candidates eager to do the same. As part of the hiring experience, we provide clear guidance on where AI is encouraged during the process and where it’s restricted during live interviews. See how we think about AI in the hiring experience.
Expected Pay Range:
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several U.S. geographic markets, and we pay differently based on those defined markets. The U.S. pay range for this position is $133,100 -- $236,400 annually. Pay within this range varies by work location and may also depend on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for the job location during the hiring process.
In California, the pay range for this position is $163,200 - $236,400
At Adobe, for sales roles starting salaries are expressed as total target compensation (TTC = base + commission), and short-term incentives are in the form of sales commission plans. Non-sales roles starting salaries are expressed as base salary and short-term incentives are in the form of the Annual Incentive Plan (AIP).
In addition, certain roles may be eligible for long-term incentives in the form of a new hire equity award.
State-Specific Notices:
California:
Fair Chance Ordinances
Adobe will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment in accordance with state and local laws and “fair chance” ordinances.
Colorado:
Application Window Notice
If this role is open to hiring in Colorado (as listed on the job posting), the application window will remain open until at least the date and time stated above in Pacific Time, in compliance with Colorado pay transparency regulations. If this role does not have Colorado listed as a hiring location, no specific application window applies, and the posting may close at any time based on hiring needs.
Massachusetts:
Massachusetts Legal Notice
It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.
What you'll do day-to-day
Work closely with business collaborators and data engineering teams to understand requirements and onboarding needs. Then, translate these into reliable, scalable integrations on Tron and supporting BI tools.
Compose, build, and maintain last-mile data pipelines that ingest, transform, and deliver data from various systems into the Tron ecosystem. Ensure the pipelines provide high quality, low latency, and resilience.
Architect and implement the application metadata layer that connects underlying data models to the UI, crafting a clean, maintainable bridge that makes Tron intuitive for end users.
Partner with the core development team to debug production issues, QA/test new platform features, and validate data and application components end-to-end.
Serve as a trusted technical partner to collaborators and platform users, tackling analytics-related questions and proactively supporting evolving business needs.
What you'll bring
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Engineering, or a closely related technical field.
5+ years of deep SQL expertise, performance tuning, and building solutions across multiple database platforms.
Strong hands-on comfort in Unix/Shell environments, combined with experience in Spark and Python for data processing and pipeline logic.
5+ years working directly in major cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, or GCP).
Practical working experience with Git for version control, JIRA for task tracking, and modern IDEs for efficient development.
Nice-to-haves that would make you stand out
Experience building or extending internal analytics/BI platforms.
Familiarity with data observability tools or implementing custom monitoring/tracing.
Exposure to infrastructure-as-code or CI/CD for data pipelines.
Background collaborating across distributed/global teams.
This is a hands-on role with real ownership—your work will directly build how fast and reliably our teams get trusted data to make decisions. If you're passionate about closing the gap between raw data sources and business impact, we'd love to talk. Ready to help power the next level of analytics at Adobe? Let's build something great!
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.
Adobe aims to make our Careers website and recruiting process accessible to any and all users. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation to navigate our website or complete the application process, email accommodations@adobe.com or call +1 408-536-3015.
AI Use Guidelines for Interviews:
Our interviews are designed to reflect your own skills and thinking. The use of AI or recording tools during live interviews is not permitted unless explicitly invited by the interviewer or approved in advance as part of a reasonable accommodation. If these tools are used inappropriately or in a way that misrepresents your work, your application may not move forward in the process.
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.
Adobe aims to make our Careers website and recruiting process accessible to any and all users. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation to navigate our website or complete the application process, email accommodations@adobe.com or call +1 408-536-3015.
AI Use Guidelines for Interviews:
Our interviews are designed to reflect your own skills and thinking. The use of AI or recording tools during live interviews is not permitted unless explicitly invited by the interviewer or approved in advance as part of a reasonable accommodation. If these tools are used inappropriately or in a way that misrepresents your work, your application may not move forward in the process.
At Adobe, we empower employees to innovate with AI — and we look for candidates eager to do the same. As part of the hiring experience, we provide clear guidance on where AI is encouraged during the process and where it’s restricted during live interviews. See how we think about AI in the hiring experience.
Expected Pay Range:
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several U.S. geographic markets, and we pay differently based on those defined markets. The U.S. pay range for this position is $133,100 -- $236,400 annually. Pay within this range varies by work location and may also depend on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for the job location during the hiring process.
In California, the pay range for this position is $163,200 - $236,400
At Adobe, for sales roles starting salaries are expressed as total target compensation (TTC = base + commission), and short-term incentives are in the form of sales commission plans. Non-sales roles starting salaries are expressed as base salary and short-term incentives are in the form of the Annual Incentive Plan (AIP).
In addition, certain roles may be eligible for long-term incentives in the form of a new hire equity award.
State-Specific Notices:
California:
Fair Chance Ordinances
Adobe will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment in accordance with state and local laws and “fair chance” ordinances.
Colorado:
Application Window Notice
If this role is open to hiring in Colorado (as listed on the job posting), the application window will remain open until at least the date and time stated above in Pacific Time, in compliance with Colorado pay transparency regulations. If this role does not have Colorado listed as a hiring location, no specific application window applies, and the posting may close at any time based on hiring needs.
Massachusetts:
Massachusetts Legal Notice
It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.