Senior Site Reliability Engineer

The OpportunityWe are seeking a Senior SRE (Site Reliability Engineer) to help compose, build, and operate highly scalable, secure, and resilient cloud platforms. We are redefining this role to focus on product and platform engineering. This position is a core builder role within the Developer Platform organization. It is responsible for crafting and evolving cloud platforms as internal products with clear customers, roadmaps, and outcomes.The ideal candidate thinks like a product engineer first: crafting scalable, secure, and reliable platforms that empower thousands of engineers to move faster with less operational burden. Reliability, security, and operability are built into the platform, not bolted on. This role is critical to preparing the organization for the next generation of cloud-native and AI-enabled platforms.What You'll DoCloud Platform EngineeringOwn platform capabilities end-to-end: architecture, APIs, operability, lifecycle management, and developer experience.Translate reliability, scalability, and security requirements into reusable platform primitives and services.Drive platform adoption by making the "right path" the easiest path for product teams.ReliabilityDefine reliability, availability, and performance targets as outstanding product requirements.Build standardized reliability patterns (golden paths, reference architectures, guardrails) that product teams inherit by default.Build for failure through multi-region architectures, graceful degradation, and automated recovery.Automation & Platform EnablementBuild self-service workflows, tooling, and APIs that abstract infrastructure complexity away from application teams.Apply Infrastructure as Code and policy-as-code to guarantee consistency, safety, and scalability.Integrate CI/CD, provisioning, and operational workflows into a cohesive developer experience.Security & ComplianceEmbed secure-by-design principles into infrastructure architecture and delivery.Implement secure networking, encryption, secret management, and access controls.Partner with security teams to maintain compliance with enterprise and regulatory standards.Proactively reduce risk through architecture reviews and security hardening.AI-Enabled PlatformsContribute to platform capabilities that leverage AI for operational intelligence and automation.Develop scalable foundations that support the gradual addition of diagnostics, remediation, and insights based on intelligent systems into the platform.Cross-Team Leadership & InfluenceWork closely with product engineering teams to understand difficulties and evolve platform capabilities accordingly.Act as a technical leader and advisor on cloud-native build, reliability, and platform usage.Produce high-quality build documents and reference implementations that scale knowledge across the organization.What You Need to SucceedBachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.10+ years of experience in platform engineering, cloud infrastructure, SRE, or large-scale distributed systems.Strong experience crafting and operating AWS-based platforms.Deep understanding of Kubernetes, container platforms, and cloud-native architectures.Proven ability to build systems with reliability, security, and operability as core development constraints.Strong programming skills (Python, Go, Java, or similar).Practical experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform or equivalent).Experience building shared platforms or internal products consumed by multiple teams.Ability to think in terms of systems, tradeoffs, and long-term platform evolution rather than short-term fixes.About AdobeAdobe empowers everyone to create through innovative platforms and tools that unleash creativity, productivity and personalized customer experiences. Adobe's industry-leading offerings include Adobe Acrobat Studio, Adobe Express, Adobe Firefly, Creative Cloud, Adobe Experience Platform, Adobe Experience Manager, and GenStudio.Adobe has 30,000+ employees worldwide and is focused on hiring the best and creating a culture where all employees can make an impact. At Adobe, great ideas can come from anywhere in the organization.Equal Employment OpportunityAdobe 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.Accessibility & AI in HiringAdobe 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.Note on Hiring ProcessAI 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.#J-18808-Ljbffr