2014-04-05

## Description

Adobe is changing the world through digital experiences. Our digital media and digital marketing solutions empower businesses to make, manage, measure, and monetize content. We are aggressively innovating to enrich content creation and to reinvent how companies interact with their customers across every digital channel. Just look around you, our impact can be seen on virtually every screen, from TV and movies to digital magazines, to websites and mobile devices.

There’s never been a better time to join Adobe. We are looking for exceptional talent who are ready to make an impact.

**Position Summary**

Acrobat.com is a rich set of cloud applications including free and paid services for the web, mobile and desktop. Our subscription base is growing rapidly and we are continuously rolling out new features and services. Each of our teams is small, agile and has a lot of autonomy. Each of our teams can expect to work at all layers of the stack though some specialize based on organizational need. The ideal candidate will have an entrepreneurial spirit, but be well grounded in the discipline of shipping production code. There will be substantial opportunities to contribute to new product/service concepts, including Lean Startup experiments as well as other in-house initiatives.

Our server applications are written in Python, some in Django, others in lighter weight frameworks. For the web UI, we use a single-page architecture using HTML5, jQuery, backbone, underscore, require.js. Clients/server communications are always RESTful. All of our deployments are on AWS and highly automated. Gathering and analyzing data is very important in our business and we hope you like that sort of thing. As a manager here, you will be leading one or more agile teams. We expect our teams to be self-organizing, and self-starting. The managers’ role is to plan for the future, work on improving our skills and efficiency, and to provide coaching and support for individual team members.

**Requirements**

* 7 to 10 years experience building complex applications or services
* Experience managing in an agile environment
* Great interpersonal, verbal and writing skills
* Skilled in the art of writing and reviewing specifications
* Strong commitment to the discipline of automated testing
* Facility with working with distributed teams to coordinate their work
* Good understanding of what it takes to build a service at web scale
* Commitment to building great software with passion, intensity, and fun

Experience in any of the following areas would be a major plus

* Lean Startup methodologies
* Data Analytics / Business Intelligence
* HTML5/Javascript/CSS
* AJAX
* REST
* Python
* Django, or similar frameworks
* Agile methodologies

At Adobe, you will be immersed in an exceptional work environment that is recognized throughout the world on Best Companies lists. You will also be surrounded by colleagues who are committed to helping each other grow through our unique _Check-In_ approach where ongoing feedback flows freely.

If you’re looking to grow your career, Adobe’s the place for you. Discover what our employees are saying about their career experiences through the _Adobe Life magazine_.

Adobe is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome and encourage diversity in the workplace regardless of race, gender, disability or veteran status.

**About Adobe United States**

Adobe has over 5,900 employees in the U.S. and is headquartered in San Jose, California, with other office locations nationwide.

## Qualifications

*Job:* Development

*Primary Location:* Americas-USE-Boston

*Schedule:* Full-time

*Req ID:* 28502

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