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# Principal Architect at Adobe

Compensation · Listed in posting

$190,200 – $360,500/yr

**Setup**
: Hybrid

**Location**
: San Jose, California

**Type**
: Full-time

**Level**
: staff+

**Posted**
: Sep 18, 2026

## Description

Adobe is hiring a Principal Architect to drive the architectural evolution of its Enterprise Customer Experience platform and applications, with a focus on large-scale data management, distributed systems, microservices, APIs, platform engineering, and Agentic AI solutions. The role partners with engineering, product, and business leaders; leads architecture strategy, reviews, standards, and executive discussions; and mentors senior engineers and architects. It is based in San Jose, California, with a hybrid arrangement requiring at least three days in the office, and offers an ongoing application window.

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