Software Development Engineer 4

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Job Description –Build and Release Automation Engineer

The Challenge

Adobe Photoshop team is looking for an expert Software development engineer to join our build and release team. This role will focus on building efficient, automated systems and tools that empower our Android developers to deliver high-quality software faster and with greater reliability. You will work closely with mobile engineers, QE and release program managers to improve release workflows, simplify processes, and build an exceptional developer experience through automation, streamlined tooling, and optimized build systems.

Key Responsibilities:

• Automate Build and Release Processes for Android applications: Design and implement automation solutions to ensure rapid, reliable, and consistent build processes, prioritizing simplicity and developer-friendly experiences.
• Author CI/CD pipelines: Champion developer productivity by creating streamlined build, release, and deployment workflows, using GitHub Actions to support robust CI/CD pipelines for Android projects.
• Custom Tooling and Scripting: Use Python and Go to develop custom tooling, automate repetitive tasks, and create scalable solutions that reduce developer friction and speed up delivery.
• Infrastructure as Code: Manage infrastructure on AWS with Terraform and Ansible, ensuring environments are easily reproducible, scalable, and optimized for Android build requirements.
• Security and Integrity of Artifacts: Secure the supply chain and handle binary signing processes to ensure application artifacts are tamper-proof and ready for deployment.
• Gradle Optimization: Configure and optimize Gradle for better dependency management, caching, and build performance, enabling fast, efficient local builds and reliable CI builds.
• Monitoring and Metrics for CI/CD: Develop and implement monitoring solutions, collecting metrics to provide insights into build times, failure rates, and other KPIs that affect developer productivity.
• Documentation: Create and maintain high-quality documentation to ensure team members can easily adopt new processes and tools.

Required Skills and Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 8+ years of experience as a Build and Release Engineer, focused on Android applications and developer productivity.
• Expertise in GitHub Actions for CI/CD, with a strong understanding of workflows, job dependencies, secrets management, and custom actions.
• Proven expertise with Android mobile app release management standard methodologies and deploying to Google Play store.
• Strong Proficiency in Python and Go for authoring pipelines, developing tools, and automation.
• Proven understanding of Data Structure and Algorithms. Passionate about solving sophisticated problems and ready to explore new grounds in technology and user experience.
• Good AWS knowledge and experience with Terraform and Ansible for handling 'Infrastructure-as-code'.
• Binary signing and security experience for handling keys, certificates, and signing binaries for Android applications and securing the supply chain.
• Gradle expertise for configuring, optimizing, and fixing Android build scripts to enhance efficiency and reliability.
• Familiarity with Android SDK, Java/Kotlin, and build lifecycle standard processes.
• Strong interpersonal skills with a focus on creating a collaborative, supportive developer environment.

Preferred Skills:

• Familiarity with containerization technologies such as Docker.
• Familiarity with Monitoring and Logging tools like Prometheus, Grafana, Loki etc.
• Good prompt engineering skills with Github Copilot.

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