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Sr. Database Reliability Engineer
Adobe INC · 🇺🇸 San Jose
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One solid signal, not two — worth applying, and worth asking about sponsorship early.
- Employer is on a government sponsor recordThe US Department of Labor certified 1,036 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 221 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
- The posting doesn’t mention sponsorshipSilence isn’t a refusal — ask the recruiter before investing much time.
- No salary bar for this routeH-1B has no fixed salary bar: the employer must pay at least the prevailing wage for the role and area. Cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level. Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/29/2025-23853/weighted-selection-process-for-registrants-and-petitioners-seeking-to-file-cap-subject-h-1b, rules effective 2026-02-27.
- What Adobe INC paid sponsored hires in similar roles1 certified filing for “Database Engineer” (Database Administrators) in UT: $77k–$77k, median $77k. Most were filed at wage level I (100%) — 1 lottery entry, ≈15% projected selection odds for cap-subject employers. Source: US Department of Labor LCA disclosure data (Oct 2025 – Jun 2026).
- Confirmed live todayWhen a source last listed this job as open.
US H-1B: cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level — Level I gets 1 entry, Level IV gets 4 (DHS projected selection odds ≈15% at Level I to ≈61% at Level IV). Universities and non-profit research employers are cap-exempt. The $100,000 fee for new petitions from abroad is currently blocked by a court order (appeal pending).
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The US Department of Labor certified 1,036 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 221 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
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About the role
Title: Senior Database Reliability Engineer Employee Role: Individual Contributor The Opportunity Adobe’s Database Reliability Engineering (DBRE) team enables product teams to build and operate services at scale through reliable, secure, and highly automated database platforms. We combine platform engineering, automation, and outstanding operational performance to reduce complexity and accelerate developer efficiency. We are seeking an experienced DBRE to help define the future of Adobe’s data platform ecosystem. What you'll Do • Own the reliability, scalability, and performance of Adobe’s database platforms, enabling highly available and resilient services on a global scale. • Drive the evolution of database architecture and platform strategy through collaboration with engineering teams, cloud providers, and database technology partners. • Build self-service and automated platform capabilities that simplify the deployment, provisioning, and operation of database infrastructure. • Establish best-in-class observability through monitoring, tracing, logging, and actionable insights that improve service reliability and outstanding operational performance. • Serve as a technical leader during production events, driving rapid mitigation, deep root cause analysis, and long-term resiliency improvements through automation and self-healing systems. • Provide operational stewardship for business-critical database services through participation in a cross-regional follow-the-sun support model. What you need to succeed • Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related technical field, or equivalent experience. • 7+ years operating highly available , critical database platforms at scale . • Strong hands-on experience with two or more of: MongoDB, Cassandra, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Percona XtraDB Cluster, or MariaDB Galera Cluster. • Experience operating database platforms on AWS and/or Azure. • Hands-on experience with managed database services such as Amazon RDS, Keyspaces , DynamoDB, Azure SQL, Cosmos DB, and MongoDB Atlas. • Proven experience leading database modernization and migration initiatives. • Demonstrated ability to effectively employ AI-assisted development tools while maintaining high standards for code quality, security, reliability, and operational excellence. • Strong experience with Infrastructure as Code ( IaC ) and automation tools such as Terraform, Chef, or Ansible. • Deep understanding of distributed systems, including scaling, replication, consistency models, fault tolerance, and multi-region deployments. • Expertise in database performance engineering, capacity planning, query tuning, index optimization, and storage performance. • Strong data modeling, schema design, and data architecture skills. • Experience with containerized and cloud-native platforms, including Kubernetes and Docker. • Strong Linux systems and networking fundamentals. • Proficiency in Python or similar scripting languages for automation and operational tooling. 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 empower