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Our Company
Changing the world through digital experiences is what Adobe’s all about. We give everyone—from emerging artists to global brands—everything they need to design and deliver exceptional digital experiences! We’re passionate about empowering people to create beautiful and powerful images, videos, and apps, and transform how companies interact with customers across every screen.
Our Company
Changing the world through digital experiences is what Adobe’s all about. We give everyone—from emerging artists to global brands—everything they need to design and deliver exceptional digital experiences! We’re passionate about empowering people to create beautiful and powerful images, videos, and apps, and transform how companies interact with customers across every screen.
We’re on a mission to hire the very best and are committed to creating exceptional employee experiences where everyone is respected and has access to equal opportunity. We realize that new ideas can come from everywhere in the organization, and we know the next big idea could be yours!
The Opportunity
We are the market leader in software products and services for the creative &
marketing ecosystem with Creative Cloud, Document Cloud, Express, Firefly and
Experience Cloud.
Adobe has made industry-leading progress in addressing the enterprise need for new, scalable ways to create ideas and assets with GenAI-infused workflows and products. Adobe Digital Media’s recent launch of GenAI-powered products for enterprises includes Firefly Services (APIs), Firefly Custom Models, Object Composites, Style Kits and unique AI features within flagship products like Adobe Photoshop, Express and Adobe GenStudio.
We are looking for an outstanding senior full stack engineer to research, design,
develop and deliver high-profile products that span GenAI features and customization of GenAI Firefly models to empower the next generation of enterprise creators and marketers everywhere by turning creative intent into creative success. While
implementing this far-reaching strategy, we are focusing on using product driven
development to drive rapid iteration and to continuously deliver measurable impact.
Thrives in start-up setting, prioritizes customer happiness, delivers outstanding
experiences, completes tasks consistently, and meets high-quality bar.
You will be joining a highly collaborative engineering team working closely with
internal product teams and partners. You should have a user-centric, meticulous
approach, invite constructive collaboration, and always work with a bias towards
action. Most importantly you should be able to drive and solve complex problems, have a deep empathy for customers, and deliver tangible results in a team-oriented culture.
What you'll do
Write architecture and design specs for product/feature/prototypes for innovative Firefly Enterprise applications
Develop and maintain production-quality features with rich user experience, user centric prototypes and/or solutions to streamline customer workflows in enterprise environment
Partner closely with product management, UX design, program management, business development and partners to create requirements and use cases
Constantly explore, evaluate and integrate new technologies and translate ideasinto interactive prototypes
Engage with customers to solve, debug, and drive fixes to problems, A|B test solutions, and ensure proper communication on customer critical issues
Expand your knowledge and skills to stay ahead of the latest development, test, and deployment methodologies
What you need to succeed
10+ years of full cycle experience developing interactive web applications and
web service stack
B.S or higher in Computer Science, or equivalent experience
Well established practice of building and deploying web applications or
interactive sites using the latest web technologies
Proven ability in developing software solutions using Typescript/JavaScript,
ReactJS/Web components, state management and bundlers/transpilers
Experience in developing server-side web services using Java, NodeJS, and
other emerging technologies
Experience with Test Driven Development (TDD)
Ability to communicate and influence (verbal/written) clearly to solve complex
issues
Bonus Qualifications
Exposure and knowledge of AI/ML including generative and large language models.
Experience with UI design systems and/or close collaboration with design teams.
Knowledge of modern web technologies like WASM, WebGPU and canvas rendering, plus security, asynchrony and performance optimization methods.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several U.S. geographic markets, and we pay differently based on those defined markets. The U.S. pay range for this positionis $153,600 -- $286,600 annually. Paywithin this range varies by work locationand may also depend on job-related knowledge, skills,and experience. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for the job location during the hiring process.
At Adobe, for sales roles starting salaries are expressed as total target compensation (TTC = base + commission), and short-term incentives are in the form of sales commission plans. Non-sales roles starting salaries are expressed as base salary and short-term incentives are in the form of the Annual Incentive Plan (AIP).
In addition, certain roles may be eligible for long-term incentives in the form of a new hire equity award.
State-Specific Notices:
California:
Fair Chance Ordinances
Adobe will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment in accordance with state and local laws and “fair chance” ordinances.
Colorado:
Application Window Notice
If this role is open to hiring in Colorado (as listed on the job posting), the application window will remain open until at least the date and time stated above in Pacific Time, in compliance with Colorado pay transparency regulations. If this role does not have Colorado listed as a hiring location, no specific application window applies, and the posting may close at any time based on hiring needs.
Massachusetts:
Massachusetts Legal Notice
It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.
Adobe 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 applicable characteristics protected by law. Learn more.
Adobe aims to make Adobe.com 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 (408) 536-3015.
Seniority level Seniority level Mid-Senior level
Employment type Employment type Full-time
Job function Job function Engineering and Information Technology
Industries Advertising Services, IT Services and IT Consulting, and Software Development
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- Location:
- San Jose, CA, United States
- Salary:
- $200,000 - $250,000
- Job Type:
- FullTime
- Category:
- IT & Technology