Manager, Forward Deployed AI Engineering at Adobe

San Jose, California, United States

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Not SpecifiedCompensation
Senior (5 to 8 years), Expert & Leadership (9+ years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Technology, Digital Media, Creative WorkflowsIndustries

Requirements

  • Strong hands-on technical leadership in AI engineering, including code review, architecture shaping, and guiding on technical depth, delivery velocity, and customer impact
  • Experience recruiting, coaching, and empowering high-performing teams of Forward Deployed AI Engineers and Architects
  • Ability to mentor engineers, develop future leaders, and strengthen technical judgment, customer-facing confidence, and cross-functional influence
  • Expertise in Forward Deployed Engineering principles: embedded collaboration, rapid prototyping, iterative feedback, and production-grade handoffs
  • Knowledge of engineering standards including CI/CD pipelines, reusable frameworks, architecture playbooks, and model governance practices
  • Capability to stay at the forefront of generative AI, creative automation, and enterprise integration
  • Experience partnering with directors and cross-functional teams to align technical approaches and codify patterns into scalable assets
  • Ability to engage in customer programs, design, prototype, and launch GenAI-powered solutions

Responsibilities

  • Recruit, coach, and empower a high-performing team of Forward Deployed AI Engineers (and select Forward Deployed AI Architects)
  • Act as mentor and peer-level engineer—reviewing code, shaping architectures, and guiding engineers on technical depth, delivery velocity, and customer impact
  • Cultivate a culture of engineering excellence, experimentation, and AI tinkering, ensuring the team stays at the frontier of generative AI and enterprise delivery
  • Sponsor and engage directly in strategic customer programs—designing, prototyping, and launching solutions alongside engineers for escalations or critical milestones
  • Ensure teams apply Forward Deployed Engineering principles and serve as escalation point for technical and delivery challenges
  • Champion delivery excellence, tying every engagement to measurable value realization and customer adoption
  • Define and enforce engineering standards across pods, including CI/CD pipelines, reusable frameworks, architecture playbooks, and model governance
  • Partner with Directors to align technical approaches, codify patterns into reusable assets, and funnel innovations into Adobe Firefly and GenStudio roadmaps
  • Foster internal knowledge sharing—publishing playbooks, reusable modules, and lessons learned
  • Represent the team in customer workshops, internal reviews, and external forums

Skills

GenAI
AI Engineering
DevOps
Prototyping
Team Leadership
Mentoring
Enterprise AI
Product Engineering
Recruiting
Customer-Facing Engineering

Adobe

Software solutions for content creation and marketing

About Adobe

Adobe provides a range of software solutions focused on digital experiences, catering to creative professionals, businesses, and educational institutions. Its main offerings include Adobe Creative Cloud, which contains tools for photography, graphic design, video editing, illustration, UI/UX design, 3D and augmented reality, and social media content creation. Adobe also offers marketing solutions through Adobe Experience Cloud and document management services via Adobe Document Cloud. The company operates on a subscription-based model, allowing users to access its software through monthly or annual plans, with special pricing available for students, teachers, and businesses. Adobe differentiates itself from competitors by providing a comprehensive suite of tools that cover various aspects of content creation and marketing, all integrated into one platform. The goal of Adobe is to empower users to create, manage, and optimize their digital content effectively.

San Jose, CaliforniaHeadquarters
1994Year Founded
$668.9MTotal Funding
IPOCompany Stage
Consumer Software, Enterprise Software, DesignIndustries
10,001+Employees

Benefits

Company Equity
401(k) Company Match

Risks

Emerging AI-driven design tools offer similar functionalities at lower costs.
Open-source alternatives may attract users away from Adobe's subscription model.
Data privacy concerns could affect trust in Adobe's cloud services.

Differentiation

Adobe offers a comprehensive suite for content creation, marketing, and document management.
Adobe's subscription model includes special pricing for students, teachers, and businesses.
Adobe integrates advanced analytics with Experience Cloud for data-driven marketing.

Upsides

Generative AI tools enhance Adobe's content creation and editing efficiency.
Remote work boosts demand for Adobe's cloud-based document management solutions.
AR's popularity in marketing benefits Adobe's 3D and AR tools.

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