Manager, Machine Learning 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, Artificial IntelligenceIndustries

Requirements

  • Master’s/Ph.D. in CS, Data Science, Engineering, AI/ML, or related field—or equivalent experience
  • 5+ years in engineering leadership, managing data infrastructure or ML data ops teams
  • Deep understanding of ML data lifecycles, especially for generative models (GANs, diffusion)
  • 7+ years building and optimizing large-scale ETL/ELT pipelines and data warehousing
  • Expertise in data quality, governance, versioning, and annotation platforms
  • Proficiency with cloud data tech (AWS, Azure, GCP, Spark, Databricks, Snowflake)
  • Strong grasp of data privacy, security, and ethical AI principles
  • Excellent leadership and cross-functional collaboration skills
  • Experience with large-scale image/video datasets
  • Preferred
  • Familiarity with MLOps tools (e.g., DVC), annotation platforms, and compliance standards
  • Experience in computer vision, multimedia, or creative content data ecosystems
  • Contributions to open-source tools, publications, or patents in data management
  • Proven success supporting generative model training with robust data solutions

Responsibilities

  • Lead and grow a distributed team focused on training data for Generative AI
  • Define and execute strategy for acquiring, processing, curating, annotating, versioning, and ensuring quality of large-scale datasets for Adobe Firefly
  • Build and maintain scalable, efficient data pipelines across the training data lifecycle
  • Collaborate with researchers, ML engineers, and PMs to align on data needs for new models
  • Champion data diversity, bias mitigation, and ethical AI practices
  • Evaluate and integrate tools and methodologies to enhance infrastructure and workflows
  • Influence model development through insights on data quality and availability
  • Provide technical leadership and foster a culture of innovation
  • Partner across teams to align data priorities and share best practices

Skills

Generative AI
Machine Learning
Data Pipelines
Data Curation
Data Annotation
Dataset Versioning
Data Quality
Scalable Systems
Team Leadership
Research Application

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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