Senior Engineering Manager – Engineer Productivity & Operational Excellence 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, SoftwareIndustries

Requirements

  • 15+ years of software engineering experience, including 10+ years in engineering leadership roles
  • Proven success building reliable, scalable, and cost-efficient cloud services
  • Deep empathy for developers as primary stakeholders
  • Strong understanding of CI/CD systems, developer tooling, cloud infrastructure, and operational metrics
  • Excellent communication, persuasion, and stakeholder management skills
  • Experience managing managers and leading cross-functional teams
  • Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent experience (Master’s or Ph.D. preferred)
  • Familiarity with preferred tools & technologies: GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Bazel, Terraform, Datadog, Kubernetes, and other modern DevOps and observability tools

Responsibilities

  • Lead strategy and execution across four key pillars: Developer Experience (DevEx), Platform & Release Engineering, Automation & Quality Services, and Global Engineering Productivity
  • Own developer workflows, CI/CD pipelines, shared libraries, and automation; drive AI enablement and build intuitive developer portals
  • Build scalable infrastructure and release processes supporting diverse product needs, focusing on reliability, extensibility, and cost optimization
  • Lead intelligence-driven automation and quality assurance initiatives using AI and data to reduce manual effort and improve release confidence
  • Partner with India-based team to align global productivity initiatives and scale operational excellence
  • Lead engineering teams across CI/CD, developer workflows, shared utilities, and automation platforms
  • Act as a liaison to partner engineering teams, evangelizing the mission and roadmap of Developer Productivity
  • Inspire internal teams to contribute via open-source and open-contribution models
  • Review and guide architecture, design, test strategies, and delivery plans
  • Manage project risks and drive creative problem-solving
  • Develop and evolve engineering and business processes to optimize team efficiency
  • Represent the team and strategy at internal and external industry events

Skills

CI/CD
Developer Experience
Platform Engineering
Release Engineering
Automation
Quality Assurance
AI
Security
Observability
Developer Portals
Infrastructure
Reliability
Cost Optimization

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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