Applied Scientist

Adobe

Actively hiring
San Jose, US Posted 70 days ago $164,800$238,600 / year

At a glance

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TL;DR

As an Applied Scientist at Adobe Firefly’s ASML group, you will join a world-class team of researchers and engineers focused on advancing conditional generation and editing of large generative AI models for images and videos. Your primary responsibilities include conducting cutting-edge research in training multi-modality generative models, developing sophisticated techniques to enhance instruction compliance and visual clarity, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to integrate these innovations into scalable applications within Adobe products. You will also develop robust evaluation pipelines and translate research concepts into production-ready implementations using Python, PyTorch, and other modern machine learning frameworks. This role requires extensive experience in large-scale generative AI training, familiarity with diffusion models and transformers, strong coding skills, and a history of publishing in relevant fields.

Skills

Python PyTorch diffusion models transformers machine learning frameworks CI/CD large-scale generative AI training image and video generation evaluation pipelines multimodal innovations scalable applications ML infrastructure tools

What you'll do

  • Conduct innovative research and development in training large-scale generative AI models for image and video synthesis.
  • Develop sophisticated techniques to improve instruction compliance, controllability, and visual clarity in pre-trained image and video models.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate multimodal innovations into scalable downstream applications within Adobe products.
  • Develop and maintain robust evaluation pipelines to assess generative models across various quality metrics.
  • Translate research concepts and published work into production-ready implementations using Python and modern machine learning frameworks.

What we're looking for

  • Possession of a Master’s or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Machine Learning, or related field.
  • Extensive experience in large-scale generative AI training for image and video generation and editing.
  • Expertise with diffusion models, transformers, and other advanced generative architectures.
  • Strong coding skills in Python, PyTorch, and ML infrastructure tools.
  • Ability to develop and maintain robust evaluation pipelines for generative models.
  • History of publishing research in Computer Science, AI/ML, or related fields.

Market check

Salary context

This $164,800–$238,600 range sits above 70% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$117,000$225,000

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$135,000$214,500

Middle half of comparable postings.

Based on 240 comparable postings.

* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.

Employer

About Adobe

Adobe Inc. is a global software company known for creative and multimedia software products including Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat, and its cloud-based Creative Cloud and Document Cloud suites. Industry: Creative & Digital Experience Software

Adobe currently has 290 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $183,300–$265,350 across 290 roles with salary data.

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