As a Sr. Principal Architect at Adobe Intelligence Platform, you will lead the technical direction and execution of the AI infrastructure that powers agentic experiences across Adobe’s Creative Cloud, Experience Cloud, and Document Cloud. Your role involves hands-on design and oversight of platform components such as agentic orchestration, model gateways, knowledge graphs, and semantic memory systems, ensuring seamless integration with existing products. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to establish robust security, governance, and resilience standards while mentoring a global team of architects and engineers. Ideal candidates have extensive experience in AI architectures, distributed systems, and resilient system design, along with expertise in languages like Rust, Go, Python, and TypeScript. This role demands deep knowledge of agentic AI patterns, large-scale API gateway design, and hands-on experience with knowledge graph technologies and streaming data architectures.
Skills
Python
Go
Rust
TypeScript
LLM
API Gateway
Service Mesh
Kafka
Flink
Pulsar
MCP
Knowledge Graph
RDF
OWL
Vector Stores
CI/CD
Chaos Engineering
Security-by-Design
Zero Trust Networking
Post-Quantum Cryptography
What you'll do
Own the end-to-end technical architecture for Adobe Intelligence Platform.
Architect multi-agent systems and inter-agent communication protocols.
Design and scale registries for agents, skills, and capabilities across products.
Lead knowledge graph infrastructure and agentic memory system design.
Build LLM infrastructure with circuit breakers and cost-aware routing.
Ensure platform-wide standards for fault tolerance and automated recovery.
What we're looking for
15+ years of software engineering experience with at least 3 years in a principal+ architect role.
Deep expertise in modern AI architectures, including LLM serving and agentic orchestration.
Demonstrated experience designing large-scale distributed systems with strong fundamentals in consensus and partitioning.
Expert-level knowledge of resilient system design principles and chaos engineering practices.
Track record of leading and mentoring senior architects and engineers in fast-paced environments.
BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science, Distributed Systems, or related field, or equivalent expertise.
Market check
Salary context
This
$278,100–$432,450
range sits above
100%
of similar postings on FindRole.
Peer median band
$158,808–$257,000
Median floor and ceiling across peers.
Typical midpoint (25–75%)
$167,106–$235,750
Middle half of comparable postings.
Based on 239 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.