This role pays more than
88%
of similar roles. Most pay
$211,200–$287,947
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$325k
versus about
$250k
for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
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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
218 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$187,100–$270,950
across 216 roles with salary data.
Director of Engineering – Machine Learning & AI Products leads a high-caliber machine learning engineering organization focused on developing AI-native, production-ready products for external clients. This leader manages the entire lifecycle of sophisticated AI systems, moving beyond proofs-of-concept to build scalable, reliable, and customer-facing solutions. Key responsibilities include overseeing system architecture, model integration, performance monitoring, and incident response while collaborating with product teams to define vision and differentiation. The role requires extensive expertise in machine learning, software engineering, and production architecture to solve complex technical challenges for external customers. Candidates must possess strong leadership skills to mentor senior engineers and scale the team from four to over twenty members. The work involves navigating the complexities of large-scale AI systems within domains such as marketing technology, sales technology, or customer experience platforms to ensure enterprise-grade reliability and operational success.
What does a Engineering Director earn?
Median $307000 from 31 postings across 22 companies.
AI
ML
RAG
LLMs
Generative AI
Distributed Systems
Platform Engineering
Context Orchestration
Memory Systems
Retrieval Systems
Real-time Inference
Observability
System Optimization
Agent-based Systems