Director, UI Development

Adobe

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Work type
On-site
Location
San Jose, CA
Salary
$247,400–$358,250 / yr
Posted
11 days ago
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Confirmed live 2 days ago

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Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

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This role $303k
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This role pays more than 85% of similar roles. Most pay $207,525–$282,750 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $303k versus about $245k for comparable roles.

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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.

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TL;DR · Director, UI Development

As Director, UI Development within the Product Engagement Systems team, you will lead and grow a high-performing engineering team focused on delivering cross-app in-product experiences. You will manage end-to-end execution from ideation through experimentation and scaled adoption while partnering with Product, Design, Growth, and Data teams to define roadmap priorities for engagement and revenue. Your role involves establishing technical strategies for rapid prototyping, ensuring performance, scalability, and reliability are integrated into product designs. You will translate business goals into technical plans while mentoring engineers in a culture of accountability. The ideal candidate possesses expertise in modern web technologies including React, Web components, TypeScript, GraphQL, and cloud-native architectures. This role addresses the challenge of building scalable, commercially viable user workflows and integrating analytics-driven development, experimentation frameworks, and telemetry to drive measurable success metrics for digital experiences.

What you'll do

  • Lead and grow a high-performing engineering team delivering cross-app in-product experiences.
  • Drive end-to-end execution from initial ideation through experimentation, launch, and scaled adoption.
  • Partner with Product, Design, Growth, and Data teams to define roadmap priorities for engagement and revenue.
  • Own the technical strategy for rapid prototyping and integrating capabilities into scalable user workflows.
  • Establish a culture of analytics-driven development by embedding telemetry and measurable success metrics into features.
  • Ensure performance, scalability, reliability, and observability are integrated into product design from the start.
  • Translate business strategies and commercialization goals into clear technical execution plans for growth initiatives.
  • Hire, mentor, and develop engineers while fostering a culture of ownership and accountability.

What we're looking for

  • BS or MS in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
  • 15+ years of software engineering experience, preferably with front-end technologies.
  • 7+ years of experience leading engineering teams delivering user-facing applications at scale.
  • Experience with modern web technologies including React, Web components, TypeScript, GraphQL, and cloud native architectures.
  • Demonstrated experience supporting product growth, adoption, and commercialization initiatives.
  • Strong understanding of analytics-driven development, including experimentation frameworks and telemetry.
  • Solid grounding in performance optimization, scalability, and production reliability.
  • Proven ability to mentor engineers and translate ambiguous business goals into structured technical plans.

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