Principal Engineer AI/ML

Adobe

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Work type
On-site
Location
San Jose, CA
Salary
$261,800–$379,100 / yr
Posted
53 days ago
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Confirmed live yesterday

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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

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TL;DR · Principal Engineer AI/ML

The Principal Engineer AI/ML joins the GenStudio Engineering team to lead technical vision and architectural decisions for Generative AI initiatives. This role focuses on building multimodal systems that extract structured insights from brand knowledge to produce verified, on-brand content across text, image, and video. The candidate will develop end-to-end AI systems using LLMs, VLMs, multi-agent frameworks, and enterprise search while implementing advanced techniques like RAG, GraphRAG, and fine-tuning methods such as LoRA and QLoRA. Key responsibilities include designing evaluation systems, managing MLOps pipelines, and navigating trade-offs between cost, latency, and accuracy. The role requires expertise in Python and frameworks including PyTorch, TensorFlow/Keras, JAX, Hugging Face, and CUDA. Core technical domains include NLP, Computer Vision, Deep Learning, and various representation methods like embedding models and reinforcement learning to solve complex content generation problems at scale.

What you'll do

  • Shape the technical vision and roadmap for GenAI initiatives to extract insights and generate on-brand content.
  • Architect multimodal systems using NLP, Linguistics, and Computer Vision for text, image, and video generation.
  • Drive innovation in embedding models, contrastive learning, and reinforcement learning to improve retrieval and recommendation at scale.
  • Design end-to-end AI systems utilizing LLMs, VLMs, multi-agent frameworks, and enterprise search for production workflows.
  • Develop advanced evaluation systems using LLM-as-judge, A/B testing, and human-in-the-loop workflows to validate outputs.
  • Analyze trade-offs between cost, latency, and accuracy while ensuring compliance with privacy and security constraints.
  • Translate complex models into production-ready services by collaborating with data, research, and product teams.
  • Mentor senior engineers and establish high technical standards across the engineering organization.

What we're looking for

  • 14+ years of experience in AI/ML with a track record of technical leadership across multiple divisions or product areas.
  • Bachelor's, Master's, or Ph.D. in Computer Science or a related field (or equivalent experience).
  • Deep expertise in NLP, Computer Vision, Deep Learning, and Generative AI.
  • Expert-level experience with LLM fine-tuning, prompt engineering, RAG/GraphRAG, vector databases, and multi-agent orchestration.
  • Proficiency with Python and modern ML frameworks including PyTorch, TensorFlow/Keras, JAX, Hugging Face, and CUDA.
  • Extensive experience in MLOps/LLMOps including distributed training, model serving, feature stores, and cloud platforms like AWS, GCP, or Azure.
  • Solid grasp of data engineering including dataset management, feature engineering, labeling pipelines, and quality frameworks at scale.
  • Proven ability to mentor senior engineers and establish technical standards across teams.

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