Research Scientist/Engineer

Adobe

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On-site
Location
Seattle, WA
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$146,300–$211,850 / yr
Posted
38 days ago
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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 · Research Scientist/Engineer

The Research Scientist/Engineer joins the Photoshop ART inpainting R&D team to drive progress in image generation, restoration, low-level vision, and image editing with a focus on productization. The role involves conducting long-term research, identifying intermediate achievements, and integrating novel findings into Adobe products while collaborating across various divisions. Key responsibilities include developing methods for scene relighting, illumination transfer, harmonization, and appearance editing using synthetic 3D scene data to improve model controllability and realism. Candidates must possess a PhD and a strong publication record in machine learning, artificial intelligence, computer vision, or statistics. Required skills include proficiency in Python, experience with image processing, and expertise in light transport or physically based rendering. The work addresses technical challenges in creating high-quality digital experiences by advancing the science behind automated image editing and restoration tools.

What you'll do

  • Conduct research in image generation, restoration, low-level vision, and image processing.
  • Develop novel machine learning models for scene relighting, illumination transfer, and appearance editing.
  • Utilize synthetic 3D scene data to improve model controllability and realism.
  • Translate academic research into practical features for Adobe product development.
  • Integrate innovative research findings into existing Adobe products.
  • Lead and collaborate on research projects across various internal divisions.
  • Develop and debug code using Python to support research goals.

What we're looking for

  • Hold a Ph.D. in machine learning, AI, computer science, statistics, or scene semantic understanding.
  • Possess solid publications in machine learning, AI, computer science, statistics, or scene semantic understanding.
  • Have 4+ first-author publications at peer-reviewed AI conferences such as NIPS, CVPR, ECCV, ICML, ICLR, ICCV, and ACL.
  • Demonstrate expertise in artificial intelligence, machine learning, computer vision, and image processing.
  • Possess experience developing and debugging in Python.
  • Have 1+ years of professional full-time experience preferred.
  • Have 2+ years of internship experience focused on AI research in image generation, low level vision, image restoration, and segmentation.
  • Experience communicating research for public audiences of peers and collaborating with teams of varied strengths.

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