Senior Applied Researcher

Adobe

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Work type
On-site
Location
San Jose, CA
Salary
$190,200–$345,650 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
39 days ago
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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 282 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Senior Applied Researcher

The Senior Applied Researcher will join a diverse group of engineers and scientists to help Adobe understand and optimize the experience of Digital Experience customers. Working closely with Adobe Research and other business units, the researcher will build products that transform audience creation, journey optimization, and personalization at scale. Daily responsibilities include developing cutting-edge models, designing generative AI applications, defining APIs, integrating with UIs, and deploying cloud services. The role requires implementing ML- and LLM-Ops best practices while providing technical leadership on architectural design and model evaluation. Candidates must be proficient in Python, Scala, Java, or SQL, and have experience with Azure, AWS, TensorFlow, or PyTorch. The position focuses on solving complex problems involving statistical modeling, machine learning, and emerging prompt-engineering techniques within a fast-paced production environment.

What you'll do

  • Develop cutting-edge machine learning models in partnership with Adobe Research.
  • Design and build applications powered by generative AI and large language models.
  • Define APIs, integrate with UIs, and deploy cloud services for production environments.
  • Implement ML- and LLM-Ops best practices across the product lifecycle.
  • Provide technical leadership on architectural design and technology choices.
  • Perform holistic evaluations of machine learning models to ensure performance.
  • Optimize audience creation, journey optimization, and personalization at scale.

What we're looking for

  • PhD or MS degree in Computer Science, Data Science, or a related field.
  • 10+ years of applied research experience in software industry or academic research.
  • 5+ years of experience developing, evaluating, and deploying ML models into production.
  • Deep understanding of statistical modeling, machine learning, or analytics concepts.
  • Proficiency in one or more programming languages such as Python, Scala, Java, or SQL.
  • Fluency in at least one deep learning framework such as TensorFlow or PyTorch.
  • Experience with LLMs and emerging areas of prompt engineering.
  • Familiarity with cloud development on Azure or AWS (preferred).

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