Senior Applied Researcher

Adobe

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San Jose, US Posted 73 days ago $238,700–$345,650 / year
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At a glance

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TL;DR

Adobe seeks a Senior Applied Researcher to join its dynamic team in San Jose, focusing on leveraging Generative AI and Machine Learning to enhance customer experiences within the Digital Experience domain. This role involves collaborating with Adobe Research and other business units to develop cutting-edge models and applications that optimize audience creation, journey optimization, and personalization at scale. Day-to-day responsibilities include designing APIs, integrating UIs, deploying cloud services, and implementing ML-Ops best practices while providing technical leadership in architectural design and model evaluation. Ideal candidates hold a PhD or MS in Computer Science or related fields with extensive experience in applied research, proficient programming skills in Python, Scala, Java, or SQL, familiarity with TensorFlow or PyTorch, and expertise in LLMs and prompt-engineering.

Skills

Python TensorFlow PyTorch Azure AWS CI/CD LLMs Scala Java SQL Kubernetes Docker Prometheus Grafana

What you'll do

  • Develop cutting-edge generative AI models in partnership with Adobe Research.
  • Design and build applications using ML and LLM technologies, including API definition and cloud service deployment.
  • Lead the product lifecycle from design to production operations for ML-driven solutions.
  • Provide technical guidance on architectural design, technology selection, and model evaluation.
  • Engage in prompt engineering and best practices for deploying machine learning models.

What we're looking for

  • PhD or MS in Computer Science, Data Science, or related field.
  • 10+ years of applied research experience with 5+ years developing ML models.
  • Deep understanding of statistical modeling and machine learning concepts.
  • Proficient in Python, Scala, Java, SQL; familiarity with Azure/AWS cloud development.
  • Fluent in TensorFlow or PyTorch and experienced with LLMs and prompt-engineering.
  • Recognized as a technical leader in the domain with experience working across teams.

Market check

Salary context

This $238,700–$345,650 range sits above 98% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$117,000–$225,000

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$135,000–$204,000

Middle half of comparable postings.

Based on 240 comparable postings.

* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.

Employer

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 290 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $183,300–$265,350 across 290 roles with salary data.

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