Senior Computer Scientist

Adobe

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Work type
On-site
Location
San Jose, CA
Salary
$228,600–$331,050 / yr
Posted
32 days ago
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Confirmed live yesterday

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Above market

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This role $280k
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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 · Senior Computer Scientist

Senior Computer Scientist As part of the Commerce Factory team, the Senior Computer Scientist will define and lead the architecture for the Agent Harness and Learning Layer. This role focuses on building systems that enable autonomous agents to execute tasks, evaluate outcomes, and improve through feedback loops. You will design evaluation pipelines to capture quality signals and translate them into improvements like prompt updates or reward modeling. The work involves solving complex problems in agentic software development by integrating learning layers with tool calling and context management. To succeed, you must possess expertise in Python, at least one other programming language, and cloud platforms like AWS or Azure. Key technical requirements include experience with LLM systems, reinforcement learning, preference learning, reward modeling, and data pipeline technologies to build scalable production capabilities for agentic use cases across the platform.

What you'll do

  • Define the architecture for agent learning systems to evaluate outcomes and capture quality signals for continuous improvement.
  • Design evaluation pipelines that translate feedback into specific updates for prompts, skills, routing, and reward data.
  • Apply machine learning techniques including preference learning, reward modeling, and reinforcement learning to production systems.
  • Establish technical standards and direction through architecture reviews, design documents, and build-versus-buy evaluations.
  • Develop prototypes and proof-of-concepts using current AI models, agent frameworks, and training methodologies.
  • Evaluate third-party technologies based on their ability to deliver reliable and scalable production capabilities.
  • Mentor engineers through code reviews, technical documentation, and architectural guidance.
  • Translate business goals into a clear technical roadmap in collaboration with product and engineering stakeholders.

What we're looking for

  • 12+ years of software engineering experience is required.
  • Experience designing and architecting AI, ML, or data-intensive systems at scale is required.
  • Experience crafting and delivering LLM and agentic systems including tool use and state management is required.
  • Experience with reinforcement learning, preference learning, RLHF, or reward modeling in production systems is required.
  • Experience designing evaluation and learning systems that connect agent actions to measurable outcomes is required.
  • Demonstrated ability to translate ambiguous business or technical objectives into clear architecture and execution plans is required.
  • Proficiency in Python and at least one additional programming language is required.
  • Experience with cloud platforms like AWS or Azure, data pipelines, and ML infrastructure is required.

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