Senior Software Engineer, Meta Factory Agent Harness

Adobe

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San Jose, CA
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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 · Senior Software Engineer, Meta Factory Agent Harness

The Senior Software Engineer, Meta Factory Agent Harness joins the Adobe Unified Platform team to develop the core agentic builders experience. In this role, you will shape the technical direction of the Agent Harness by defining interfaces and standards for agent execution, tool use, context, state, and lifecycle management. You will build reusable architecture patterns for secure, scalable, and maintainable agentic systems while leading cross-team technical work and mentoring other engineers. The position requires deep expertise in distributed systems, runtime design, platform architecture, and LLM infrastructure. You will specifically work on multi-agent coordination, tool calling patterns, sandboxed execution, and feedback-driven improvement systems to solve the complex problem of decomposing work and executing it through autonomous agents across the company.

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What you'll do

  • Shape the technical direction of the Agent Harness regarding execution, tool use, context, and lifecycle management.
  • Define clear interfaces and standards for interactions between agents, tools, and the Meta Factory.
  • Evaluate emerging agent runtime and tool-use patterns to determine the best approaches for Adobe.
  • Build reusable architecture patterns for secure, scalable, and maintainable agentic systems.
  • Lead cross-team technical work to resolve complex design challenges across Meta Factory and partner teams.
  • Share expertise through design documents, technical reviews, and internal forums.
  • Mentor engineers working on agentic systems and new execution patterns.

What we're looking for

  • 12+ years of software engineering experience delivering high-impact systems used by multiple teams or products.
  • Strong expertise in distributed systems, runtime design, and platform architecture.
  • Experience building agentic systems, LLM infrastructure, developer platforms, or other AI-enabled systems.
  • Proven ability to design scalable systems that balance near-term delivery with long-term maintainability, security, and operational reliability.
  • Experience leading complex technical work across teams, including design reviews, implementation planning, and technical decision-making.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, including experience writing design documents and sharing technical knowledge.
  • Experience mentoring engineers and building team confidence with new execution patterns and infrastructure.

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