Senior Staff Applied Scientist - AI/ML

Adobe

Actively hiring
San Jose, US Posted 73 days ago $243,300–$352,350 / year
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TL;DR

Adobe seeks a Senior Staff Applied Scientist to drive innovation in AI and machine learning by transforming cutting-edge research into practical applications, particularly in areas like Natural Language Processing, Image/Video generation, and multimodal AI. This role involves rapid prototyping, feasibility testing, and collaboration with top researchers and engineers to integrate novel ideas into Adobe’s products, enhancing user experiences for millions of customers. The ideal candidate will have a Ph.D. or equivalent experience, 10+ years in relevant fields, expertise in training large-scale models, and proficiency in distributed systems and GPU-accelerated pipelines. Familiarity with synthetic data generation and technology transfers is preferred, as is the ability to publish research findings in leading AI/ML venues.

Skills

Python TensorFlow PyTorch Kubernetes Docker CI/CD AWS Google Cloud Azure CUDA NVIDIA RapidMiner Scikit-learn Pandas NumPy Jupyter Notebook Git GitHub Swagger PostgreSQL MongoDB

What you'll do

  • Transform research concepts into practical applications in Generative AI and LLMs.
  • Prototype and experiment to demonstrate feasibility and business impact of innovations.
  • Develop and deploy differentiated AI/ML features for Adobe’s products.
  • Enhance GPU-accelerated pipelines for model training and inference, focusing on performance.
  • Publish and present work in top-tier scientific venues in AI/ML fields.

What we're looking for

  • Ph.D. or equivalent experience in Engineering, Computer Science, AI/ML with 10+ years professional experience.
  • Research or industry experience in training AI/ML models for multimodal LLMs, Image, Video.
  • Proficiency in large-scale model training including data curation and distributed training.
  • Experience optimizing GPU-accelerated pipelines for performance, scalability, reliability.
  • Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate with researchers and engineers.

Market check

Salary context

This $243,300–$352,350 range sits above 98% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$172,600–$261,300

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$179,970–$246,150

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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