Senior Director, Engineering, Adobe Intelligence Platform

Adobe

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Work type
On-site
Location
San Jose, CANew York, NY
Salary
$209,300–$429,350 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
39 days ago
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Confirmed live today

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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

Adobe currently has 282 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Senior Director, Engineering, Adobe Intelligence Platform

The Sr. Director, Engineering, Adobe Intelligence Platform leads the engineering vision and execution for the foundational AI infrastructure powering agentic experiences across the Adobe product portfolio. This leader will define a full-stack engineering strategy to build and scale components including agentic orchestration, model gateway infrastructure, knowledge graph services, memory systems, AI registries, and skill catalogs. The role involves integrating these platform components into web, desktop, and mobile surfaces while growing a high-performing organization of AI leaders. Key responsibilities include managing technical roadmaps, establishing operating rhythms with product partners, and ensuring enterprise governance for safety and trust. Success requires deep expertise in AI/ML systems, including evals, context management, and agentic frameworks, to solve the complex problem of enabling autonomous and semi-autonomous workflows at enterprise scale.

What you'll do

  • Define and drive a full-stack engineering strategy for the Adobe Intelligence Platform.
  • Integrate platform components into web, desktop, and mobile surfaces to unify the customer experience.
  • Hire world-class talent and develop the next generation of AI leaders within the organization.
  • Define roadmaps for agentic orchestration, model gateways, knowledge graphs, and memory systems.
  • Establish the operating rhythm for planning, prioritization, and measuring organizational progress.
  • Partner with Research and Design to move cutting-edge AI innovations into production.
  • Ensure the platform includes security, privacy, and enterprise governance controls in the architecture.
  • Drive the adoption of the platform across all internal application teams and cloud offerings.

What we're looking for

  • 12+ years of engineering experience, including significant time leading engineering organizations through ambiguity and change.
  • Direct experience with platform or infrastructure work, specifically building layers that other engineering teams depend on.
  • Working fluency in AI/ML systems, including evals, context management, and model gateways.
  • Technical depth with agentic frameworks and the operational patterns to manage them at scale.
  • A track record of building or substantially reshaping an engineering organization, including hiring, structuring teams, and developing leaders.
  • Strong cross-functional influence with the ability to drive platform adoption across global teams.
  • Exceptional communication skills with the ability to inspire teams and express a compelling vision.

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