Senior Director, Engineering, Adobe Intelligence Platform

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Work type
On-site
Location
San Jose, CANew York, NY
Salary
$276,200–$429,350 / yr
Posted
8 days ago
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Confirmed live yesterday

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Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $257k
This role $353k
$168k most similar roles pay here $457k

This role pays more than 95% of similar roles. Most pay $218,793–$294,875 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $353k versus about $257k for comparable roles.

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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.

Listed pay typically runs $187,100–$270,950 across 216 roles with salary data.

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

As the Sr. Director, Engineering, Adobe Intelligence Platform, you will lead the engineering vision and execution for the foundational AI infrastructure powering agentic experiences across the Adobe product portfolio. You will define a full-stack engineering strategy to integrate platform components into web, desktop, and mobile surfaces while growing the organization through hiring and leadership development. Your daily work involves managing roadmaps for agentic orchestration, model gateway infrastructure, knowledge graph services, memory systems, AI registries, and skill catalogs. To succeed, you must possess deep expertise in AI/ML systems, including evals, context management, and agentic frameworks. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure the platform meets enterprise governance standards for security and privacy while solving complex technical challenges related to building a unified, AI-native ecosystem that enables autonomous and semi-autonomous workflows at scale.

What does a Engineering Director earn?

Median $307000 from 31 postings across 22 companies.

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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 across global product teams.
  • Hire, structure, and develop a high-performing organization of AI engineering leaders.
  • Establish technical roadmaps for agentic orchestration, model gateways, knowledge graphs, and memory systems.
  • Manage the operating rhythm including planning, prioritization, and tracking progress with product partners.
  • Partner with Research and Design to move cutting-edge AI technologies into production.
  • Ensure platform architecture complies with security, privacy, and enterprise governance standards.
  • Drive internal adoption of the platform across all Adobe cloud offering areas.

What we're looking for

  • Must have 12+ years of engineering experience.
  • Must have significant experience leading engineering organizations through ambiguity and change.
  • Requires direct experience in platform or infrastructure work that other teams depend on.
  • Must possess working fluency in AI/ML systems, including evals, context management, and model gateways.
  • Must have technical depth with agentic frameworks and the ability to manage them at scale.
  • Proven track record of building or reshaping engineering organizations through hiring, structuring, and leadership development.
  • Ability to influence progress within a shifting technical landscape and drive adoption across global teams.
  • Exceptional communication skills to inspire teams and express a compelling vision.

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