Sr. Director of Engineering - Mixed Media Authoring

Adobe

Actively hiring
San Francisco, US Posted 73 days ago $276,200–$429,350 / year
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TL;DR

As Senior Director of Engineering for Mixed Media Authoring at Adobe Express, you will lead a large-scale engineering team to advance the core authoring capabilities and infrastructure that power creative tools used by millions. Your responsibilities include delivering state-of-the-art multimedia creation tools, integrating AI-powered features like generative imaging and intelligent layouts, evolving platform foundations such as editor frameworks and rendering engines, enabling seamless workflows across diverse media types, and ensuring high performance and reliability for global users. You will need deep expertise in graphics and imaging, motion authoring, or typography systems, along with experience in embedding AI/ML into product experiences. Strong technical skills in editor infrastructure and the ability to lead a geo-distributed team are essential, as is fostering an inclusive culture of innovation and collaboration.

Skills

Python JavaScript React Node.js AWS Kubernetes Docker CI/CD PostgreSQL MongoDB Git GraphQL REST Adobe Experience Manager Adobe Creative Cloud AI/ML Generative AI Cloud Computing DevOps

What you'll do

  • Lead the development of state-of-the-art multimedia creation tools for Express.
  • Embed AI-powered features to simplify complex tasks and enhance creative capabilities.
  • Evolve platform foundations to ensure seamless, real-time authoring across web and mobile.
  • Enable integrated workflows combining diverse media types into unified designs.
  • Ensure high performance, low latency, and global reliability of authoring experiences.

What we're looking for

  • Proven leadership of large-scale engineering teams (200+).
  • Expertise in creative tools and multimedia platforms.
  • Experience integrating AI/ML into product experiences.
  • Strong technical background in editor infrastructure.
  • Ability to set and execute a clear technical vision.
  • Track record of building diverse, high-performing teams.
  • Exceptional collaboration skills across multiple disciplines.

Market check

Salary context

This $276,200–$429,350 range sits above 100% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$151,300–$257,000

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$161,875–$257,250

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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