This role pays more than
91%
of similar roles. Most pay
$177,250–$242,212
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$280k
versus about
$210k
for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
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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.
Staff Engineer - GPU & Video Rendering joins the Digital Video & Audio team to own and evolve the cross-platform GPU rendering platform powering real-time video processing for professional products like Premiere and After Effects. This role involves driving complex initiatives, building shared technology stacks including common shaders and multi-API GPU abstractions, and ensuring performance across various hardware vendors. The successful candidate will work with modern C++, graphics APIs such as DirectX 12, Metal, Vulkan, CUDA, or OpenCL, and shading languages like HLSL, Slang, or SPIR-V. Key responsibilities include resolving deep technical issues with hardware partners, performing low-level debugging using tools like Nsight or PIX, and developing next-generation rendering technologies. The role addresses the core challenge of creating a unified, high-performance rendering pipeline for professional video editing and processing across Windows and Mac platforms.
What does a Engineer earn in Washington?
Median $174600 from 40 postings across 12 companies.