Adobe · 2 days ago
Forward Deployed AI Engineer
San Jose, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$208K/yr - $302K/yr
3+ years expAdobe is a company focused on changing the world through digital experiences. They are seeking a Forward Deployed AI Engineer to own the development and launch of GenAI applications, collaborating closely with customer teams to enhance value and drive innovation.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)ConsultingEnterprise SoftwareGraphic DesignImage RecognitionPhoto EditingSaaSSoftwareUX DesignWeb Design
Responsibilities
Collaborate & Innovate: Partner with Technical Architects, Engagement Managers and Product teams to define customer requirements/use cases, facilitate technical workshops, and co-create specific GenAI solutions
Prototype Rapidly: Apply an AI-first experimentation mindset—build proof points in days, iterate on feedback, and drive quick wins. UX/UI and rapid prototyping skills are a plus
Engineer End-to-End: Design, build, and deploy full-stack applications and microservices—integrating Firefly APIs, Common Extensibility Platform, GenStudio for Performance Marketing, headless CMS architectures and UX/UI Designs
Bridge to Product: Capture field-proven use cases and funnel them back to Product & Engineering—fueling the Firefly roadmap
Automate & Scale: Develop reusable components, CI/CD pipelines, and governance checks to ensure consistent, repeatable delivery
Operate at Speed: Thrive in a constantly evolving, start-up-like environment—own delivery sprints, tackle challenges on-site/remotely, and adapt to evolving AI trends
Share & Elevate: Document your playbooks, prompts, and patterns in our internal knowledge base—helping the whole organization move faster
Qualification
Required
3+ years as a full-stack developer or technical consultant building and launching production software (React.js/Next.js/Angular; Node.js/Java Spring Boot; REST/GraphQL, HTML, JavaScript, Java, XML)
Extensive hands-on experience with modern AI technologies, including: Large Language Models (LLMs) – OpenAI GPT, Anthropic Claude, Meta Llama, Mistral, etc
Diffusion models (Adobe Firefly, Stable Diffusion, DALL·E, Midjourney)
Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) pipelines, vector databases (Pinecone, Weaviate, FAISS), and semantic search
Fine-tuning, prompt engineering, and model optimization
AI agent frameworks (AutoGen, LangChain, LlamaIndex)
Multimodal AI (text, image, video, audio processing)
Proficient with core services (EC2, S3, Lambda, IAM, CloudFormation) and AI/ML tools (SageMaker, Bedrock)
Experience with Azure: compute (VMs, Functions), storage (Blob), and AI services (Azure OpenAI, Cognitive Services)
Containerization & Orchestration: Docker, Kubernetes, and serverless deployments
CI/CD & IaC: GitLab CI/CD, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Terraform, or equivalent
Monitoring & Logging: CloudWatch, Azure Monitor, Datadog, or similar
AI-native tinkerer who embeds AI in your day-to-day workflows and spends your free time inventing and tinkering with the possibilities of AI
Deep understanding of Adobe Creative Cloud APIs/SDK/CEP, Firefly Services APIs
Always prioritizing the customer and their needs and expectations first in everything you do
Outstanding at contributing to a culture of customer-centricity among your team and your extended ecosystem
Strong communicator: You translate complex AI concepts for both engineers and executives and guide customers through technical decisions aligned to business objectives
Thrives in fast-paced, ambiguous environments—relentlessly seeking better, faster, more innovative ways to solve customer objectives and challenges
Up to 30% customer related travel
Preferred
UX/UI and rapid prototyping skills are a plus
Nice to have: Adobe Experience Cloud integrations (AEM, Workfront Fusion, AJO or equivalent experience)
Benefits
Certain roles may be eligible for long-term incentives in the form of a new hire equity award.
Company
Adobe
Adobe is a software company that provides its users with digital marketing and media solutions.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
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$2.5MKey Investors
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1986-08-20IPO
1984-10-01Series Unknown· $2.5M
Leadership Team
Shantanu Narayen
CEO
Dan Durn
Chief Financial Officer
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