Adobe · 2 weeks ago
Manager, Machine Learning Engineering
San Jose, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$179K/yr - $351K/yr
5+ years expAdobe is a company focused on changing the world through digital experiences. The role of Manager for Applied Research involves leading a distributed team to manage training data for Generative AI, defining strategies for dataset quality, and collaborating with various teams to align on data needs.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)ConsultingEnterprise SoftwareGraphic DesignImage RecognitionPhoto EditingSaaSSoftwareUX DesignWeb Design
Responsibilities
Lead and grow a distributed team focused on training data for Generative AI
Define and execute strategy for acquiring, processing, curating, annotating, versioning, and ensuring quality of large-scale datasets for Adobe Firefly
Build and maintain scalable, efficient data pipelines across the training data lifecycle
Collaborate with researchers, ML engineers, and PMs to align on data needs for new models
Champion data diversity, bias mitigation, and ethical AI practices
Evaluate and integrate tools and methodologies to enhance infrastructure and workflows
Influence model development through insights on data quality and availability
Provide technical leadership and foster a culture of innovation
Partner across teams to align data priorities and share best practices
Qualification
Required
Master's/Ph.D. in CS, Data Science, Engineering, AI/ML, or related field—or equivalent experience
5+ years in engineering leadership, managing data infrastructure or ML data ops teams
Deep understanding of ML data lifecycles, especially for generative models (GANs, diffusion)
7+ years building and optimizing large-scale ETL/ELT pipelines and data warehousing
Expertise in data quality, governance, versioning, and annotation platforms
Proficiency with cloud data tech (AWS, Azure, GCP, Spark, Databricks, Snowflake)
Strong grasp of data privacy, security, and ethical AI principles
Excellent leadership and cross-functional collaboration skills
Experience with large-scale image/video datasets
Preferred
Familiarity with MLOps tools (e.g., DVC), annotation platforms, and compliance standards
Experience in computer vision, multimedia, or creative content data ecosystems
Contributions to open-source tools, publications, or patents in data management
Proven success supporting generative model training with robust data solutions
Benefits
Short-term incentives are in the form of the Annual Incentive Plan (AIP)
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
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CEO
Dan Durn
Chief Financial Officer
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