Our Company

Changing the world through digital experiences is what Adobe’s all about. We give everyone—from emerging artists to global brands—everything they need to design and deliver exceptional digital experiences! We’re passionate about empowering people to create beautiful and powerful images, videos, and apps, and transform how companies interact with customers across every screen.

We’re on a mission to hire the very best and are committed to creating exceptional employee experiences where everyone is respected and has access to equal opportunity. We realize that new ideas can come from everywhere in the organization, and we know the next big idea could be yours!

We are building an advanced AI platform that powers next-generation creative workflows for flagship products like Photoshop and Lightroom. As a Sr. Machine Learning Engineer, you will combine hands-on engineering with architectural leadership to design and implement reasoning systems, tool orchestration, and multimodal integrations using cutting-edge large language models (LLMs) and vision-language models (VLLMs).

The Opportunity

• (M)LLM post-training and evaluation

• Agent system architecture design and implementation

• Practical agent development (Langchain, MCP, A2A)

• Image generation and editing

• Building scalable AI solutions

What you'll Do

• Developing next-generation AI agents that improve Adobe’s product ecosystem

• Crafting robust agent architectures that combine multiple AI capabilities

• Designing evaluation frameworks for agent performance

• Implementing state-of-the-art LLM techniques for specialized applications

What you need to succeed

• Master's/ PhD degree in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Data Science, or a related field

• Demonstrated experience in AI, LLMs, and agentic system development

• Proficiency in frameworks like Py Torch, Lang Chain, Lang Graph, MCP, Agent Development Kit (ADK).

• Strong foundation in data structures, algorithms, and software engineering principles

• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills, with a proactive approach to challenges

• Ability to move fast in an environment where things are sometimes loosely defined and may have competing priorities or deadlines

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several  U.S. geographic markets, and we pay differently based on those defined markets. The U.S. pay range for this position is $172,500 -- $306,625 annually. Pay within this range varies by work location and may also depend on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for the job location during the hiring process.

In California, the pay range for this position is $211,800 - $306,625

At Adobe, for sales roles starting salaries are expressed as total target compensation (TTC base commission), and short-term incentives are in the form of sales commission plans.  Non-sales roles starting salaries are expressed as base salary and short-term incentives are in the form of the Annual Incentive Plan (AIP).

In addition, certain roles may be eligible for long-term incentives in the form of a new hire equity award.

State-Specific Notices: California:

Fair Chance Ordinances:

Adobe will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment in accordance with state and local laws and “fair chance” ordinances.

Colorado: Application Window Notice

If this role is open to hiring in Colorado (as listed on the job posting), the application window will remain open until at least the date and time stated above in Pacific Time, in compliance with Colorado pay transparency regulations. If this role does not have Colorado listed as a hiring location, no specific application window applies, and the posting may close at any time based on hiring needs.

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Adobe is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on gender, race or color, ethnicity or national origin, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other applicable characteristics protected by law. Learn more.

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