JOB LEVEL

P40

EMPLOYEE ROLE

Individual Contributor

The Opportunity

Adobe Express empowers users to seamlessly construct striking designs, whether they are novices or experienced engineers, on a user-friendly platform improved by groundbreaking AI capabilities. The AI Foundations team sits at the core of this vision, driving innovation to make Adobe Express smarter, faster, and more adaptive! By developing modular, reusable AI systems and crafting a robust Horizon AI Stack, this team will play a pivotal role in transforming creative workflows. Joining this team means crafting the future of creativity, solving complex engineering challenges, and delivering scalable AI solutions that redefine what is possible in design!

What You'll Do

Build innovative machine learning models that drive Agentic and other Generative AI scenarios for Adobe Express.
Develop and deploy advanced ML models in areas such as computer vision, NLP, and multimodal learning.
Contribute to foundational AI systems for intelligent assistance, layout automation, image generation, and motion storytelling.
Design and build modular ML components that integrate into Adobe’s Horizon AI Stack and serve multiple creative workflows.
Drive the end-to-end ML lifecycle—from experimentation to evaluation, optimization, and production deployment.
Collaborate closely with Adobe Research, engineering, and product teams to bring AI-powered features to life.
Design evaluation strategies using a combination of automated metrics, LLM based judges, and user feedback.

Basic Qualifications

Masters, or PhD in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Data Science, Machine Learning, or a related field with equivalent experience.
5+ years of industry experience in machine learning and product development related to AI.
Strong programming skills and proficiency in ML frameworks such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, or JAX.
Experience with modern ML architectures including transformers / visual transformers, diffusion models, or GANs.
Experience with cloud platforms, MLOps and deploying ML systems in production at scale.
Be able to quickly read, understand and prototype relevant research papers.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with Large Language Models and model adaptation techniques (Ex: PEFT, SFT, RL etc.)
Familiarity with agent-based systems, intelligent assistants, or planner-based AI.
Experience in creative, imaging, or multimedia domains.
Publications in renowned ML/CV/AI conferences (e.g., NeurIPS, CVPR, ICML, SIGGRAPH).

What You Need to Succeed

Passion for creativity and learning with a drive to improve solutions.
Be up to date with the latest and greatest in AI Research.
Comfortable working in a fast, iterative and ambiguous environment.
Strong communication skills with the ability to explain technical ideas and experiment results clearly.
Collaborative spirit with a focus on product impact, AI / ML innovation and engineering excellence.

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 $142,700 -- $257,600 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.

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.

Massachusetts

Massachusetts Legal Notice

It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Internal Opportunities

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At Adobe, you will be immersed in an exceptional work environment that is recognized around the world. You will also be surrounded by colleagues who are committed to helping each other grow through our unique Check-In approach where ongoing feedback flows freely. If you’re looking to make an impact, Adobe's the place for you. Discover what our employees are saying about their career experiences on the Adobe Life blog and explore the meaningful benefits we offer.

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Senior Applied Researcher, AI Foundations- Adobe Express

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