Senior Computer Scientist

Adobe; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 7,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Adobe Illustrator team in Bengaluru seeks a senior C++ engineer to build scalable vector editing applications. You will work with a team to add features, define roadmaps with PMs, and own end-to-end delivery from requirements to testing.

Qualified candidates have 12+ years in C++, strong OO design, and expertise in high-performance native code on macOS/Windows/Web, plus GenAI/ML experience. Join Adobe to help shape next-generation tools.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's in CS from premier institute.
• 12+ years of hands-on design/development experience.
• Deep experience in modern C++ and object-oriented design.
• Expertise in writing high-performance native code on macOS, Windows, Web.
• Experience with GenAI, ML, Diffusion, LLM, LoRa models.
• Strong CS fundamentals and performance-minded mindset.
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.
• Experience working in a fast-paced global environment.

Responsibilities

• Define roadmap with Product Manager and engineers for releases.
• Lead features end-to-end from requirements to design, implementation and tests.
• Maintain and optimize memory and processing footprint.
• Proactively develop methods and evaluation criteria for results.
• Address architecture and design issues for future products.

Skills

Modern C++

OOP

Debugging

Profiling

GenAI/ML

System Architecture

Cross-platform

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science

Tools

macOS

Windows

Web

Job description

Adobe Illustrator is the industry-leading graphic design tool for people who love art, illustration and designing. It offers creative tools to design anything you can imagine - from logos and icons to graphics, typography and illustrations, and customize it with professional-level precision across desktop, mobile and web. The Adobe Illustrator team is looking for a passionate, hardworking and highly motivated engineer and technical problem solver to help build scalable, responsive, next-generation vector editing application that makes vector drawing ubiquitous.

Desired Skills And ExperienceResponsibilities

As a developer for Adobe Creative Cloud - Illustrator, you will work with a team of hardworking developers.

You and your team will add features in products that are strategic to Adobe's growth.

Partner with Product Manager, fellow engineers, and other partners in defining the roadmap, scope, and work for releases.

Lead your features end-to-end starting from gathering requirements, design, implementation, and instrumenting unit and automation test cases.

Maintain existing features and constantly strive toward optimizing memory and processing footprint.

Should be a proactive self-starter who can develop methods, techniques and evaluation criterion for obtaining results.

You would be an expert on one or more platforms and knowledgeable of cross-platform issues, competitive products, and customer requirements. You would contribute significantly towards the development and application of advanced concepts, technologies and expertise within the team.

This role involves addressing architecture and design issues for future products, providing strategic direction in evaluating new technologies.

Must have

• Bachelors or Master's degree in Computer Science or related from a premier institute
• 12+ years of hands on design / development experience
• Deep experience in modern C++, object-oriented programming, debugging, and profiling
• Expertise in writing highly performant native code on platforms like macOS, Windows, Web.
• Experience with GenAI, ML, Diffusion, LLM, LoRa models.
• Should have excellent computer science fundamentals and a good understanding of architecture, design and performance.
• Exceptional problem-solving skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills, written and verbal communication skills
• Must be familiar with working in a fast paced global environment

Good to have

• Experience in Web-assembly
• Experience with GPU, WebGL, Skia rendering.

About Adobe

Adobe empowers everyone to create through innovative platforms and tools that unleash creativity, productivity and personalized customer experiences. Adobe's industry-leading offerings including Adobe Acrobat Studio, Adobe Express, Adobe Firefly, Creative Cloud, Adobe Experience Platform, Adobe Experience Manager, and GenStudio enable people and businesses to turn ideas into impact, powered by AI and driven by human ingenuity.

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