2027 Intern - AI & Architecture

Adobe Inc.; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Adobe Inc. is seeking a summer intern for its Data Science team to apply AI and ML to business problems, driving strategies, prioritization, and customer engagement.

You will turn business needs into architecture options, prototype AI assistants for architecture reviews, and apply AI to Adobe standards and repositories. You’ll collaborate across Marketing, Sales, Post-Sales, and Finance and present findings to leadership.

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled full-time pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Eagerness to research and learn new technologies.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to collaborate with solution architects across multiple business areas.
• Ability to present and describe architectural solutions to non-technical partners.
• Understanding of Adobe's business solutions and their impact on customers and users.

Responsibilities

• Turn business needs into architecture options with architects and business partners.
• Build AI tools for architecture work, prototypes and guidance tools.
• Make architecture guidance easier to use by applying AI to standards and repositories.
• Work across Marketing, Sales, Post-Sales and Finance to design customer-oriented solutions.
• Evaluate new technologies and share recommendations for the Enterprise Architecture roadmap.
• Present prototypes, findings and recommendations to architects and leaders at internship end.

Skills

Self-motivation

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Research interest

Collaboration

Presentation

Architectural understanding

Adobe solutions knowledge

Education

Pursuing Bachelor's or Master's in CS/CE/EE

Job description

The Opportunity

The Adobe Data Science team is looking for a summer intern! The team applies AI and machine learning techniques to big customer data to address and challenge business problems, such as driving go-to-market strategies, sales prioritization, increasing product engagement and customer service improvement.

What You'll Do

• Turn business needs into architecture options. Work with architects and business partners to understand requirements. Then help write up solution options that weigh architecture standards, readiness, implementation effort and total cost of ownership.
• Build AI tools for architecture work. Prototype AI assistants or agents that help with architecture reviews, risk analysis and documentation, such as summarizing designs, checking them against standards and flagging gaps early.
• Make architecture guidance easier to use. Apply AI to our standards, reference patterns and architecture repositories (for example, LeanIX) so teams can find and use the guidance on their own.
• Work across business domains. Partner with Adobe architects across Marketing, Sales, Post-Sales and Finance to design solutions that help customers get started, renew and get more value from Adobe.
• Evaluate new technology. Research and test new AI and platform technologies, such as agent frameworks, MCP integration and AI observability tools. Share recommendations that feed into the Enterprise Architecture roadmap.
• Share what you learn. Present your prototypes, findings and recommendations to architects and leaders at the end of your internship.

What You Need to Succeed

• Currently enrolled full time and pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineer, or equivalent experience required
• Self-motivation
• Strong technical background with analytical and problem-solving skills
• Eagerness to research and learn new technologies
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to collaborate with solutionarchitects across multiple business areas
• Ability to present and describearchitectural solutions to non-technical business partners
• Understanding of Adobe's business related solutions and how they impact customers, partners and internal business users

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.

Our 30,000+ employees worldwide are creating the future and raising the bar as we drive the next decade of growth. We're on a mission to hire the very best and believe in creating a company culture where all employees are empowered to make an impact. At Adobe, we believe that great ideas can come from anywhere in the organization. The next big idea could be yours.

Let's Adobe together

At Adobe, we believe in creating a company culture where all employees are empowered to make an impact. Learn more about Adobe life, including our values and culture, focus on people, purpose and community, Adobe for All, comprehensive benefits programs, the stories we tell, the customers we serve, and how you can help us advance our mission of empowering everyone to create.

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AI Use Guidelines for Interviews

Our interviews are designed to reflect your own skills and thinking. The use of AI or recording tools during live interviews is not permitted unless explicitly invited by the interviewer or approved in advance as part of a reasonable accommodation. If these tools are used inappropriately or in a way that misrepresents your work, your application may not move forward in the process.

At Adobe, we empower employees to innovate with AI - and we look for candidates eager to do the same. As part of the hiring experience, we provide clear guidance on where AI is encouraged during the process and where it's restricted during live interviews. See how we think about AI in the hiring experience.

Expected Pay Range

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 positionis $38.00 - $51.00 hourly. Your recruiter can share more about the specific pay rate for your job location during the hiring process.

State-Specific Notices

California:

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Colorado:

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Massachusetts:

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