Director of AI/ML Customer Engineering

Adobe Inc.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 179,000 - 355,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a passionate developer to join their innovative team, focusing on generative AI and creative technologies. This role involves understanding customer pain points and translating them into technical solutions, while also leading a small team of technologists. You'll ideate, design, and prototype using Adobe's powerful tools and APIs, all while fostering a culture of collaboration and creativity. If you're ready to make a significant impact in the digital experience landscape, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Minimum 6 years as a developer, familiar with API methodology.
• Ability to storyboard and produce demos using various Adobe tools.

Responsibilities

• Understand customer needs and translate them into technical solutions.
• Ideate and design product prototypes using Adobe technologies.

Skills

JavaScript

Node.JS

API tools (Postman, App Builder)

HTML/CSS

React

Python

Low-code connectors

ML Framework knowledge

Distributed cloud compute knowledge

Tools

Adobe APIs

Creative Cloud

Firefly Services

AEM

Workfront

Frame

Express

Job description

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!

The Opportunity

We are the market leader in software products and services for the creative, genAI & marketing ecosystem with Creative Cloud, Document Cloud, Express, Firefly, and Experience Cloud. Reporting to the VP, New Business Ventures, you will foster a culture of customer empathy and orientation, have strong intuition for meaningful business impact, have a passion for coding & tinkering, and a deep curiosity about the application of new technologies (e.g., generative AI, creative workflows, document efficiency, marketing outcomes).

You will be a player-coach who manage a small team of GenAI & Creative Technologists to deliver practical customer solutions and product prototypes to solve hard problems.

What you'll do

• Understand customer pain points & business needs and translate that into technical solutions

• Ideate, design and code product and workflow prototypes using knowledge of creative production, marketing workflows, Adobe APIs, and external APIs

• Work across internal research & engineering teams to build prototypes using existing and new available technologies.

• Use other new technologies (e.g., products, APIs) and synthesize technical trends and impact to Adobe (so-what, then-what)

• Serve as technical expert on new technologies in Adobe Firefly Services (APIs), Creative Cloud technologies, and corresponding Digital Experience APIs and technologies

• Script & record compelling technical demo videos that bring product truth to life.

• Present product demos at CEC/customer/events/developer audiences & relevant Adobe leadership meetings

• Can foster a great team culture and produce insights & prototypes

What you will need to succeed

• Minimum technical skills: JavaScript / Node.JS (server-side, front end), API tools (Postman, App Builder), HTML/CSS, React (Spectrum or similar), Python a plus, Low-code connectors a plus (PowerAutomate, Zapier, Mendix), ML Framework knowledge (Pytorch, Hugging Face Accelerator), Distributed cloud compute knowledge (K8s, Slurm)

• A minimum of six years as a developer (full-stack preferred, familiar with API methodology/usage)

• Technical experience across creative, document, digital experience, generative AI, and workflow/low-code spaces (e.g., image editing, video, audio, 3D, analytics, work management, pdf)

• Work-well across functions, research and engineering teams

• Ability to storyboard, produce, and edit your own demos using Pr, Ps, AEM, Workfront, Frame, Express etc. Capable of conveying sophisticated technical and product ideas.

• Build the future mindset & around the corner thinking. Analytical and strategic problem solver, adept at using data to advise decisions.

• Founder-style ownership and work ethic. Ability to working autonomously, track-record of delivering on-time

• Flexibility to travel as needed (~ 20% of month)

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 $179,300 -- $354,600 annually. Paywithin this range varies by work locationand 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.

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California:

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Colorado:

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Massachusetts:

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