Director of AI/ML Engineering – Production Systems Leader

Adobe Inc.; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 265,700 - 384,675; Full time

Job summary

Adobe is seeking a Director of Engineering to guide the development of AI-native, production-ready machine learning products for external clients. This leader will own the entire lifecycle from conception to production, customer engagement, and ongoing operational success.

You will lead a high-caliber ML engineering organization, balancing hands-on depth with strategic product judgment, while partnering with Product, Development, and GTM to bring differentiated AI solutions to market.

Qualifications

• Over 15 years of software engineering experience with AI/ML systems.
• Proven track record delivering production AI/ML products with direct customer impact.
• Strong business acumen and leadership of senior engineers.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end delivery of AI/ML solutions in production for external clients.
• Lead architectural decisions balancing innovation, scalability, cost, and maintainability.
• Collaborate with Product Management to define vision and differentiation beyond general LLMs.
• Act as senior technical voice with customers and drive production issue resolution.

Skills

ML engineering

System architecture

Leadership

Customer engagement

Tools

Production systems

Job description

Adobe is seeking a Director of Engineering to guide the development of AI-native, production-ready machine learning products for external clients. This leader will own the entire lifecycle from conception to production, customer engagement, and ongoing operational success.

You will lead a high-caliber ML engineering organization, balancing hands-on depth with strategic product judgment, while partnering with Product, Development, and GTM to bring differentiated AI solutions to market.