Firefly Foundry, Creative Architect

Adobe; New York (NY); On-site; USD 177,900 - 257,550; Full time

Job summary

Adobe is seeking a highly skilled professional to work on innovative AI services within Adobe Firefly Foundry. You will act as a product manager, immerse in workflows, and influence Adobe's product roadmap while collaborating closely with teams and clients.

The ideal candidate will possess over 7 years of experience, strong full-stack development skills, and proficiency with Adobe Creative Cloud applications. Competitive pay range for this position is $177,900 – $257,550 annually based in New York.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional experience building and deploying web applications or interactive experiences.
• Deep familiarity with enterprise creative production workflows.
• Proficient in JavaScript, TypeScript, and backend languages like Python or Java.

Responsibilities

• Act like a product manager for customer needs and improve products.
• Immerse yourself in client workflows and produce outputs.
• Prototype quickly and guide discovery workshops.

Skills

Full-stack development proficiency

Experience with Adobe Creative Cloud applications

Analytical and strategic problem solving

Customer-obsessed and detail-oriented

Exposure to generative AI models

Education

BS or higher in Computer Science or equivalent experience

Tools

JavaScript

React

Python

Node.js

Adobe Premiere Pro

Job description

At Adobe, we change the world through digital experiences — empowering everyone from emerging artists to global brands to create exceptional content and experiences. As the leader in creative, document, and experience technology, we drive transformation for more than 85% of the Fortune 2000, standing at the intersection of creativity, marketing, and AI.

Opportunity

Every global brand is now a media company. The question is whether they have the infrastructure, the intelligence, and the craft to operate like one. Join a fast‑paced, 0‑to‑1 intrapreneurial team within Adobe Firefly Foundry, working directly with enterprise customers to scope and identify deep‑tuning AI services. You will collaborate closely with Adobe's platform, security, engineering, product, and program management organizations.

What You'll Do

• Act like a product manager for the customer. Understand what they need, think about how to improve the product, and bring that perspective back inside consistently.
• Immerse yourself fully in client workflows. Step into the role of the designer, the marketer, the filmmaker and produce the outputs. Use the tools deeply enough to hit real friction, anticipate needs, surface edge cases, and find the errors.
• Prototype quickly. Code quickly to drive alignment internally and with customers, then harden experiences with quality engineering practices for Adobe's client platforms.
• Participate and guide discovery workshops. Identify high‑value use cases, define and scope technical architectures, and translate customer needs into credible, impact‑focused solutions.
• Create compelling technical demos. Ideate next‑generation creative workflows using Adobe APIs, Firefly Services, Creative Cloud, and AI capabilities — then script, produce, and deliver the demos yourself. Represent Adobe as required at industry events, advisory boards, and executive forums.
• Partner with internal engineering and research teams. Imagine and build with existing and emerging technologies, including generative AI models, LLMs, and modern web infrastructure.
• Influence Adobe's product roadmap. Bring real market signal back inside from customers, partners, and the field.

What You Need to Succeed

• 7+ years of professional experience building and deploying web applications or interactive experiences, preferably in the creative tools domain.
• Deep familiarity with enterprise creative production workflows across M&E, brand, and agency environments — including image, video, audio, motion, and experiential content pipelines.
• Full‑stack development proficiency: JavaScript, TypeScript, Node.js, React, HTML, CSS on the front end; Python, Java, Go, or C++ on the back end. API tooling, low‑code connectors, and AWS or Azure deployments a plus.
• Hands‑on experience with Adobe Creative Cloud applications and the ability to produce and edit your own demos using Premiere Pro, Photoshop, AEM, Workfront, Frame.io, and Express.
• Exposure to generative AI models, text‑to‑image systems, and LLMs. Familiarity with WASM, WebGPU, or canvas rendering a bonus.
• Analytical and strategic problem solver with strong executive presence and the communication skills to make complex technical ideas land in a boardroom.
• Customer‑obsessed, detail‑oriented, and biased toward action. You solve complex problems independently and drive tangible results in a team‑oriented culture.
• High EQ, low ego, extreme ownership mentality, and genuine curiosity about what comes next.
• Flexibility to travel across the continental US and internationally.
• BS or higher in Computer Science or equivalent experience.

Expected Pay Range

The U.S. pay range for this position is $139,000 – $257,550 annually. Pay within this range varies by work location and may also depend on job‑related knowledge, skills, and experience. In California, the pay range for this position is $177,900 – $257,550. In New York, the pay range for this position is $177,900 – $257,550.

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 – 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.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Adobe is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on gender, race or color, ethnicity or national origin, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.