Lead Applied Researcher, AI Foundations — Creative ML Leader

Adobe; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 243,000 - 352,000; Full time

Job summary

Adobe Express is seeking a driven ML leader to shape generative AI features and scalable AI systems. You will guide a team of researchers, prototype cutting-edge models, and build modular components aligned with the Horizon AI Stack for diverse creative workflows.

You will own the ML lifecycle from ideation to deployment, collaborating with Adobe Research, product teams, and platform teams to deliver production-ready capabilities that empower users across Adobe Express.

Qualifications

• Masters or PhD in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Data Science, Machine Learning, or related field with equivalent experience.
• 7+ years of industry experience in machine learning and product development related to AI.
• Demonstrated experience mentoring or technically guiding other researchers or engineers.
• Strong programming skills and proficiency in ML frameworks such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, or JAX.
• Experience with modern ML architectures including transformers/visual transformers, diffusion models, or GANs.
• Experience with cloud platforms, MLOps and deploying ML systems in production at scale.
• Ability to read, understand and prototype relevant research papers.

Responsibilities

• Build innovative machine learning models that drive Agentic and other Generative AI scenarios for Adobe Express.
• Lead and mentor a small team of applied researchers, providing technical direction and encouraging a culture of innovation.
• Contribute to foundational AI systems for intelligent assistance, layout automation, image generation, and motion storytelling.
• Design and build modular, reusable components that integrate with the Horizon AI Stack and scale across multiple creative workflows.
• Own the ML lifecycle from ideation to deployment.
• Collaborate with Adobe Research, product, and platform teams to translate ideas into production-ready capabilities.
• Define and implement evaluation strategies using automated metrics, LLM judges, and user feedback.

Skills

Machine learning

Mentor/lead

Prototyping

ML systems

Research to production

Communication

Education

Masters/PhD in CS/EE/DS

Tools

PyTorch

TensorFlow

JAX

Cloud platforms

MLOps

Job description

Adobe Express is seeking a driven ML leader to shape generative AI features and scalable AI systems. You will guide a team of researchers, prototype cutting-edge models, and build modular components aligned with the Horizon AI Stack for diverse creative workflows.

You will own the ML lifecycle from ideation to deployment, collaborating with Adobe Research, product teams, and platform teams to deliver production-ready capabilities that empower users across Adobe Express.