Principal AI Architect: Agentic Systems & Platform

Adobe; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 262,000 - 379,000; Full time

Job summary

Adobe Unified Platform is building the system that changes how software gets made at Adobe. The Principal Machine Learning Engineer will define the long‑term technical direction for the Agent Harness and lead senior technical initiatives across Adobe’s agentic systems.

You’ll set standards for AI‑native software development at scale, mentor engineers, and drive architectural decisions that impact thousands of Adobe engineers.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of software engineering experience with Adobe or across the industry.
• Deep expertise in distributed systems, runtime build, and platform architecture.
• Recognized expertise in agentic systems and LLM infrastructure with hands‑on scaling work.
• Experience driving AI‑first architecture, engineering standards, and product direction.
• Strong communication and influence skills to align senior leaders and teams.

Responsibilities

• Work with architects to shape the technical direction of the Agent Harness.
• Define harness interfaces and standards balancing performance, cost and reliability.
• Evaluate emerging trends in agent runtimes and tool-use standards for adoption.
• Define AI‑first architecture and engineering standards across Adobe.
• Lead cross‑team technical initiatives and mentor senior technical talent.
• Advise leadership on agentic execution challenges and strategic direction.

Skills

Software engineering

Distributed systems

Agentic systems

LLM infrastructure

AI‑first architecture

Leadership

Communication

Job description

Adobe Unified Platform is building the system that changes how software gets made at Adobe. The Principal Machine Learning Engineer will define the long‑term technical direction for the Agent Harness and lead senior technical initiatives across Adobe’s agentic systems.

You’ll set standards for AI‑native software development at scale, mentor engineers, and drive architectural decisions that impact thousands of Adobe engineers.