Software Engineering Group Manager – Marketing Adobe Platforms

Jobtailor; Kansas; On-site; USD 210,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Adobe seeks a Senior Engineering Leader to own the technical strategy for Adobe Marketing platforms across multiple crews. You will ensure scalable, secure, and enterprise-ready solutions while shaping architectural standards and patterns.

You will coach senior engineers and collaborate with Enterprise Architecture and Security to maintain governance without delaying delivery, driving modern practices from API-first design to CI/CD and cloud-native patterns.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of software engineering experience with depth in enterprise platforms or complex distributed systems.
• Proven track record leading multiple engineering teams delivering large-scale platforms.
• Strong hands-on background with modern web architectures, APIs, cloud platforms, and integration patterns.
• Ability to act as technical authority and guide teams through ambiguity.
• Experience in regulated, security-conscious environments with governance requirements.
• Prefer familiarity with Adobe Experience Cloud and related enterprise digital platforms.

Responsibilities

• Own the technical strategy and execution for Adobe Marketing platforms across multiple crews, ensuring scalable, secure, and enterprise-ready solutions.
• Serve as the primary technical decision authority for Adobe-related engineering, including architecture patterns and integration strategies.
• Drive modern engineering practices across Adobe development (API-first design, event-driven integrations, CI/CD, cloud-native patterns).
• Partner with Enterprise Architecture and Security to ensure compliance and data protection without slowing delivery.
• Lead and grow ~6 Adobe-focused engineering crews with clear technical direction and execution discipline.
• Ensure alignment to a shared target architecture and incremental delivery toward that vision.
• Balance platform evolution with near-term delivery commitments and manage dependencies and risks.

Skills

Software engineering leadership

Enterprise platforms

Distributed systems

Web architectures

APIs

Cloud platforms

Integration patterns

Governance & security

Technical authority

Roadmap influence

Tools

Adobe Experience Cloud

AEM

AEP/RT CDP

AJO

Assets

Workfront

Job description

Responsibilities

• Own the technical strategy and execution for Adobe Marketing platforms across multiple crews, ensuring solutions are scalable, secure, performant, and enterprise ready.
• Serve as the primary technical decision authority for Adobe related engineering, including architecture patterns, integration strategies, and platform standards.
• Drive modern engineering practices across Adobe development (API first design, event driven integrations, CI/CD, cloud native patterns, performance optimization).
• Partner closely with Enterprise Architecture and Security to ensure compliance, data protection, and governance without slowing delivery.
• Lead and grow ~6 Adobe focused engineering crews, providing clear technical direction, prioritization, and execution discipline.
• Ensure crews are aligned to a shared target architecture and are delivering incrementally toward that vision.
• Actively manage technical dependencies, cross crew integration points, and delivery risk, intervening early where needed.
• Balance platform evolution with near term delivery commitments, avoiding both over engineering and short term fixes.
• Translate marketing and product intent into clear, executable technical plans with well defined success criteria.
• Establish and enforce “ready to execute” standards (architecture readiness, non functional requirements, dependency clarity) before teams commit to delivery.
• Use PI Planning, Demo Days, and execution reviews as decision points, not status updates.
• Drive predictable delivery through strong upfront engineering rigor and transparent trade off management.
• Build a high performing engineering culture grounded in accountability, continuous improvement, and technical excellence.
• Coach senior and mid level engineers, tech leads, and architects to raise the bar on design quality, code health, and system thinking.
• Identify skill gaps (e.g., Adobe specialization, data enablement, integration engineering) and proactively address them through hiring, upskilling, or vendor strategy.
• Act as a technical mentor and escalation point for complex engineering challenges.
• Partner with Product, Marketing, Data, Platform, and Operations leaders to align technology execution with business outcomes, not just platform adoption.
• Represent Adobe engineering in enterprise forums, articulating technical trade offs, risks, and recommendations clearly to senior leadership.
• Influence roadmap decisions by grounding discussions in engineering reality, platform constraints, and long term sustainability.

Requirements

• 10+ years of software engineering experience with significant depth in enterprise platforms or complex distributed systems.
• Proven experience leading multiple engineering teams or crews delivering large scale, mission critical platforms.
• Strong hands on background with modern web architectures, APIs, cloud platforms, and integration patterns.
• Demonstrated ability to operate as a technical authority, making architectural decisions and guiding teams through ambiguity.
• Experience working in regulated, security conscious environments with strong governance requirements.
• Direct experience with Adobe Experience Cloud (AEM, AEP/RT CDP, AJO, Assets, Workfront) or equivalent enterprise digital platforms. (Preferred)
• Experience modernizing or scaling marketing, personalization, or customer engagement platforms. (Preferred)
• Background in data driven systems, event streaming, or real time decisioning integrations. (Preferred)
• Strong track record of transformational engineering leadership, not just steady state operations. (Preferred)