Sr. Director, Engineering - Digital Video & Audio (DVA)

Adobe; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 260,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

Adobe’s Digital Video & Audio (DVA) business powers Premiere Pro and After Effects, serving creators worldwide. The Senior Director of Engineering will define strategy and execution across the platform, driving AI-native features and scalable architectures.

You will partner with Product, Design, Research, Firefly AI, Creative Cloud, and Platform Engineering to accelerate innovation, modernize core tech, and deliver intelligent experiences at global scale.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive the engineering strategy for DVA across Premiere Pro, After Effects, and the platform.
• Integrate generative AI, intelligent agents, and multimodal workflows into creator experiences.
• Lead engineering execution and extensibility frameworks, developer experiences, and AI-powered workflows.
• Drive the technology strategy for Adobe’s Digital Video & Audio portfolio across products and platforms.

Job description

TheOpportunity

Adobe’s Digital Video & Audio(DVA)business powers the world’s leading creative tools for professional video editing, motion graphics, visual effects, and content creation. Premiere Pro and After Effects are industry-defining applications used by filmmakers, broadcasters, social creators, enterprises, and creative professionals worldwide!

The future of creative storytelling will be hybrid, bringing together traditional craft and AI-powered creation in ways that expandwhat’spossible. Whether an artist starts with an ARRI camera, a script, or a prompt, Adobe is building the world’s leading creative platform to support every stage of the journey. From intelligent editing and generative video to cloud-native workflows and connected creative experiences, Digital Video & Audio is helping creators imagine, craft, and deliver compelling stories wherever inspiration begins.

As Senior Director of Engineering, you will lead engineering strategy and execution across Premiere Pro, After Effects, and theplatform, helping shape the future of professional video creation. You will partner closely across Product, Design, Research, and Platform Engineering to accelerate innovation, modernize core technologies, and deliver intelligent experiences that delight millions of creators around the world.

This is a highly visible leadership role supporting one of Adobe’s most strategic product portfolios. Success requires building high-performing teams, influencing across a complex matrixed organization, and driving technical and organizational excellence at scale.

You will partner closely with leaders across Product Management, Design, Applied Research, Firefly AI, Creative Cloud, and Engineering to define and deliver the future of Adobe’s video, motion graphics, and creative technology platform.

We are looking for an experienced engineering leader with strong technical judgment, operational rigor, anda track recordof deliveringcreativeproductsthrough major technology shifts. The ideal candidate has modernized mature architectures, scaled organizations, and integrated AI into customerexperiencesatglobal scale.

WhatYou’llDo

• DefineanddrivetheengineeringstrategyforDVAacross.LeadthenextgenerationofAI-nativeandagent-basedcreativeexperiences.
• Integrate generative AI, intelligent agents, and multimodal workflows into creator experiencesinpartnershipwithAdobeAIResearchandFireflyteams.
• Leadengineeringexecutionandadvanceextensibilityframeworks,developerexperiences,andAI-powered workflows while delivering seamless experiences across devices and creativesurfaces.
• Drive the technology strategy for Adobe’s Digital Video & Audio portfolio, accelerating AI-powered experiences across Premiere Pro, After Effects, and the