Sr. Engineering Manager, Data Platform, Adobe Express

Adobe Systems GmbH; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 154,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company seeks an experienced Engineering Manager for its Adobe Express Data Platform Team. The role involves leading engineers, defining technical vision, and overseeing project delivery. Applicants should have extensive experience in data processing technologies and a strong leadership background.

Benefits

Healthcare benefits

Retirement plan

Flexible working hours

Employee development programs

Qualifications

• At least 8 years experience managing engineering teams.
• Deep understanding of data processing technologies.
• Ability to facilitate technical strategy and problem-solving.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of engineers to foster innovation.
• Drive the technical vision for the Data Platform aligned with business goals.
• Oversee planning and execution of complex engineering projects.

Skills

Leadership

Analytical Skills

Communication Skills

Problem-Solving

Data Processing Technologies Knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field

Tools

Databricks

Snowflake

Redshift

Spark

Kafka

Flink

Job description

JOB LEVEL

M50

EMPLOYEE ROLE

People Manager

The Opportunity

Adobe Express enables users to easily build impressive designs, whether they're newcomers or experienced experts, by providing a user-friendly platform driven by brand-new AI capabilities. We are seeking an experienced and passionate Engineering Manager to lead the Adobe Express Data Platform Team. This team owns the data processing infrastructure and tooling that powers foundational AI, critical business insights, and enhances the experience for millions of users worldwide.

What You'll Do

• Leading, mentoring, and growing a team of dedicated and diverse engineers, fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Defining and driving the technical vision and roadmap for the Data Platform, ensuring alignment with business goals and industry standard processes.
• Overseeing the planning, execution, and delivery of complex engineering projects, ensuring high quality and timely completion.
• Working closely with multi-functional teams, including data scientists, product managers, marketers, and other engineering teams, to understand requirements and deliver scalable solutions.
• Staying informed of the latest trends and advancements in data processing technologies, and driving the adoption of new tools and methodologies to enhance our platform.
• Ensuring the reliability, scalability, and performance of the platform by implementing monitoring, alerting, and incident response.

What You Need to Succeed

• A leader with at least 8 years of experience managing business-critical high-performance teams of Software Engineers of at different stages of their careers.
• Deep understanding of and experience with data processing technologies, and experience with large-scale distributed systems.
• Ability to dive deep as needed to facilitate technical strategy trade-offs and zoom out to understand the big picture to shape the product
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to navigate complex technical challenges.
• Bring rigor to decision-making and drive down ambiguity with the right mix of collecting data, seeking input, farming for dissent, and making pilot investments to build understanding or confirm direction
• Strong track record of delivering impactful results.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to diverse audiences.
• Business Analytics and Data Platform experience, with technologies such as Databricks, Snowflake, Redshift, Spark, Iceberg, Kafka, and/or Flink, are preferred.

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several U.S. geographic markets, and we pay differently based on those defined markets. The U.S. pay range for this positionis $154,700 -- $320,000 annually. Paywithin this range varies by work locationand may also depend on job-related knowledge, skills,and experience. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for the job location during the hiring process.

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In addition, certain roles may be eligible for long-term incentives in the form of a new hire equity award.

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California:

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Colorado:

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Massachusetts:

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