Staff Agentic ML Engineer - Photoshop

Adobe; New York (NY); On-site; USD 238,700 - 345,650; Full time

Job summary

Adobe is seeking a Senior Machine Learning Engineer based in New York, New York to lead the development of advanced AI agents that enhance its product ecosystem. The successful candidate will have a Master's or Ph.D. in a relevant field and extensive industry experience, along with proven expertise in LLMs and tool orchestration.

This role involves architecting robust systems and fine-tuning LLMs, ensuring high standards in agent quality and reliability.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of industry ML experience.
• Demonstrated expertise in LLMs and agentic system development.
• Excellent communication skills for fast-moving environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of AI agents enhancing Adobe's product ecosystem.
• Drive architecture and implementation of robust agentic systems.
• Own end-to-end LLM fine-tuning pipelines.

Skills

Industry ML experience

Expertise in LLMs

Proficiency in PyTorch

Problem-solving skills

Fluency with AI-assisted development tools

Education

Master's or Ph.D. in Computer Science or related field

Tools

LangChain

LangGraph

MCP

Agent Development Kit (ADK)

Job description

Position Summary

We are building an advanced AI platform that powers next‑generation creative workflows for flagship products like Photoshop and Lightroom. As a Senior Machine Learning Engineer (or Applied Scientist), you will combine deep technical expertise with architectural leadership to design and implement reasoning systems, tool orchestration, and multimodal integrations using cutting‑edge large language models (LLMs) and vision‑language models (VLLMs).

The Opportunity

• LLM post‑training and evaluation, including fine‑tuning, alignment, and domain adaptation
• Agent system architecture design and implementation at scale
• Practical agent development using frameworks such as LangChain, LangGraph, MCP, and A2A
• Image generation and editing with multimodal AI
• Building and owning rigorous evaluation frameworks for LLM and agent performance

What You’ll Do

• Lead the development of next‑generation AI agents that improve and extend Adobe's product ecosystem
• Drive the architecture and implementation of robust agentic systems that combine reasoning, retrieval, tool use, and multimodal capabilities
• Own end‑to‑end LLM fine‑tuning pipelines — data curation, training, RLHF/DPO alignment, and evaluation
• Design and maintain comprehensive evaluation frameworks to measure agent quality, reliability, and safety
• Implement state‑of‑the‑art LLM techniques for specialized creative applications
• Mentor and grow engineers and scientists across the team; establish technical best practices
• Move fast in an environment where priorities evolve and problems are sometimes loosely defined

What You Need to Succeed

• Master's or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Data Science, or a related field
• 8+ years of industry ML experience
• Demonstrated expertise in LLMs, fine‑tuning (SFT, RLHF, DPO, PEFT/LoRA), and agentic system development in production
• Deep experience building evaluation frameworks for LLM and multi‑agent systems (LLM‑as‑judge, automated benchmarks, red‑teaming)
• Proficiency in PyTorch and agentic frameworks: LangChain, LangGraph, MCP, Agent Development Kit (ADK)
• Fluency with AI‑assisted development tools (e.g., Claude Code, Codex, Cursor) while maintaining independent engineering judgment and critical ownership of technical decisions
• Strong foundation in data structures, algorithms, and software engineering principles
• Excellent problem‑solving and communication skills; comfortable operating in fast‑moving, ambiguous environments
• Experience with multimodal models (vision‑language, image generation/editing) is a strong plus

Equal Employment Opportunity

Adobe is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on gender, race or color, ethnicity or national origin, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.

AI Use Guidelines for Interviews

Our interviews are designed to reflect your own skills and thinking. The use of AI or recording tools during live interviews is not permitted unless explicitly invited by the interviewer or approved in advance as part of a reasonable accommodation. If these tools are used inappropriately or in a way that misrepresents your work, your application may not move forward in the process.

Expected Pay Range

The U.S. pay range for this position is $190,200 -- $345,650 annually. Pay within this range varies by work location and may also depend on job‑related knowledge, skills, and experience.

In California, the pay range for this position is $238,700 - $345,650

In New York, the pay range for this position is $238,700 - $345,650

In Massachusetts, the pay range for this position is $207,900 - $301,100

In Washington, the pay range for this position is $223,500 - $323,700

For sales roles, starting salaries are expressed as total target compensation (TTC = base + commission), and short‑term incentives are in the form of sales commission plans. Non‑sales roles starting salaries are expressed as base salary and short‑term incentives are in the form of the Annual Incentive Plan (AIP).

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

State‑Specific Notices

California: Adobe will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment in accordance with state and local laws and “fair chance” ordinances.

Colorado: If this role is open to hiring in Colorado, the application window will remain open until at least the date and time stated above in Pacific Time, in compliance with Colorado pay transparency regulations. If this role does not have Colorado listed as a hiring location, no specific application window applies, and the posting may close at any time based on hiring needs.

Massachusetts: It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.