at Adobe
Location
San Jose
Compensation
$160k–$320k USD
Posted
1 months ago
Market range · company + function + seniority
p25 · target · p75 · n=103
Posted $320k · well above market
Tailor your résumé to this role in 30 seconds.
Free account · ATS keyword check · per-job bullet rewrite by Claude.
The Opportunity
This is a position where you will build and launch a new product within Adobe working within an exciting org that is incubating next-generation ideas. You will lead a team of engineers, designers, and prototypers to bring to life a product, test it with customers and demonstrate product-market fit.
This role is an outstanding opportunity to operate like a startup founder while having the resources of an innovative, large Technology company. Join us for an opportunity to invent new technologies and supply a brand new and existing Adobe products.
The Challenge
We are looking for a Full Stack Tech Lead / Architect to help build a next-generation platform that enables enterprise brands and creators to collaborate on influencer marketing campaigns end-to-end. As part of a fast-moving incubator team, defining the architecture of a new product from the ground up, ensuring it meets enterprise-grade standards for scalability, reliability, and security while supporting rapid experimentation and iteration. Work closely with product managers, designers, and strategists to translate opportunities in the creator economy into scalable product capabilities.
A core part of the platform will be the use of Agentic AI systems to streamline and automate the complex workflows involved in influencer marketing – from discovery, contract management, creative ops, analytics, and optimization. Contribute to the design and implementation AI-native architectures, orchestrating LLM-powered agents and building the evaluation frameworks, observability, and trust mechanisms required to make these systems reliable for enterprise customers.
Looking for someone who enjoys building new platforms from the ground up, solving complex distributed systems challenges, and exploring how AI agents can augment enterprise workflows and human collaboration. This will play a critical role in shaping both the technical foundation and the long-term vision of a new product within Adobe.
Responsibilities
Collaborate to define and refine the product roadmap, user experience, priorities, and schedule. Insights and input will help shape the direction of the application, ensuring it meets the needs and expectations of our users.
Ownership of the product’s development life cycle, closely monitoring progress, identifying risks and opportunities, and ensuring access to senior leadership when needed. Ability to navigate challenges and provide clear insight into the product’s status will be crucial for its success.
Help build and mentor/coach a strong team to grow both professionally and personally.
Combine data and personal instincts to make informed decisions and drive the team’s progress at a rapid pace. Ability to balance speed and quality will be instrumental in achieving our goals.
Cultivate a collaborative and inclusive culture, which will contribute to a positive and productive work environment where everyone thrives.
Champion engineering excellence, contributing to the architecture and high-level structure of our applications.
Contribute to driving process improvements across the broader engineering organization. Help shape the company’s engineering practices and foster continuous improvement.
What is needed to succeed
BA or BS or MS degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience, provides a solid foundation for this position.
10+ yrs of proven experience in software engineering is required. This experience should demonstrate a deep understanding of software development principles, practices, and methodologies.
6+ ys of experience leading software engineering teams. This includes successfully managing and guiding teams to deliver high-quality software solutions.
Strong technical and analytical abilities. Experience in developing large-scale, enterprise-grade web applications and platforms with high standards for scalability, security, and reliability is essential.
Expertise in evaluating systems architecture, particularly using extensive knowledge of full-stack technologies. Ideally, have experience working with intelligent and agent-based systems. This experience includes LLM-powered applications and orchestration frameworks. It also includes evaluation pipelines that ensure reliability, observability, and trust in AI-assisted workflows.
Experience designing systems that integrate AI services, data pipelines, and evaluation frameworks into production products.
Strong leadership skills are necessary to drive consensus on requirements and ensure timely decision-making. Provide guidance, prioritize tasks, and manage resources effectively will be crucial to the team’s success.
A passion for collaborating with design teams from concept to production is important. Facilitate effective communication and collaboration between engineers and designers will contribute to the overall success of the projects.
Consistent record of developing, leading, coaching, and mentoring software engineers is vital. Ability to foster a positive and uplifting environment, ensuring the team’s professional development, is essential.
About Adobe
Adobe empowers everyone to create through innovative platforms and tools that unleash creativity, productivity and personalized customer experiences. Adobe’s industry-leading offerings including Adobe Acrobat Studio, Adobe Express, Adobe Firefly, Creative Cloud, Adobe Experience Platform, Adobe Experience Manager, and GenStudio enable people and businesses to turn ideas into impact, powered by AI and driven by human ingenuity.
Our 30,000+ employees worldwide are creating the future and raising the bar as we drive the next decade of growth. We’re on a mission to hire the very best and believe in creating a company culture where all employees are empowered to make an impact. At Adobe, we believe that great ideas can come from anywhere in the organization. The next big idea could be yours.
Let’s Adobe together
At Adobe, we believe in creating a company culture where all employees are empowered to make an impact. Learn more about Adobe life, including our values and culture, focus on people, purpose and community, Adobe for All, comprehensive benefits programs, the stories we tell, the customers we serve, and how you can help us advance our mission of empowering everyone to create.
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. Learn more.
Adobe aims to make our Careers website and recruiting process accessible to any and all users. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation to navigate our website or complete the application process, email accommodations@adobe.com or call +1 408-536-3015.
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.
At Adobe, we empower employees to innovate with AI — and we look for candidates eager to do the same. As part of the hiring experience, we provide clear guidance on where AI is encouraged during the process and where it’s restricted during live interviews. See how we think about AI in the hiring experience.
Expected Pay Range:
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 position is $160,200 -- $320,000 annually. Pay within this range varies by work location and 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.

In California, the pay range for this position is $221,000 - $320,000

At Adobe, 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:
Fair Chance Ordinances
Adobe will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment in accordance with state and local laws and “fair chance” ordinances.
Colorado:
Application Window Notice
Mar 27 2026 12:00 AMIf this role is open to hiring in Colorado (as listed on the job posting), 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:
Massachusetts Legal Notice
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.
More open roles at Adobe
Hiring velocity, headcount trend, and every open posting on one page.
Open postings ranked by description similarity — useful if this role isn't quite right.