About this Sr Machine Learning Engineer role at Adobe
Adobe is looking for a Senior Machine Learning Services Engineer to help bring new AI and Generative AI capabilities into production across Adobe’s flagship creative products. In this role, you will work at the intersection of applied ML, large-scale cloud services, and GPU-optimized inference, partnering closely with Adobe Research and product engineering teams to translate cutting-edge models into reliable, high-performance production services.
You will join a team responsible for the ML cloud services that power features used daily by millions of creators across products like Photoshop, Lightroom, Illustrator, Express, Stock, and enterprise surfaces. This is a hands-on senior IC role with meaningful technical ownership and direct impact on customer-facing AI experiences.
What you’ll do
Design, build, and operate backend cloud services that power ML and Generative AI features across multiple Adobe products
Architect and optimize GPU-accelerated ML inference pipelines for scalability, cost efficiency, and reliability in production
Optimize ML models for production inference, including techniques such as quantization, pruning, graph optimization, batching, and hardware-aware tuning to improve latency, throughput, and cost
Analyze and improve performance, quality, stability, and throughput of end-to-end AI workflows
Lead the integration of new ML models into production systems, including model validation, regression testing, and quality evaluation
Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines supporting a suite of ML-backed microservices
Collaborate closely with Research, Product, and Engineering partners to productionize new ML capabilities
Ensure services meet production standards for observability, monitoring, logging, and incident response
Participate in on-call and production support, contributing to a culture of operational excellence
What you need to succeed
5+ years of experience building, optimizing, and operating ML systems in production, including GPU-based workloads
Proven experience designing large-scale, reliable cloud services with strong performance and availability requirements
Strong background in model serving and inference optimization, including techniques for conversion, compression, and orchestration
Hands-on experience with computer vision and/or generative models, such as GANs, diffusion models, CLIP, or MLLMs
Proficiency with core technologies such as:
Python, PyTorch, TensorFlow
NVIDIA Triton, TorchServe, ONNX, AIT, AOT, CUDA
Docker, Kubernetes, AWS
Solid understanding of GPU systems, drivers, and deployment considerations in cloud environments
Ability to work independently on complex systems while collaborating effectively across teams
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.
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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 $151,800 -- $265,350 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 $183,300 - $265,350
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
If 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.
