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AI Software Engineer, Forward Deployed

Adobe Inc.
United States, California, San Jose
345 Park Avenue (Show on map)
Mar 30, 2026
The Role You are the core of Adobe's Forward Deployed Engineering org. You prototype in days, productionize in weeks, and ship real GenAI applications that transform how the world's biggest brands create content. You own the full lifecycle from first customer conversation to production deployment. You embed directly with enterprise customer teams. You understand their problems, build working software, deploy it, and make it durable. You extract reusable patterns into shared libraries and frameworks so the next engagement goes 2x faster. You are a product engineer who happens to work at the frontier of customer problems. If you thrive at the intersection of building software and solving real business problems - and you can't stop tinkering with AI - this is your role. What You'll Do Build end-to-end. Design, develop, and deploy full-stack GenAI applications - prototype to production. No throwing things over a wall. Embed with customers. Work directly with enterprise teams to understand requirements, run technical workshops, and co-build solutions. You're their trusted technical partner. Contribute to the platform. Extract reusable patterns, build shared libraries, improve CI/CD templates, write playbooks. What you build once, the whole org uses. Drive product feedback. Capture field-proven use cases and funnel them to Product. You're the voice of what customers actually need. Move fast, ship often. Prototype rapidly with an experiment-first mindset. Validate with customers. Iterate. Deploy. Repeat. Stay at the frontier. This field changes weekly. You keep up - new models, new frameworks, new capabilities. You bring what you learn back to the team. What You Bring You write production code. 3 to 8+ years building and shipping production software. Full-stack: React/Next.js, Node.js/Python, REST/GraphQL, databases. You have a GitHub or portfolio that shows what you've built. Hands-on GenAI experience. You've built on LLMs (GPT, Claude, Gemini, Llama, Mistral or equivalent), built RAG pipelines, used embeddings, vector databases, and prompt engineering. You've used agent frameworks (LangGraph, CrewAI, deepagents, Claude Agent SDK or equivalent). Ideally you've shipped GenAI applications in production. AI-native workflow. You use AI coding tools daily - Cursor, Claude Code, Copilot, Codex. You've built or extended MCP servers, created custom agents, or automated your own workflows with AI. This isn't a bullet point on your resume; it's how you operate. Cloud & DevOps fluency. Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI), cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP). You can deploy what you build. Customer-facing communication. You translate complex AI concepts for both engineers and executives. You're comfortable in a room with a customer's technical team. Low ego, high clarity. Bias for action. You don't wait for specifications. You don't ask for permission. You prototype, show the work, get feedback, iterate. Urgency is your default setting. What Sets You Apart Former founder or early-stage startup engineer who's built a product from scratch Open-source contributions, personal AI projects, or a technical blog showing what you build in your own time Experience building content/asset production systems, MarTech platforms, or creative workflow tools - especially at ad agencies, creative studios, or marketing technology companies (e.g., Publicis, Monks, R/GA, Accenture Song, WPP, Omnicom, Dentsu, Havas, WongDoody, Designit, Code & Theory). You've been on the customer's side of the table and know how creative teams operate at scale. Experience with video/media processing pipelines, video APIs, or multi-modal AI systems (text-to-video, image-to-video, video reformulation, dubbing) Built multi-agent systems, MCP integrations, or agentic CI/CD pipelines Adobe ecosystem familiarity (Firefly Services, AEM, Workfront, App Builder, Frame.io) is a plus but not required - we care about how fast you learn, not what you already know 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 positionis $159,200 -- $301,600 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. In California, the pay range for this position is $208,300 - $301,600 In New York, the pay range for this position is $208,300 - $301,600 In Washington, the pay range for this position is $190,200 - $275,400 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 There is no deadline to apply to this job posting because Adobe accepts applications for this role on an ongoing basis. The posting will remain open based on hiring needs and position availability. 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.