Senior AI Software Engineer Jobs in San Jose, CA

Our Company

At Adobe, we’re changing the world. How? We give people the tools to bring their ideas to life and create content that makes life more fun and work more meaningful. We give businesses and organizations the power to truly engage their customers. We're the ones behind the gorgeously designed content that streams across your laptop, TV, phone, and tablet every day—and we’re the ones who harness the massive power of big data to help companies move from data to insight and insight to action by delivering content that people crave most. We’re a company that understands that product innovation comes from people innovation, a culture of inclusiveness, and why we invest in fostering leaders throughout the organization. Are you passionate about leading from where you sit and thrive in an open culture of diversity and innovation? Are you eager be at a company where our most valuable assets truly are the people? Come join us!

The challenge

Are you interested in the chance to work on professional creative software product that touches millions of customers across the world? If so, the Photoshop team is looking for a passionate Web developer to join us in shaping the future of digital imaging on the Web. Work within a fast-paced, agile environment, partnering closely with fellow developers, quality engineers, designers, and product managers. Play a key part in helping modernize this world-class product and delivering an incredible user experience. We are looking for someone who holds high standards and is technical, driven, and creative, and who with their clear communication skills, resourcefulness and collaborative approach can work effectively across the team to bring best-in-class image editing to life on multiple platforms.

Responsibilities

- Drive the cultural and technical shift toward AI-augmented engineering, empowering peers to work smarter and ship faster.
- Transform development patterns and deliver new experiences to users by employing AI tools.
- Translate new browser technologies into real value for users.
- Work with modern Web technologies such as Web Components to create portable, reusable UI.
- Work with research and other engineering teams to integrate and refine AI and LLM experiences.
- Help shape architectural and product design details when tasks or specifications are open-ended.
- Collaborate with teammates across all functional disciplines to ensure quality in all phases of development.
- Write beautiful, self-documenting code that others can easily read and adapt.
- Write and review engineering documents, review design specs and participate in regular code reviews.

About You

You are someone who...
- Loves software and marrying art with science to enable creative people to fully express themselves more efficiently and effectively.
- Actively stays up-to-date with the latest browser capabilities, programming patterns, and best practices.
- Is embracing the future of software engineering, employing AI coding tools to amplify your productivity.
- Is a team-player and is looking to contribute to something greater than yourself.
- Is a motivated, self-starter, who can make progress quickly even when there is ambiguity.
- Is a critical problem solver, who possesses strong analytical skills tempered with empathy and emotional intelligence.
- Is able to coordinate and prioritize your work in order to make the best use of your time and capabilities.
- Cares deeply about customers, quality, craftsmanship, and polish.
- Is a phenomenal listener and communicator, able to digest, synthesize, and distill complex information and communicate clearly.
- In the face of adversity is able to adapt and persevere, all while maintaining a healthy, balanced long-term perspective.
- Is a quick learner and is always looking to improve yourself, and see challenges and setbacks as opportunities to learn.
- Loves solving problems and coming up with solutions that are both elegant and robust.

Experience & Education

- A bachelor's degree (or masters) in Computer Science or equivalent.
- 8+ years of experience developing modern Web applications, with strong programming fundamentals.
- Experience building large, performance-conscious, interactive web applications.
- Experience with TypeScript.
- Experience with Generative AI and LLMs.
- Experience with AI Coding Tools.
- Experience working with large, modular products and codebases.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

Internal Opportunities

Creativity, curiosity, and constant learning are celebrated aspects of your career growth journey. We’re glad that you’re pursuing a new opportunity at Adobe!

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 $159,200 -- $301,600 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 $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:

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Colorado:

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Massachusetts:

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