Sr Engineering Manager, AI Enablement

The Opportunity

Join Adobe as a Senior Engineering Manager in San Jose, CA, and lead an ambitious team to deliver world‑class engineering solutions! This is an outstanding opportunity to build the future of digital creativity and efficiency. Adobe is renowned for its innovative platforms and tools, and you will play a crucial role in maintaining our flawless standards and driving success.

• Lead the strategy and execution of a central AI Platform focused on Agentic AI, MCP, and A2A frameworks
• Partner with Product and Business leaders to translate priorities into scalable AI solutions and measurable outcomes
• Build reusable AI capabilities, orchestration frameworks, and developer platforms to drive adoption across teams
• Establish standards, governance, and guidelines for responsible and scalable AI development
• Hire, mentor, and lead a high‑performing AI engineering team with a strong execution culture

• 10+ years of engineering experience with strong leadership in building platform teams
• Proven experience in designing and delivering AI/ML or Generative AI platforms at scale
• Deep understanding of Agentic AI systems, including orchestration, tool usage, memory, and multi‑agent collaboration (A2A)
• Experience with LLMs, RAG architectures, prompt orchestration, and evaluation frameworks
• Familiarity with MCP or similar tool/agent integration frameworks and building reusable AI components
• Strong system design skills across distributed systems, APIs, and scalable platform architectures
• Hands‑on experience with cloud environments (AWS/Azure/GCP) and modern data/AI infrastructure
• Demonstrated ability to partner with Product and Business leaders to shape strategy and deliver outcomes
• Strong execution perspective with a track record of taking ambiguous AI initiatives to production
• Experience building and leading high‑performing, fast‑moving engineering teams
• Ability to operate effectively in a matrix organization and influence without authority
• Excellent communication and storytelling skills to align senior partners on AI strategy and investments
• Passion for staying at the forefront of AI innovation and applying it to real‑world business problems

• Lead, mentor, and grow high‑performing engineering teams, including Engineering Managers, Senior Engineers, and cross‑functional contributors.
• Build a culture of innovation, accountability, inclusivity, and continuous learning, aligned with Adobe’s values.
• Own execution excellence: roadmap planning and prioritization, dependency and risk management, delivery predictability and operational rigor.
• Conduct performance management, career development, and long‑term leadership succession planning.

Expected Pay Range:
The U.S. pay range for this position is $160,200 – $320,000 annually. In California, the pay range for this position is $221,000 – $320,000. Pay within this range varies by work location and may also depend on job‑related knowledge, skills, and experience.

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