Senior Computer Scientist

Our Company
Changing the world through digital experiences is what Adobe’s all about. We give everyone—from emerging artists to global brands—everything they need to design and deliver exceptional digital experiences! We’re passionate about empowering people to create beautiful and powerful images, videos, and apps, and transform how companies interact with customers across every screen. 
We’re on a mission to hire the very best and are committed to creating exceptional employee experiences where everyone is respected and has access to equal opportunity. We realize that new ideas can come from everywhere in the organization, and we know the next big idea could be yours!

The Opportunity
The Digital Video & Audio (DVA) team in Adobe develops industry-leading software products including Premiere Pro and After Effects. We are looking for a highly motivated individual to work on the development of our high-performance video processing pipeline that forms the backbone of our Video Applications.

What you’ll do

• Work on developing the high-performance video processing pipeline for DVA products
• Work on architecting, coding and productizing components, features and user experiences
• Work on projects from scoping requirements to launch, ensuring ongoing support
• Work on ensuing the highest quality, performance and scalability on an ongoing basis
• Collaborate with global teams on a regular basis
• Stay updated on the latest industry developments, and actively share knowledge with the team

What you need to succeed

• Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent
• 10+ years’ experience in Software Engineering with 5+ years working on high-performance applications
• Strong proficiency in modern C++, working in large and complex codebase on Mac or Windows
• Good grasp of Operating Systems concepts & algorithms
• Fundamental knowledge of modern GPU architectures and related graphics interfaces (DirectX, CUDA, Metal etc.)
• Understanding, profiling and tuning high-performance software on NVIDIA, Apple, AMD, Mobile GPUs
• Experience in developing high-performance Video Processing in Non Linear Editing (NLE) software is strongly preferred
• Strong inclination towards developing high-quality and data-driven systems
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, working in a global environment
• Ability to think creatively to solve complex problems
   

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 $173,300 -- $312,200 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.

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.

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