Senior Manager, Machine Learning and Applied Science

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San Jose, CA
In-Office
168K-340K Annually
Artificial Intelligence • Digital Media • Marketing Tech • Software
Adobe is changing the world through digital experiences.
The Role

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!


 

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!
Adobe Firefly Applied Science & Machine Learning (ASML) group is looking for a Senior Engineering Manager working on generative AI models for image synthesis to help us build the next generation of creative tools. We seek candidates with strong expertise in the field, as evidenced by peer-reviewed academic publications, combined with hands-on industrial research experience.
As a Manager for Applied Research at Adobe, you will be joining an outstanding team of applied researchers building the future of digital experiences. You will have the opportunity to develop novel ideas to advance the Creativity world through features in Adobe's products and reach millions of people worldwide!
Job Responsibilities
  • Manage a team of distributed highly skilled multi-functional applied research scientists.
  • Work closely with engineers, researchers, and product managers to implement AI/ML solutions for Adobe Firefly
  • Engage with Product/Researchv teams to estimate and build full experience pipelines to drive our models in production
  • Have an influence on our modeling roadmap in an attempt to drive value
  • Partner with other teams in Firefly and Adobe to align on priorities and drive our goals and projects forward
  • Develop and transfer novel technologies to Adobe products
  • Research and develop novel large-scale foundation models in Generative AI
  • Collaborate with extraordinary researchers and engineers to bring research ideas to production
  • Ability to convert a research idea/paper to code in Python and typical machine learning development toolkits.
  • Provide technical mentorship and guidance.
What you'll need to succeed
  • Masters or Ph.D. in Computer Science, AI/ML or related fields
  • Excellent communication skills and a great teammate
  • Experience in state-of-the-art Generative AI technologies, such as GAN and/or diffusion models
  • Strong hands-on experience working on image and 3D editing
  • Experience with large-scale generative model training
  • Preferred experience: 
  • Working with large-scale datasets
  • Working with product teams on technology transfers
  • Good publication record in Computer Science, AI/ML or related fields

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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 $168,200 -- $340,100 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.

State-Specific Notices:

California:

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Adobe will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment in accordance with state and local laws and “fair chance” ordinances.

Colorado:

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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:

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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.

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 applicable characteristics protected by law. Learn more.

 

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