Sr. Backend Software Engineer - Generative AI Solutions

Adobe • San Jose, CA

3d • Hybrid

About The Position

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 team operates at the intersection of Adobe’s Generative AI platform and advanced creative workflows. We focus on building custom, production-ready generative AI solutions that integrate naturally into modern media pipelines. This is a highly autonomous, high-impact role with visibility across Adobe’s product, research, and engineering organizations. You will help shape how generative AI capabilities are translated into practical, user-friendly applications and workflows - working hands-on with node-based systems, custom tooling , and cutting-edge AI capabilities to solve complex creative and technical problems.

Requirements

• Deep understanding of how large language models and diffusion models are trained and operate, including trade-offs made during training and inference.
• Significant professional experience designing, developing, and deploying delightful, high-traffic web applications and services with AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud on high-performing, high-trust teams.
• Strong programming skills in Python, with experience building tools, services, or automation for creative workflows.
• Comfortable working in ambiguous problem spaces and rapidly learning new tools and technologies.
• Ability to work independently in a hybrid or remote-first environment while collaborating effectively across disciplines and time zones.
• Clear and thoughtful communicator with the ability to bridge creative and technical perspectives.
• Passionate about using AI as a force multiplier to build quickly and confidently

Nice To Haves

• Experience building custom generative AI workflows with an emphasis on node-based systems such as ComfyUI
• Experience with other languages such as C++, Go, and Typescript
• Familiarity with Adobe Creative Cloud applications and extensibility.
• Experience mentoring or influencing best practices across multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable backend services, APIs, and data pipelines.
• Write high-quality code to extend, automate, and operationalize generative AI workflows, including scripting, backend services, and pipeline tooling.
• Collaborate closely with Adobe research, product, platform, design, and engineering teams to translate new capabilities into usable solutions.
• Incorporate feedback to improve usability, performance, and reliability of tools and workflows.
• Own solutions end-to-end, from early concept and experimentation through deployment, documentation, and ongoing iteration.
• Contribute to engineering and workflow best practices for building scalable, flexible generative AI systems.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees