Sr Manager, Machine Learning Engineering, Firefly Services

Adobe • San Jose, CA

42d

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! About the team/organization: Adobe Firefly’s GenAI Product Services team builds world-class image and video solutions for enterprise customers and all Adobe Products. We are looking for a senior ML engineering manager to spearhead our growing efforts in building world-class GenAI solutions.In this role, you will lead a high-performing team of ML and service engineers focused on designing, deploying, optimizing and scaling generative models and APIs that power next-generation digital experiences. As a senior leader, you’ll define long-term strategy, shape the technical roadmap, and collaborate across Adobe to accelerate our momentum in the enterprise genAI space. This is a high-impact role at the intersection of ground breaking technology and real-world enterprise value.

Requirements

• MS/PhD in Computer Science, AI/ML, or related fields, or equivalent industry experience.
• 8+ years of experience in machine learning, including production-scale deployments.
• 5+ years of engineering leadership experience, with a track record of growing and mentoring high-performing teams.
• Strong background in generative AI technologies (e.g., GANs, diffusion models, transformers).
• Proven ability to lead large, cross-functional teams through complex, time-sensitive projects.
• Excellent communication skills, with a knack for influence and driving alignment in matrix organizations.

Nice To Haves

• Hands-on experience with training, fine-tuning, inference, and optimization of generative models, multi-modality models.
• Hands-on familiarity with optimizing and converting models across formats

Responsibilities

• Tech lead projects that delivers critical ML services and APIs to integrate first- and third-party models and pipelines for Enterprise customers
• Collaborate cross-functionally with PMs, PMMs, TPMs, and other engineering teams to shape the roadmap of Adobe’s Enteprise Gen AI space
• Act as a technical leader and coach, guiding a team of ML and platform engineers through complex, high-stakes projects.
• Explore and research new and emerging ML and MLOps technologies to continuously improve Adobe’s GenAI engineering effectiveness and efficiency
• Review and provide feedback on features, technology, architecture, designs, test strategies, and service reliability standards.
• Champion innovation by exploring emerging ML and MLOps technologies to boost Adobe’s GenAI effectiveness.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees