The Opportunity
Do you thrive on solving hard problems at scale? Do you want to build cloud-native systems that work seamlessly across devices? Are you interested in defining the future of creativity by making it fast, fun, and frictionless to create sophisticated-looking content? Most of all, are you passionate about the next generation of users and building modern solutions for them that connect to leading social and digital platforms?
Join the Adobe Express team of passionate storytellers, technology innovators, and change agents! We are now re-imagining the way people discover, create, and publish the full range of media types - from graphics to imaging to video - right in the browser and on their mobile devices. Our aim is to build fast and easy product experiences that empower students, social influencers, marketers, small businesses - really anyone with something to say - to make something that will stand out and impress their audience.
We are seeking a versatile, hands-on Engineering Manager to lead and grow a team of hardworking, high-impact engineers delivering experiences for industry-leading web applications. You’ll work closely with partners in business, design, and project management, and you’ll serve a team that is equally capable of giving and receiving technical guidance.
What you’ll do:
Lead and manage a team to build modern, well architected web and mobile apps, leveraging powerful web service technologies and Artificial Intelligence to build Adobe magic
Guide team through research, technical design, implementation, delivery, and maintenance of production services
Influence design decisions and technical direction for engineers, QE, product managers, user experience designers, and senior leaders
Write code samples, prototypes, and pseudocode to guide implementation
Promote modern technical standards
Incentivize quality code and effective communication
Maintain effective communication and collaboration with partner teams, both local and remote, in completing interdependent work items, and ensure transparency of project status to partners
Manage team member’s performance, employing ongoing performance feedback and coaching, identifying and making progress toward career development goals
Hire and train new engineers
Partner with designers and business leaders to provide a best-in-class customer experience
Engage with customers to understand problems, test ideas, and refine workflows
What you need to succeed:
At least 5 years of web application development, plus a minimum of 3+ years of managing engineers
BA/BS in computer science, or equivalent work experience
Experience developing world-class HTML, CSS, & JavaScript with Web Components, Vue, React, or equivalent frameworks
Experience developing cloud services with Java, Python or Node
Experience with AI tooling to improve code quality, tackle tech debt, and shorten dev cycles
Track record of designing and developing robust, scalable high impact web applications
Proficient with large scale web application design and development best practices to achieve modular, maintainable and extensible solutions
Bonus: Experience and knowledge in scalable content management system
Knowledge in test frameworks, code coverage, static code analysis tools
Operational experience running publicly available cloud services and applications, including AWS deployment/management services (CloudFormation, CloudWatch, etc.)
Consistent record of successful execution of the complete software development lifecycle
Demonstrated ability to learn new technologies and to maintain a high degree of technical involvement with your team
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Ability to work cooperatively with people at all levels
Ambition and passion about building world-class productivity workflows
Experience leading or participating in agile software development
About Adobe
Adobe empowers everyone to create through innovative platforms and tools that unleash creativity, productivity and personalized customer experiences. Adobe’s industry-leading offerings including Adobe Acrobat Studio, Adobe Express, Adobe Firefly, Creative Cloud, Adobe Experience Platform, Adobe Experience Manager, and GenStudio enable people and businesses to turn ideas into impact, powered by AI and driven by human ingenuity.
Our 30,000+ employees worldwide are creating the future and raising the bar as we drive the next decade of growth. We’re on a mission to hire the very best and believe in creating a company culture where all employees are empowered to make an impact. At Adobe, we believe that great ideas can come from anywhere in the organization. The next big idea could be yours.
Let’s Adobe together
At Adobe, we believe in creating a company culture where all employees are empowered to make an impact. Learn more about Adobe life, including our values and culture, focus on people, purpose and community, Adobe for All, comprehensive benefits programs, the stories we tell, the customers we serve, and how you can help us advance our mission of empowering everyone to create.
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Our interviews are designed to reflect your own skills and thinking. The use of AI or recording tools during live interviews is not permitted unless explicitly invited by the interviewer or approved in advance as part of a reasonable accommodation. If these tools are used inappropriately or in a way that misrepresents your work, your application may not move forward in the process.
At Adobe, we empower employees to innovate with AI — and we look for candidates eager to do the same. As part of the hiring experience, we provide clear guidance on where AI is encouraged during the process and where it’s restricted during live interviews. See how we think about AI in the hiring experience.
Expected Pay Range:
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 $135,600 -- $275,400 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.In California, the pay range for this position is $190,200 - $275,400 In Washington, the pay range for this position is $162,500 - $235,250
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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California:
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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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