Adobe

Senior Software Engineer Team Lead

Bucharest Full time

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
 

Build AI-powered features for millions of creatives. Firefly Boards is an infinite canvas growing explosively. You’ll own and ship features with direct user impact. High-visibility work on innovative AI. Days from idea to production, shaping what and how we are building.

What you'll do:

  • Set the technical and cultural standard: make pragmatic architecture decisions, mentor engineers on ownership and velocity, and resolve technical disagreements through clear decision frameworks.

  • Bridge product and engineering: partner directly with Product Managers and Designers to shape features, translate user needs into technical roadmaps, and ensure delivery aligns with business impact.

  • Champion high-autonomy culture: model fast iteration, explicit ownership, while coaching others to do the same in our high-velocity environment.

  • Lead cross-team impact: drive high-visibility initiatives spanning multiple engineering teams, represent technical decisions to stakeholders, and ensure your team’s work sets standards for the broader organization.


What you'll need to succeed:

  • B.S. or M.S. degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent

  • 12+ years of experience or equivalent knowledge

  • Expertise in TypeScript/JavaScript and modern web development (React or equivalent)

  • Deep knowledge of architecture patterns, distributed systems, and performance optimization

  • Experience with full-stack development (APIs, databases, frontend, integrations)

  • Comfortable with AI/ML integration and prompt engineering for product features

  • Product mentality: you think about user impact, not just technical elegance

  • Bias toward action: you ship iteratively and improve based on feedback, rather than perfecting in isolation

  • Strong ownership: you proactively identify risks, communicate blockers, and drive your work to completion without heavy direction

  • Proficiency in English, both writing and speaking

  • Ability to influence without authority across Product, Design, and peer engineering leaders


Bonus Qualifications:

  • C++ or systems programming background applied to web performance challenges (WASM, optimization)

  • Experience in leading engineering teams or squads

  • Experience working with distributed teams

  • AI/ML deeper knowledge

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