Adobe

Forward Deployed AI Engineer – Creative Technologist

Adobe

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: San JoseCaliforniaIllinoisUnited States

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Salary

💰 $139,000 - $257,550 per year

Job Level

Tech Stack

About the role

  • Rapidly Prototype & Iterate: Create proof-of-concept implementations demonstrating AI integration possibilities.
  • Adobe Ecosystem Development: Build and iterate on AI-powered creative tools and plugins using Adobe App Builder, UXP, and Creative SDK frameworks.
  • Custom Tooling: Develop custom Photoshop and Figma plugins that automate complex creative workflows and integrate AI capabilities.
  • Agile Execution: Operate within Agile/Scrum methodologies to deliver iterative value, adapting quickly to evolving client feedback and requirements.
  • API Orchestration: Write JSON configuration files and orchestrate complex API calls to create seamless automation sequences between disparate systems.
  • Hands-on Troubleshooting: deeply investigate API requests/responses, debug connectivity issues using browser consoles and proxy tools, and optimize integration performance for low latency.
  • Integrate cutting-edge AI technologies (LLMs, diffusion models, RAG pipelines) into creative workflows and production systems.
  • Build and optimize AI agent frameworks using tools like AutoGen, LangChain, and LlamaIndex for creative workflow automation.
  • Implement multimodal AI processing capabilities for text, image, video, and audio content creation and manipulation.
  • Operate within client environments with high autonomy, managing complex technical workstreams from ideation through deployment.
  • Drive technical requirements gathering and solution architecture for AI-powered creative systems.
  • Analyze unfamiliar legacy backend systems and devise novel integration solutions.
  • Capture field-proven use cases and technical patterns, feeding insights back to Product & Engineering teams.
  • Establish frameworks and mental models that inspire autonomous innovation across engineering and creative teams.
  • Document technical discoveries and prototype learnings to accelerate future implementations.
  • Mentor client technical teams on AI integration best practices and advanced automation techniques.

Requirements

  • 7-8 years of experience in creative technology, full-stack engineering, or technical product development.
  • Experience using rapid prototyping, structured testing, and continuous refinement as core working methods.
  • A portfolio demonstrating a history of rapid app/tool development is highly recommended.
  • Experience with Adobe Creative Cloud APIs, SDK, CEP frameworks, Firefly Services APIs, and building custom plugins/extensions (ex: Photoshop, Figma, etc.).
  • Workfront Fusion experience a plus.
  • Experience with full-stack development, modern web technologies, API integration, cloud deployment.
  • Hands-on experience with LLMs, diffusion models, RAG pipelines, vector databases, prompt engineering, model optimization, and AI agent frameworks with multimodal processing.
  • Deep understanding of creative workflows, content production pipelines, and design tool ecosystems.
  • Demonstrated ability to own complex systems end-to-end from ideation through deployment.
  • Proven ability to navigate seamlessly across disciplines (ML, animation pipelines, plugin architecture, generative models).
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with ability to navigate ambiguity and evolving requirements.
  • Willingness to travel within the US (10–20%).
Benefits
  • Adobe empowers everyone to create through innovative platforms and tools that unleash creativity, productivity and personalized customer experiences.
  • Comprehensive benefits programs
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
AI integrationAdobe App BuilderUXPCreative SDKPhotoshop pluginsFigma pluginsAPI orchestrationJSON configurationmultimodal AI processingfull-stack development
Soft Skills
analytical skillsproblem-solving skillsadaptabilitymentoringautonomous innovationtechnical requirements gatheringsolution architecturetroubleshootingcommunicationcollaboration