Engineering Manager

Adobe

Engineering Manager directing platform capabilities that power Adobe Express and integrations. Collaborating with Product Management to define roadmaps and champion AI-assisted development practices.

Posted 5/12/2026full-timeSan Francisco • California, Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $147,900 - $293,250 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

JavaJavaScriptPythonReactTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead a team building platform capabilities that power Adobe Express and integrations across Adobe's creative suite
Partner with Product Management to define the roadmap and balance delivery with platform health
Champion AI-assisted and agentic development practices across the team
Remove blockers, maintain team velocity, and create space for engineers to do their best work
Mentor engineers at all levels through feedback, stretch opportunities, and clear career development
Collaborate across Adobe to align priorities and drive cross-team initiatives

Requirements

What you’ll need

3–10 years leading engineering teams, with a track record of growing people and shipping products
Strong AI fluency — you understand how AI systems work and have experience building or shipping AI-powered features
Experience in a platform or infrastructure context, where your work serves other engineers and downstream products
Ability to engage in architectural discussions and technical trade-offs without needing to be hands-on day-to-day
Experience with Agile delivery, backlog management, and cross-functional product teams
Clear communication skills across engineers, product partners, and senior leadership
Hands-on experience with TypeScript/JavaScript, React, or similar web technologies (bonus)
Familiarity with content delivery, media processing, or storage systems (bonus)
Exposure to AI/ML tooling or working alongside data science and ML teams (bonus)
Experience managing distributed or globally remote teams (bonus)
Proficiency in one or more general-purpose languages: C++, Python, Java etc. (bonus)

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
401(k) matching
Flexible work hours
Paid time off
Professional development opportunities

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Hard Skills & Tools

AI fluencyTypeScriptJavaScriptReactC++PythonJavaAgile deliverybacklog managementplatform development

Soft Skills

leadershipmentoringclear communicationcollaborationproblem-solvingteam managementfeedbackcareer developmentremoving blockersengaging in architectural discussions