Adobe · 10 hours ago
Sr. Director of Engineering - Mixed Media Authoring
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
$209K/yr - $429K/yrAdobe is a company focused on changing the world through digital experiences, empowering creators to design exceptional content. The Senior Director of Engineering for Mixed Media Authoring will lead the engineering vision and execution for Adobe Express, advancing authoring capabilities and integrating AI innovations to enhance multimedia content creation.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)ConsultingEnterprise SoftwareGraphic DesignImage RecognitionPhoto EditingSaaSSoftwareUX DesignWeb Design
Responsibilities
Advance Creative Authoring: Deliver state-of-the-art multimedia creation tools across imaging, motion, typography, and composition that empower expressive storytelling at scale
Integrate Generative AI: Embed AI-powered features—such as generative imaging, intelligent layouts, and motion design—directly into the authoring experience to simplify complex tasks and expand what creators can achieve
Evolve Platform Foundations: Lead development of editor frameworks, rendering engines, document models, and asset pipelines that ensure seamless, real-time authoring across web and mobile
Enable Integrated Workflows: Create cohesive end-to-end user journeys where diverse media types—video, audio, graphics, text, and images—come together into unified, interactive designs
Deliver Scale & Reliability: Ensure Express authoring experiences operate with high performance, low latency, and global reliability for millions of users
Inspire & Grow Talent: Lead and mentor a large, geo-distributed engineering team; attract top talent; and foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and technical excellence
Qualification
Required
Proven leadership of large-scale engineering organizations (200+) across geos, delivering creative tools, multimedia platforms, or consumer applications at global scale
Deep expertise in at least one domain such as graphics and imaging, motion and video authoring, or typography and layout systems, with breadth across adjacent areas
Demonstrated success integrating AI/ML into product experiences, particularly generative or design intelligence capabilities
Strong technical foundation in editor infrastructure (rendering systems, document models, asset pipelines, collaborative authoring)
Ability to set and articulate a clear technical vision while driving disciplined execution across multiple teams and disciplines
Experience building diverse, high-performing teams, inspiring senior leaders, and creating an inclusive culture of innovation
Exceptional collaboration and influencing skills, with the ability to align across design, product, research, and platforms
Benefits
Long-term incentives in the form of a new hire equity award
Company
Adobe
Adobe is a software company that provides its users with digital marketing and media solutions.
Founded in 1982
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$2.5MKey Investors
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1986-08-20IPO
1984-10-01Series Unknown· $2.5M
Leadership Team
Shantanu Narayen
CEO
Dan Durn
Chief Financial Officer
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