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Adobe Systems GmbH

Senior Applied Scientist

Adobe Systems GmbH, San Jose, California, United States, 95199

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JOB LEVEL:

P50

EMPLOYEE ROLE:

Individual Contributor

The Adobe Firefly Applied Science & Machine Learning (ASML) group is seeking a

GenAI Tech Lead (P50)

to drive execution for our Multimodal LLM (MLLM) and Editing Foundation Models that power image and video creation/editing across Firefly and Adobe’s marketing and creative products. You’ll be a

hands‑on leader

who turns strategy into plans, leads a small cross‑functional squad, and ships models and features to production—partnering closely with architects, research, data, infra, and product.

What You’ll Do

Lead execution

for MLLM‑driven editing (image + video): plan milestones, own sprints, unblock delivery, and ensure model quality and reliability.

Translate high‑level strategy into designs and roadmaps ; partner with architects and senior leadership to align scope, success metrics, and timelines.

Deliver hands‑on contributions

in modeling, training, and evaluation; debug performance/quality issues; drive experiment rigor and reproducibility.

Coordinate cross‑functional work

with Research, Data, Infra, and Product; manage dependencies and on‑call/triage for your scope.

Raise the bar on engineering quality:

code reviews, benchmarks, experiment tracking, documentation, and operational excellence.

Mentor

engineers/scientists on the team; help with hiring, onboarding, and best practices.

What You’ll Need to Succeed

Master’s or Ph.D. in CS/AI/ML or equivalent experience.

Strong grasp of

multimodal learning

(vision‑language encoders, fusion/cross‑attention), instruction tuning, and alignment/safety practices.

Proficiency with

Python

and modern ML stacks (e.g.,

PyTorch ),

distributed training

(FSDP/DeepSpeed), experiment management, and large‑scale data pipelines.

Demonstrated ability to

lead a squad : plan, prioritize, and communicate clearly; drive decisions and deliver results in fast‑moving environments.

Preferred Experience

Shipped products and/or publications in generative AI, multimodal LLMs, or creative editing.

Experience moving

research to production

with reliability, security, and compliance requirements.

Familiarity with

inference optimization

(distillation, quantization, compilation, caching),

evaluation design

(human/automated, ELO‑style, task metrics), and responsible AI.

Background with

enterprise creative/marketing workflows

and customer‑informed product development.

#Firefly GenAI

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 $162,000 – $301,200 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.

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