Sr. Applied AI Engineer
The Opportunity
The GTM Agentic AI Operations team is leading the shift to an Agentic operating model for Adobe GTM and Sales. This function is the orchestration layer that operationalizes strategy into end to end Agentic AI workflows that compress planning cycles from months to weeks, launch more personalized campaigns across every route to market, and streamline manual tasks so sellers can focus on talking to customers. We are building an always-on Agentic operating layer that connects strategy, data, and frontline execution for the Digital Media business.
The Applied AI Engineering Pillar
As a Sr. Applied AI Engineer you will drive efficiency and excellence in sales operations building scalable and robust AI agents and workflows to streamline the sales cycle. You will partner with Sales ops, Campaign specialists, Product managers, and Data/Analytics engineers to solve problems and remove bottlenecks using the latest tech in AI and agents.
What you'll do
Build, tune, and refine AI agents to drive the digitization and streamlining of sales operational tasks
Implement, strategize, and improve AI prompts and context to achieve efficient output, efficiency, and performance
Research, curate, and implement API/MCP integrations
Build orchestrated workflows within and across agents
Apply last-mile data transformations to marry source data with agents
Maintain logic documentation/diagrams, monitor performance, and (re)align agents to changing requirements and evolving technologies
What you need to succeed
BS/Advanced degree in quantitative fields: Computer Science, Data Science, AI/ML Engineering, Business Analytics, Math/Statistics, or a related field
7+ years of experience in applied AI engineering or a related role. At least 2 years in agentic development or with a combination of context and timely engineering.
Expert-level Python proficiency with emphasis on modular, object-oriented code, strict typing, and rigorous unit/integration testing for production
Experience with building real-time interactive agents and batch agentic workflow processes in production
Applied experience with multiple LLM stacks/frameworks (e.g., OpenAI, Claude, Gemini, RAG pipelines), and agent orchestration systems (e.g., LangGraph, AutoGen, CrewAI, or LangChain)
Demonstrated comfort with timely composition strategies (chain-of-thought, few-shot) and context window optimization to ensure high-quality LLM outputs
Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS/Azure), REST APIs, and containerization (Docker, K8s)
Experience implementing and managing Vector Databases (e.g., Pinecone, Milvus, Weaviate) for RAG pipelines
Proficiency in Databricks and SQL (DDL/DML) driving scalable data architecture and holistically integrating timely builds, vector databases, and memory strategies to deliver advanced LLM solutions
About Adobe
Adobe empowers everyone to create through innovative platforms and tools that unleash creativity, productivity and personalized customer experiences. Adobe’s industry-leading offerings including Adobe Acrobat Studio, Adobe Express, Adobe Firefly, Creative Cloud, Adobe Experience Platform, Adobe Experience Manager, and GenStudio enable people and businesses to turn ideas into impact, powered by AI and driven by human ingenuity.
Our 30,000+ employees worldwide are creating the future and raising the bar as we drive the next decade of growth. We’re on a mission to hire the very best and believe in creating a company culture where all employees are empowered to make an impact. At Adobe, we believe that great ideas can come from anywhere in the organization. The next big idea could be yours.
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AI Use Guidelines for Interviews:
Our interviews are designed to reflect your own skills and thinking. The use of AI or recording tools during live interviews is not permitted unless explicitly invited by the interviewer or approved in advance as part of a reasonable accommodation. If these tools are used inappropriately or in a way that misrepresents your work, your application may not move forward in the process.
At Adobe, we empower employees to innovate with AI - and we look for candidates eager to do the same. As part of the hiring experience, we provide clear guidance on where AI is encouraged during the process and where it’s restricted during live interviews. See how we think about AI in the hiring experience.
Expected Pay Range:
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 $133,100 -- $236,400 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. In California, the pay range for this position is $163,200 - $236,400At Adobe, for sales roles starting salaries are expressed as total target compensation (TTC = base + commission), and short-term incentives are in the form of sales commission plans. Non-sales roles starting salaries are expressed as base salary and short-term incentives are in the form of the Annual Incentive Plan (AIP).
In addition, certain roles may be eligible for long-term incentives in the form of a new hire equity award.
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