Lead Software Engineer

We areseekinga highly motivatedLead Software Engineerto join the newProject Graphteamat Adobe.

Project Graph is a new creative system that lets you combine first and third-party AI models, Adobe tools, and custom interactive components inside a visual, designer-friendly node graph editor. Connect a library of tactile, interactive components that bring creative control of AI back to your fingertips. Transform ideas into powerful workflows and modular tools that run anywhere, from the web to Adobe apps like Photoshop. And ifyou’drather focus on creating than building, you can tap into a growing ecosystem of community-built tools without ever opening the editor.

In thisposition,you will play a keyrolein designing and deliveringdeveloper-focused features of the Project Graph platform.

What You’ll Do

• Technical Ownership: Design, implement, andmaintainfoundational platform capabilities, with a focus onnativewebtechnologiesandWeb Components. Build systems that are framework-agnostic and designed for long-term evolution.
• Platform Thinking:Drive architecture that treats the browser as a powerfulruntime,notjust a rendering layer. Leverage deep knowledge of browser internals (rendering, events, networking, performance) to build robust, extensible systems.
• Innovation & Impact: Collaborate with engineering leadership to shape and rapidly deliver on a technical visiontoaddress the complex needs of theGraphplatform,
• Engineering Excellence:Champion strong fundamentals: simplicity, performance, reliability, and maintainability. Set a high bar for code quality, testing, and operational rigor.
• Design and Operate at Scale: Lead in the architecture and operation of large-scale, globally distributedclient application. Ensure high availability and low latency in enterprise environments.
• Mentorship & Collaboration:Set the standard of the team througharchitectural designleadership, thoughtful code reviews, and hands-on mentorship. Act as a force multiplier for engineering effectiveness.
• Customer Focus: Work closely with product managers and customer-facing teams to understand user needs and translate them into robust technical solutions.

• Education: BS or MS in Computer Science or a related field.
• Experience: 10+ years of experience building, testing and operating complexweb applications,with a track record of owningdeep technical areasand delivering platform-level systems.Experience withnode-basedor visual programmingsystems is a plus.
• Technical Expertise:
• Deep expertise inat least one core area of browser technology(e.g., rendering, performance, networking, Web Components, or JavaScript runtime behavior)
• Strong proficiency withWeb Components (Custom Elements, Shadow DOM)
• Experience buildingframework-independent or low-level platform abstractions
• Familiarity with Lit, FAST, or similar libraries is welcome-but not a substitute for strong fundamentals
• Experience building developer tooling or extensibility systems is a strong plus
• Problem Solving: Ability todecomposecomplexsystems into clear abstractionsand deliversolutions that areelegant,scalable, andmaintainable.
• Communication:Excellentwritten and verbal communication skills. Ability to clearly articulate technical concepts and collaborate effectively with technical and non-technical partners.
• Customer Empathy:A strong senseof ownership and a passion for building products that delight users.
• Ownership & Craft: A self-directed engineer with strong dedication to responsibility, high standards for craft, and a bias toward impact. Passionate about building systems that empower other developers.

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 positionis $159,200 – $301,600 annually. Paywithin this range varies by work locationand 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 $208,300 - $301,600

At 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.

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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