Principal Machine Learning Engineer, Firefly

Adobe Firefly's Generative AI Services team is seeking a Principal Machine Learning Engineer to serve as the technical lead for their GenAI Services area. This is a high-impact role where you'll lead a team of talented engineers in building scalable, high-performance generative AI systems that power features across Adobe's flagship products including Firefly, Photoshop, Illustrator, Express, Stock, and Premiere.

As the technical lead, you'll be responsible for architecting and developing efficient inference pipelines, optimizing models for latency and throughput, and building APIs that integrate both Adobe's first-party and third-party generative models. The role requires deep expertise in machine learning infrastructure, GPU optimization, and large-scale system design.

You'll work with cutting-edge generative AI technologies, including diffusion models, transformers, and GANs, while leading the technical direction for one of Adobe's most strategic initiatives. The role offers the opportunity to shape the future of creative AI tools used by millions of customers worldwide.

The ideal candidate brings both strong technical depth in machine learning systems and proven leadership experience. You'll need to balance hands-on technical work with mentoring engineers and driving alignment across product, research, and engineering teams. Success in this role requires excellent communication skills and the ability to influence technical decisions at scale.

This is an exceptional opportunity to work at the intersection of creative tools and generative AI, helping define how the next generation of artists and designers will create. You'll be supported by Adobe's world-class infrastructure and research teams while having the autonomy to drive technical innovation in this rapidly evolving space.