Software Development Engineer — GPU Acceleration and Video Rendering Platform

The Opportunity 

The Digital Video & Audio (DVA) team in Adobe develops industry-leading software products including Premiere and After Effects. We are dedicated to building the modern, AI-powered video rendering pipeline for the next generation of these products. We are looking for a senior, hands-on engineer to own and evolve the cross-platform GPU rendering platform at the heart of that mission — leading major initiatives through to completion in close partnership with our technical leadership. 

What You'll Do 

Build and own GPU-accelerated video effects, transitions, and rendering features across Adobe's professional video applications. This is a full ownership role: beyond implementing high-performance GPU components, you'll take feature and integration areas from architecture through release, drive design decisions and cross-team dependencies, and uphold quality across the video processing pipeline.

• Design, implement, and productize high-performance GPU components (CUDA, Metal, OpenCL) for the video processing and rendering pipeline.
• Profile and optimize GPU rendering performance — pinpoint bottlenecks in compute kernels, memory transfers, and the render graph, and drive measurable improvements in throughput, latency, and memory footprint.
• Harden pipeline stability and correctness — root-cause and fix complex GPU, driver, memory, and platform-specific defects, including crashes, hangs, and visual regressions.
• Establish and maintain performance and stability benchmarks; detect and prevent regressions across releases, GPU vendors, and driver versions.
• Own the end-to-end integration of in-house and third-party effects plugins — packaging and custom builds across all platform architectures, through QE and release readiness.
• Ensure consistent quality, performance, and scalability across GPU hardware (NVIDIA, AMD, Apple Silicon) and operating systems (macOS, Windows).
• Own the release process for your areas — build shepherding, QE coordination, and triage of release-blocking issues.

What You Need to Succeed 

• 7+ years of software engineering experience, with a track record of owning components or features end-to-end.
• Strong proficiency in C++, working in large and complex cross-platform codebases (macOS and Windows).
• GPU programming skills with working knowledge of CUDA, Metal, and OpenCL.
• Strong knowledge of modern GPU and parallel processing paradigms.
• Adobe — Digital Video and Audio · Render Tech Knowledge of video/image processing, including pixel formats and color-pipeline fundamentals.
• Experience with effects/plugin architecture and host-application integration.
• Strong debugging skills — able to root-cause complex issues across CPU/GPU and platform boundaries.
• Ability to evaluate architectural tradeoffs, write clear design proposals, and drive them through review.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, working in a global environment.
• Ability to think creatively to solve complex problems.

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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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 $139,000 -- $257,550 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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