Senior Engineering Manager, Software Development

Job Posting Title:

Senior Engineering Manager, Software Development - Adobe Video

The Role

We are the Adobe Pro Video group, responsible for building next generation professional video editing solutions and workflows. We are enabling customers of Adobe's video apps (Premiere Pro, After Effects, Media Encoder) to successfully create videos across the world by using modern user interface solutions. Our tools are used by Hollywood, major news outlets, social media influencers (YouTube / Instagram), and creatives all over the world.

What you'll do

As the senior engineering manager of the team, you will be responsible for leading and mentoring the development team which delivers shared user interface solutions for our world class technology stack for video editing. You will also collaborate across teams, partnering with Product Management, Marketing, Design and Program Management team members. Driving the effort from a process perspective, as well as strategically determining the best approaches for delivering high value and high quality solutions for Premiere Pro customers, is a significant portion of this role. This is a phenomenal opportunity to learn from, and contribute to, an outstanding group of hardworking video professionals.

Having a passion for understanding and creating modern software solutions with a quality first approach is key for this role. Specific areas of ownership and opportunity include:

• Responsible for all aspects of team success while delivering superb quality for the customer
• Mentor and grow team members in their careers and facilitate success in their daily activities towards stated goals and objectives
• Represent team progress and breakthroughs to senior leadership, provide roadmaps and schedules on an ongoing basis
• Demonstrate knowledge and experience in crafting and building modern UI solutions for desktop applications
• Responsible for solving problems that arise and to continually improve or enhance the systems along with product quality
• Work together with senior engineers, experience designers and product managers to build the right set of features for our customers

What you need to succeed

• 10+ years of leading/managing software engineering teams
• Interest in developing solutions to ensure we deliver nothing but the best user experiences and quality
• Understanding of software development processes - including standard Agile methodologies
• Experience developing applications for Mac and/or Windows
• Strong design sensibility with a particular focus on developing user interfaces (UI), including conceptualization, layout, and user experience considerations.
• Proven track record to collaborate effectively across teams; working closely with design and product management organizations, as well as multiple additional engineering teams, to align technical solutions with business and user needs.
• Experience managing and contributing to large-scale projects with extensive codebases, including navigating and modernizing legacy code when necessary.
• Working experience with AI assistant tooling such as Claude, Copilot, or ChatGPT
• Expertise in desktop interface development, including the architectural and functional differences between macOS and Windows environments.
• Solid understanding of accessibility guidelines to ensure inclusive and compliant UI experiences.
• Strong grasp of performance optimization in the context of UI development, including techniques for hardware acceleration and efficient rendering.
• Desire to learn
• Comfortable asking questions and seeking advice, working collaboratively

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. 

Let’s Adobe together

At Adobe, we believe in creating a company culture where all employees are empowered to make an impact. Learn more about Adobe life, including our values and culture, focus on people, purpose and community, Adobe for All, comprehensive benefits programs, the stories we tell, the customers we serve, and how you can help us advance our mission of empowering everyone to create.

Adobe is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on gender, race or color, ethnicity or national origin, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic. Learn more.

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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 $147,900 -- $293,250 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 $202,500 - $293,250
In Washington, the pay range for this position is $178,200 - $258,000


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.

State-Specific Notices:

California:

Fair Chance Ordinances

Adobe will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment in accordance with state and local laws and “fair chance” ordinances.

Colorado:

Application Window Notice

If this role is open to hiring in Colorado (as listed on the job posting), the application window will remain open until at least the date and time stated above in Pacific Time, in compliance with Colorado pay transparency regulations. If this role does not have Colorado listed as a hiring location, no specific application window applies, and the posting may close at any time based on hiring needs.

Massachusetts:

Massachusetts Legal Notice

It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.