The Opportunity
Our team is a creative and collaborative group passionate about our users' needs and dedicated to constantly improving our applications. Our web development team is part of the larger Adobe Video organization, building video creation and editing experiences across desktop, mobile, and web. As a member of our team, you'll work closely with our Product and Design teams to build intuitive, high-quality experiences.
We are looking for a hardworking and self-motivated Software Engineering Manager with demonstrated experience building complex web applications. This is an outstanding opportunity for you to join a highly motivated team that is innovating, evolving, and growing our video tools to meet the needs of storytellers!
A successful candidate will be a strong technical leader on this team. You'll make use of your excellent social skills to effectively communicate ideas and influence others. You will own features, provide creative solutions and drive the overall engineering direction for the team.
Come work with us!
**What you'll do: **
- Lead a team of quality engineers and developers building our video applications for web
- Work closely with product management, designers and users to define and refine the product roadmap, user experience, priorities, and schedule
- Drive an iterative software process that focuses on high quality releases
- Play a pivotal role in attracting, hiring, onboarding, and retaining exceptional engineers through mentorship, and grow them professionally and personally
- Encourage collaboration and shared accomplishments by maintaining an environment that values partnership and celebrates achievements
- You will rely on a combination of data and your instincts to make informed decisions and drive the team's progress quickly. Your ability to balance speed and quality will be instrumental in achieving our goals.
- You will champion engineering excellence, contributing to the architecture of the app. Your technical expertise will ensure that our products are built with high quality and great user experience in mind.
**What you'll need to succeed: **
- BS or MS in or equivalent experience in Computer Science
- 10+ years of experience in software engineering
- Experience should demonstrate a deep understanding of software development principles, practices, and methodologies
- 3+ years leading software engineering teams
- Background developing highly interactive single-page web applications (SPAs) and experience with video and/or multimedia apps is a plus
- Familiarity with modern web technologies and libraries including Web Components, Lit, and MobX is a plus
- Proven ability to drive consensus on requirements, ensure timely decision-making, provide guidance, prioritize tasks, and optimize scope and time
- Passion for learning, sharing of new ideas and creative thinking to provide innovative solutions to challenges
- Embrace generative and AI-assisted coding and architectural patterns, and be eager to learn and adapt as development tools continue to evolve
- Thrive in a fast-paced, agile environment
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 $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.
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Colorado:
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