Lead Forward Deployed Creative Technologist (San Jose)

The OpportunityEvery global brand is now a content factory — thousands of on-brand variations a quarter across static, video, and 3D, shipped in days not weeks. We embed with enterprise customers, learn their content supply chain end-to-end, and build the custom AI-powered workflows that get them there — on Adobe Firefly Services, Firefly Creative Production (our node-based workflow builder), and Adobe Brand Intelligence (ABI) for brand validation and compliance.Here's what most people miss: by the time you arrive, the deal is signed — but the people who have to use what we sold never signed up for it. They're creatives and marketers with tools they already like, and nobody asked them. You can't mandate adoption — you earn it: find the users with a real pain, build something so clearly better they reach for it on their own, and make it the way their team works. Usage that repeats at scale is the only proof that counts — and it's what makes an enterprise customer renew.We are not pre-sales. We are not consultants. We are technical creators who ship — and who get used.Whatyou'lldoFind the real users and theusecases that stick. The signed deal tells you what the buyer agreed to buy — not who'll actually use it, or which use cases earn repeat usage. That's yours to discover.Land an undeniable first win, fast. Compose Firefly Services APIs, Workflow Builder nodes, and ABI checks into something that runs — ship ugly first, and meet users inside the tools they already live in (a Figma plugin, a Premiere panel, their DAM), not a new destination.Drive it to repeat, at-scale use. You don't convert a 200-person creative org one desk at a time — you run the workshop, the live build, the training that makes them want to switch. Then integrate with their stack (AEM, Workfront, Frame.io, brand portal), own the edge cases, and hand off so they self-serve.Clear theblockers,wherever they are. Diagnose what's really stopping adoption — a product gap, a missing integration, a blocking dependency. Build the workaround when the product can't do it yet; take the real gaps upstream and influence the roadmap or commit the fix yourself; chase a cross-team dependency until it moves. You don't file a ticket and wait.Make the next engagement faster. Reusable patterns become shared templates and upstream Workflow Builder nodes. Every win compounds.Demo your own work — script, produce, edit. Real outcomes, not slides.Whatyou'llbringThe bar — what we filter hardest for:You earn adoption against resistance. You've won over the user who didn't want your tool (they had their own), found another way in when a stakeholder went dark, and turned a roomful of skeptics into users through the workshop or live build. You measure yourself in adoption and renewals, not features shipped.You build it yourself. Thin front-ends, light back-ends (App Builder, Lambda/Functions), custom nodes, integrations — a working URL the customer uses this quarter.The floor — wedon'tteach this:Creative contentsupply-chaincraft. Briefs to assets, brand systems and design tokens, masters to channel variants, the Figma / PSD / INDD DAM review-and-approval handoff. A skeptical creative director trusts you in the first meeting.A public portfolio (link or PDF at application) — shipped creative and technical work. Hard requirement; no portfolio, no review.Force multipliers — real, but teachable:Firefly Services, Firefly Creative Production, and Adobe Brand Intelligence fluency — or proof you ramp a new API surface in days. Adobe ecosystem (AEM, Workfront, Frame.io, App Builder) and Figma plugin/API/MCP depth are pluses.AI-native building with judgment. Cursor / Claude Code / Copilot daily — fast, but you catch when the output is wrong. You explore the frontier (ComfyUI, n8n, LangGraph, MCPs) to stay sharp.High EQ, low ego. 5–10 years straddling creative production and technical building. Travel 10–20%.Whatwe'renot looking forThe order-taker. You shipped the deliverable, called it done, and treated whether anyone actually used it as someone else's problem.Backend-only engineers with no creative-practitioner background.Pure designers or creatives who can't stand up a working integration.ML / AI researchers chasing frontier-model R&D over customer outcomes.I'll build my portfolio later. Not ready at application? Come back when it is.About AdobeAdobe 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 togetherAt 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.Adobe aims to make our Careers website and recruiting process accessible to any and all users. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation to navigate our website or complete the application process, email View email address on apply.placed-app.com or call View phone number on apply.placed-app.com. 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 $159,200 -- $301,600 annually. Pay within this range varies by work location and may also depend on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. 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In California, the pay range for this position is $208,300 - $301,600
In New York, 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.State-Specific Notices:California:Fair Chance OrdinancesAdobe 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 NoticeJun 10 2026 12:00 AMIf 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 NoticeIt 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.SummaryLocation: San Jose; New YorkType: Full time