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About the Role
- Position: Lead Engineer (Performance and Scalability for Generative AI)
- Products: Photoshop, Illustrator, Express, firefly.adobe.com
- Responsibilities:
- Optimize high-performance, scalable AI pipelines to support millions of users worldwide.
- Collaborate with machine learning researchers, infrastructure engineers, and applied scientists.
- Support deployment, scaling, and monitoring of generative AI models.
- Note: Does not involve directly training, quantization, or tensor parallelism.
Responsibilities
- Architect and optimize ML pipelines for scalable inference on cloud GPU infrastructure (e.g., AWS P5 instances).
- Develop and maintain high-throughput serving pipelines for generative AI models ensuring low-latency performance.
- Design systems supporting tensor parallelism, quantization, distillation, and caching.
- Develop automated monitoring/profiling tools for system efficiency.
- Optimize GPU resource allocation and orchestration.
- Implement scalable load testing frameworks.
- Transition models from experimentation to production-deployments.
- Establish methodologies for scalable, cloud-native ML architectures.
Qualifications
- 8+ years’ experience in ML infrastructure and scalable AI systems.
- MS or PhD in computer science or related field.
- Skilled in Python and C++.
- Experience with deploying large-scale ML models in cloud environments (AWS, Kubernetes, Ray).
- Familiarity with ONNX, TensorRT, AOT compilation.
- Knowledge of cloud-native architectures and autoscaling strategies.
- Proficiency in GPU orchestration, CUDA, inference techniques.
- Experience with profiling tools like Nsight, PyTorch Profiler, perf.
- Capable of working in a fast-paced, multi-disciplinary team environment.
Benefits
- U.S. salary range: $162,000 – $301,200 annually.
- Compensation varies based on location, experience, and skills.
- Sales roles may include commission; non-sales roles include base salary and annual incentives.
- Long-term incentives such as equity awards may be available.
Additional Information
- Fair Chance Ordinances: Consideration for applicants with arrest or conviction records.
- Colorado: Application window remains open until at least the specified date.
- Massachusetts: No lie detector tests required for employment.
- Equal Opportunity Employer: No discrimination based on protected characteristics.
- Accessibility: Accommodation requests via email or call.
Job Highlights
Qualifications
- 8+ years experience in ML infrastructure & scalable AI systems
- MS or PhD in computer science or related
- Programming skills in Python & C++, ML pipeline & deployment expertise
- Cloud deployment (AWS GPU, Kubernetes, Ray)
- Experience with ONNX, TensorRT, AOT
- Cloud-native architecture & autoscaling
- GPU orchestration, CUDA, inference techniques
- Profiling tools (Nsight, PyTorch Profiler, perf)
- Adaptability to fast-paced environments
Benefits
- Salary range: $162,000 - $301,200
- Compensation structures vary for sales and non-sales roles
- Benefits including equity, incentives, and long-term bonuses
Responsibilities
- Optimize and scale AI pipelines
- Collaborate across teams for deployment
- Support scalable inference on cloud infrastructure
- Develop monitoring & profiling tools
- Model transition from experiments to production
- Establish scalable ML architectures
This role offers a strategic opportunity to impact the future of generative AI at Adobe.