The OpportunityWe are hiring a
Senior Engineering Manager to build and lead the teams that own Meta Factory. This includes the agent harness, agent definitions, execution loop, evaluation systems, self-improvement capabilities, and skills framework.
What you'll do- Own engineering execution for Meta Factory, including the agent harness, agent definitions, execution loop, evaluations, self-improvement systems, and skills framework.
- Lead development of the agent harness, including runtime, tool integrations, context management, control mechanisms, and execution environments.
- Build and lead a high-performing engineering team that partners cross-functionally to turn strategy into prioritized, reliable, secure, and scalable execution.
- Design feedback systems that help agents evaluate their work, learn from outcomes, and improve over time.
- Lead build-versus-buy evaluations across the Meta Factory stack, with clear recommendations on where to adopt external solutions and where Adobe should build key capabilities.
- Stay current with agentic standards, model capabilities, and AI engineering practices, and apply relevant advances to Meta Factory.
What you'll need to succeed- Experience building and scaling engineering teams that deliver AI, developer platform, or infrastructure systems.
- 5+ years of people management experience, including 2+ years leading teams that deploy AI applications in production.
- Technical depth in AI/ML systems, including LLM APIs, agent frameworks, modern software engineering practices, and cloud platforms such as AWS or Azure.
- Architecture judgment, including the ability to review designs, evaluate tradeoffs, identify fragile agent behavior, and catch production risks early.
- Experience developing engineers, expanding team capabilities, and supporting career growth.
- Clear communication skills, including the ability to explain technical concepts, align stakeholders, and drive decisions.
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 $160,200 -- $320,000 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 $221,000 - $320,000
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.
