Full Stack Software Architect

Our Company
Changing the world through digital experiences is what Adobe's all about. We give everyone—from emerging artists to global brands—everything they need to design and deliver exceptional digital experiences We're passionate about empowering people to create beautiful and powerful images, videos, and apps, and transform how companies interact with customers across every screen.

We're on a mission to hire the very best and are committed to creating exceptional employee experiences where everyone is respected and has access to equal opportunity. We realize that new ideas can come from everywhere in the organization, and we know the next big idea could be yours

The Opportunity

Adobe is looking for a
Full Stack Software Architect
to join a fast-moving team focused on
rapidly prototyping new product ideas
and exploring emerging opportunities in
AI-powered experiences
. This team operates at the intersection of
data
,
visualization
, and
AI
, building interactive experiences that help users understand and act on insights in new ways.

You'll work closely with designers, product managers, and product strategists to develop intelligent prototypes and systems that showcase the next generation of AI-enabled Adobe experiences. From backend architecture to LLM orchestration, you'll help shape how generative AI becomes a seamless part of Adobe's ecosystem.

What You'll Do

• Design, build, and deploy AI-powered full-stack prototypes and applications that explore new product directions.
• Use frameworks like LangChain and LangGraph to develop agentic workflows and multi-step reasoning systems powered by LLMs.
• Architect and implement tool-based AI systems, including tool calling, custom tool creation, and multi-agent coordination.
• Integrate LLMs and generative AI APIs (e.g., OpenAI, Anthropic, Vertex AI) into interactive applications that enhance creativity and user experience.
• Use LangSmith or similar platforms to test, evaluate, and monitor LLM performance, reliability, and quality.
• Collaborate with designers, PMs, and researchers to prototype rapidly and validate new ideas.
• Build and maintain robust backend services and APIs that power AI driven experiences.
• Stay ahead of with emerging AI frameworks, model capabilities, and evaluation techniques to identify new opportunities for innovation.
• Establish and uphold strong engineering practices for testing, observability, and continuous integration, even in fast-paced prototype environments.

What You Need To Succeed

• BS or BA in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent experience in practice.
• 8+ years of professional experience developing full-stack web applications.
• Strong proficiency with JavaScript/TypeScript, React, and (or similar frameworks).
• Proven experience architecting and deploying AI or LLM-powered applications using frameworks like LangChain, LangGraph, or equivalent.
• Deep understanding of AI agent orchestration, tool calling, MCPs, and AI-focused backend architectures.
• Experience designing resilient, scalable backend services that integrate LLMs, APIs, and data sources.
• Experience using LangSmith or similar tools for LLM testing, evaluation, and monitoring.
• Strong understanding of prompt engineering, context management, retrieval pipelines, and evaluation methodologies.
• A collaborative approach and a passion for rapid experimentation and discovery.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.

Nice to Have

• Experience designing multi-agent systems or integrating custom tools and APIs into agentic workflows.
• Familiarity with vector databases, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), or knowledge graph architectures.
• Experience developing AI evaluation frameworks or LLM observability pipelines.
• Understanding of AI ethics, privacy, and responsible AI principles.
• Previous experience driving architectural direction for AI-first products or large-scale distributed systems.
• Passion for data visualization and data storytelling.
• Familiarity with data visualization libraries such as Vega, Vega-Lite, and React Spectrum Charts.

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. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for the job location during the hiring process.

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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Massachusetts:
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