Sr. Engineering Manager - GenStudio
Adobe is hiring a Sr. Engineering Manager - GenStudio in Bucharest, Romania. Level rates it ; you can apply on Adobe.
Level's read on this job
- On Level's scale, this role is Works on AI ●●●○: the daily work is on AI products, without building the model.
- Tools and skills the posting cites include Agile, ETL and Saas.
- Level classifies it as a senior role.
- Level lists 285 other open roles at Adobe.
AI in this role
Lead an agile engineering team building Adobe GenStudio, a generative AI-first digital marketing content management system.
The Opportunity
We have a fantastic opportunity for an Engineering Manager to join our GenStudio team based in Bucharest.
We are looking for an exceptional technology leader to build, nurture and grow a highly motivated agile team working on the best in class solution for digital marketing multi-channel content management systems driving a billion-dollar revenue.
Your team will be responsible for developing the front-end user experiences while ensuring the back-end services are built for performance and reliability. You will partner with teams across the Marketing Cloud/ Adobe Experience Cloud and deploy these technologies across Web and Desktop.
Adobe GenStudio is a generative AI-first product that lets marketing teams quickly plan, build, manage, activate and measure on-brand content. It allows any team member to quickly find and generate assets, create variations, and optimize experiences based on real-time content performance insights.
What you'll do
- Hire and directly lead world class engineers while being responsible for driving all aspects of implementation, quality assurance, continuous integration and deployment, and application monitoring.
- Responsible to build and maintain fault tolerant and highly available (99.99%) web applications and the services hydrating its data.
- Build and instill a team culture that focuses on engineering excellence, encourages deep engagement with our customers and out of the box thinking.
- Mentor technical leaders and high bars for excellence in architecture and code design.
- Participate in the design and review of features, technology choices, architecture, designs, time and budget estimates, and test strategies.
- Handle project scope and risks with data, analytics and creative problem solving.
- Develop and evolve engineering processes and collaboration models to optimize team efficiency and teamwork.
- Work closely with teams and managers across Adobe, in different geographies.
What you need to succeed
- B.S or M.S. degree in Computer Sciences, Engineering or equivalent.
- 10+ years of software development experience.
- 3+ years of people management experience.
- Proven people management skills in leading teams of 8 or more and projects of 6 dev/months or more.
- Experience with SaaS products.
- Web development know-how. Knowledge of ETL pipelines.
- Ability to quickly prioritize and an acute sense of urgency.
- Ability to understand business context and requirements, strong customer focus.
- Passion for software development and knowledge about software development methodologies.
- Able to motivate, inspire, and grow team members.
- Strong ambition and self-drive.
- Top-notch communication skills, able to be credible and convincing in a simple phone conversation in English, able to deliver short but high-impact presentations and pitches.
- Fluent in English (both written and spoken).
Additional
- Experience managing software development using modern engineering practices that incorporate AI-assisted coding, code review, testing, and documentation.
- Familiarity with AI development workflows, including prompt engineering, evaluation, testing, and integration of AI services into software applications.
- Ability to assess technical tradeoffs related to AI adoption, including security, privacy, governance, and responsible AI considerations.
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.
Let’s Adobe together
At 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 accommodations@adobe.com.
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How we rate this
Sr. Engineering Manager - GenStudio at Adobe rates 65 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Works on AI (AI Level 3 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.
Works on AI. The daily work is on AI products, without building the model.
- ●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
- ●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
- ●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
- ●○○○ Little AI0 to 39
Levels come from how often the tools, models and workflows of the role are named in the posting itself. Read the description and count the AI tools, models and workflows it names.
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