San Jose, California, United States · On-site
$126k–$234k/yr
Position: 2026 Machine Learning Engineer Req ID: Pending Location: San Jose Our Company Changing the world through digital experiences is what Adobe’s all about. We give everyone—from emerging artists to global brands— e…
Skills: Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Reinforcement Learning, Computer Vision, Statistical Modeling
San Francisco, California, United States · On-site
$187k–$268k/yr
The application window is expected to close on: 09/24/2026 Meet the Team We are an agile team with a startup feel and a strong bias for action. We move fast, embrace failure as part of the process, and stay focused on so…
Skills: Distributed systems, Python, Data platform, DevOps, SecOps
San Jose, California, United States · On-site
$251k–$286k/yr
Senior Lead AI Engineer (AI Foundations, VLM Customization) Overview: At Capital One, we are creating responsible and reliable AI systems, changing banking for good. For years, Capital One has been an industry leader in …
Skills: Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Python, Go, Scala
San Jose, California, United States · Hybrid
$195k–$286k/yr
The application window is expected to close on: 09/17/2026 This is a hybrid position and requires 2-3 days in office per week. Candidates should be located in San Jose, CA or Raleigh, NC or Atlanta, GA. Meet the Team Joi…
Skills: Technical marketing, Lab validation, Network engineering, Security architecture, Cloud infrastructure
San Francisco, California, United States · On-site
$187k–$268k/yr
The application window is expected to close on: 09/26/2026 Meet the Team We are an agile team with a startup feel and a strong bias for action. We move fast, embrace failure as part of the process, and stay focused on so…
Skills: Distributed systems, Python, Data platforms, DevOps, SecOps
San Francisco, California, United States · On-site
$121k–$220k/yr
Overview We're looking for an organized and adaptable Senior Marketing Program Manager to support a variety of projects within our Value Discovery & Retention Product Marketing team. This role is ideal for someone who en…
Skills: Project Management, Marketing Operations, Budget Management, Stakeholder Management, Cross-functional Collaboration
San Jose, California, United States · On-site
$143k–$271k/yr
Job Description 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 build and deliver outstanding digital experiences.…
Skills: Generative AI, Machine Learning, Computer Science, PyTorch, Python
San Jose, California, United States · On-site
$152k–$265k/yr
The Opportunity Join Adobe's AI Foundations team within the Search, Discovery & Content AI (SDC) organization and help build the next generation of AI-powered retrieval, matching, ranking, and content understanding syste…
Skills: Machine Learning, Python, PyTorch, TensorFlow, JAX
San Jose, California, United States · On-site
$173k–$307k/yr
The Opportunity Adobe's AI and generative AI products, from Firefly to the intelligence built into Creative Cloud and Experience Cloud, run on a shared compute and inference platform. It's the infrastructure every intern…
Skills: Distributed systems, Kubernetes, Python, Go, C++
San Jose, California, United States · On-site
$138k–$190k/yr
Archer is an aerospace and defense company headquartered in San Jose, California, building the aircraft and technology that will define the next era of flight. The company works across air taxis, UAS, AI and powertrain d…
Skills: Flight control law development, Flight dynamics, Embedded software development, Autopilot software, Rapid prototyping
San Jose, California, United States · On-site
$133k–$185k/yr
Astera Labs (NASDAQ: ALAB) provides rack-scale AI infrastructure through purpose-built connectivity solutions. By collaborating with hyperscalers and ecosystem partners, Astera Labs enables organizations to unlock the fu…
Skills: RTL Design, Verilog, SystemVerilog, Synthesis, Timing Closure
San Jose, California, United States · On-site
The Role: Most marketing operations roles are archaeology. You inherit ten years of someone else's decisions: orphaned fields, four competing definitions of an MQL, attribution nobody trusts, a routing rule from 2019 tha…
Skills: Marketing Operations, HubSpot, Data Modeling, Multi-touch Attribution, Revenue Operations
San Jose, California, United States · Hybrid
$152k–$190k/yr
Zscaler (NASDAQ: ZS) accelerates digital transformation so customers can be more agile, efficient, resilient, and secure. The Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange™️ platform protects thousands of customers from cyberattacks and d…
Skills: Go, Rust, Python, Systems engineering, Security engineering
San Jose, California, United States · Hybrid
$116k–$165k/yr
Zscaler (NASDAQ: ZS) accelerates digital transformation so customers can be more agile, efficient, resilient, and secure. The Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange™️ platform protects thousands of customers from cyberattacks and d…
Skills: Distributed systems, Java, Go, Python, Microservices architecture
San Jose, California, United States · Hybrid
$186k–$265k/yr
Zscaler (NASDAQ: ZS) accelerates digital transformation so customers can be more agile, efficient, resilient, and secure. The Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange™️ platform protects thousands of customers from cyberattacks and d…
Skills: Linux kernel networking, Go, Python, Routing protocols, BGP
San Jose, California, United States · On-site
$210k–$260k/yr
Company Description Axiado is an AI-enhanced security processor company redefining the control and management of every digital system. The company was founded in 2017, and currently has 100+ employees. At Axiado, develop…
Skills: System Architecture, SoC Design, Hardware Platform Design, Firmware Development, PCIe
San Jose, California, United States · Hybrid
ADVANCE YOUR CAREER. ADVANCE THE WORLD. At AMD, we believe technology has the power to solve the world’s most important challenges. From advancing healthcare and scientific discovery to powering AI and the technolo…
Skills: Data Science, Python, SQL, Snowflake, Machine Learning
San Jose, California, United States · Hybrid
ADVANCE YOUR CAREER. ADVANCE THE WORLD. At AMD, we believe technology has the power to solve the world’s most important challenges. From advancing healthcare and scientific discovery to powering AI and the technolo…
Skills: GPU Runtime, System Software, C++, C, Parallel Programming
San Jose, California, United States · On-site
$195k–$235k/yr
Archer is an aerospace and defense company headquartered in San Jose, California, building the aircraft and technology that will define the next era of flight. The company works across air taxis, UAS, AI and powertrain d…
Skills: AI Autonomy, Machine Learning, Vision-language models, VLA models, PyTorch
San Jose, California, United States · On-site
$173k–$216k/yr
Archer is an aerospace and defense company headquartered in San Jose, California, building the aircraft and technology that will define the next era of flight. The company works across air taxis, UAS, AI and powertrain d…
Skills: Full-stack development, Data engineering, RESTful APIs, Kubernetes, AWS
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Develop and implement novel machine learning models, including deep learning and reinforcement learning, to enhance search, discovery, and content understanding. Build and maintain scalable machine learning services and platforms to support Adobe's creative product suites.
Requires an MS or PhD in Computer Science, Machine Learning, or a related field with strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Proficiency in programming languages like Python, Java, or C and experience with machine learning frameworks such as PyTorch or TensorFlow is essential.
Position: 2026 Machine Learning Engineer
Req ID: Pending
Location: San Jose
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.
AI-powered Search, Recommendations and Generative AI-based guidance is a core part of Adobe’s Cloud offering. Adobe Cloud enables customers to create and generate digital content, and Digital experiences. The Search, Discovery, and Content AI Team drives customer success for Adobe Express, Creative Cloud, and Document Cloud. Creative professionals and novice users need the quick discovery of digital assets from brushes to colors, images, videos, and beyond. They also need AI-powered assistance to discover the ingredients needed to complete their creative journey at scale.
We are building a new search, recommendations, and content understanding platform that powers suits of Adobe product lines. Our platform caters to millions of users and billions of entities. Become part of this growing team at Adobe and have an excellent impact by providing AI-powered search, recommendations, and gen AI-based assistance across the creative suites of products at Adobe. This is an opportunity to make a huge impact in a fast-paced, startup-like environment in a great company.
What You’ll Do
Build novel machine learning models using deep learning, reinforcement learning, content understanding, language understanding, and more by developing pioneering machine learning algorithms for Search&Discovery team.
Apply machine learning/reinforcement learning to improve content understanding, computer vision, deep learning, language understanding and
content ranking & recommendations.
Build machine learning offerings to enable lifecycle of billions of images, documents and other assets in Adobe Cloud.
Build machine learning services to host AI/ML models using technologies such as REST web services, micro- services, machine learning frameworks, Pytorch, Tensorflow, and LLMs
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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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.


In California, the pay range for this position is $161,700 - $234,150

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