Director of Engineering

As a Director of Engineering at Adobe's Digital Experience (DX) business, you will play a crucial role in leading and inspiring a versatile engineering organization. You will be responsible for shaping the technology roadmap, driving technical excellence, and fostering a culture of continuous learning, innovation, and high performance. Your primary focus will be on overseeing the development and delivery of large-scale applications, microservices, and innovative AI/GenAI solutions that push the boundaries of what's possible. **Key Responsibilities:** - Define and champion the technical vision and strategy aligned with the company's overall business objectives - Provide proactive thought leadership, identifying emerging technologies, market trends, and exciting opportunities (e.g., advanced AI/GenAI applications) - Cultivate an environment of ownership, innovation, challenge the status quo, and open up the boundaries in every aspect of development - Drive architectural decisions for large-scale, complex applications and services, ensuring scalability, reliability, maintainability, security, and performance - Lead the end-to-end development and operations of a system comprising hundreds of microservices and distributed systems - Lead the successful delivery of multiple concurrent projects, ensuring high quality, technical integrity, and timely delivery - Demonstrate a strong understanding of the business to translate technical decisions into clear business and customer impact - Maintain deep practical understanding of modern software development methodologies, microservices architectures, cloud-native principles, and data engineering - Lead teams to deliver AI-powered features for customers and leverage AI for internal team productivity - Provide expert guidance and hands-on mentorship on complex technical challenges - Lead, mentor, and inspire a diverse team of engineers, managers, and architects, fostering a culture of high performance, accountability, and collaboration - Develop and implement strategies for talent acquisition, retention, and professional growth within engineering - Cultivate strong relationships with partners such as Product Management, Sales, Marketing, and Customer Success - Collaborate effectively with multi-functional leaders to translate business requirements into technical solutions and deliver on shared goals - Communicate complex technical concepts and strategies clearly and concisely to both technical and non-technical audiences, influencing decisions and building consensus - Act as a primary liaison for technical matters, representing the engineering organization internally and externally **Qualifications Required:** - 18+ years of experience working in software development and engineering leadership roles, with a proven track record of delivering multiple complex, high-impact projects - Exceptional understanding of the full software development lifecycle, from concept to deployment and operations - Deep knowledge of system design, data structures, algorithms, and software engineering methodologies - Deep experience with microservices architectures, distributed systems, and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) - Strong understanding of Artificial Intelligence (AI), particularly Generative AI (GenAI) and Agents - Proficiency in modern programming languages and frameworks relevant to large-scale web/backend development and AI (e.g., Java, React, Python) - Outstanding communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills. Ability to articulate complex technical ideas clearly and persuasively - Strong leadership presence with the ability to inspire, motivate, and empower large teams - Proven ability to manage and influence stakeholders at all levels of the organization - Exceptional problem-solving skills and a pragmatic approach to technical challenges - Thrive in a fast-paced, evolving environment, capable of quickly changing directions and learning new technologies and domains - Ambitious and not afraid to tackle unknowns, demonstrates a strong bias for action - Proactive, self-starter with a strong sense of ownership and urgency - Demonstrated ability to drive innovation and lead change - Bachelor's or Master's degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field Please note that Adobe celebrates creativity, curiosity, and constant learning as part of your career growth journey. If you are looking to make an impact in a recognized work environment and surrounded by colleagues committed to growth, Adobe might be the place for you.,