Senior Gen AI Solutions Engineer (VFX)

Adobe Inc.

Seattle, WA

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JOB DETAILS

JOB TYPE

Full-time, Employee

SKILLS

Adobe Creative Suite, Adobe Product Family, Animation, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Automation, Best Practices, Blender, Cloud Applications, Communication Skills, Computer Programming, Customer Relations, Documentation, Global Branding, Houdini, Hybrid Cloud, Machine Tool, Maya, Media Production, Performance Management, Production Systems, Prototyping, Python Programming/Scripting Language, Sales, Sales Commission, Scalable System Development, Scripting (Scripting Languages), Team Player, Technical/Engineering Design, Usability Engineering, User Interface/Experience (UI/UX)

LOCATION

Seattle, WA

POSTED

30+ days ago

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

Our teamoperatesat the intersection of Adobe's Generative AI platform and advanced creative workflows. We focus on building custom, production-ready generative AI solutions that integrate naturally into modern media pipelines.

This is a highly autonomous, high-impact role with visibility across Adobe's product, research, and engineering organizations. You will help shape how generative AI capabilities are translated into practical,user-friendly workflows-working hands-on with node-based systems and custom tooling to solve complex creative and technical problems.

This role is well suited for someone with a strong VFX or media background who enjoys building tools, extending workflows with code, and exploring how generative AI can be applied in real production environments.

Responsibilities

Design, build, anditerate oncustom generative AI workflows with an emphasis on node-based systems such asComfyUI.

Rapidly prototype and refine artist-facing tools that integrate generative AI into established production pipelines.

Write high-quality code to extend, automate, and operationalize generative AI workflows, including scripting, backend services, and pipeline tooling.

Collaborate closely with Adobe research, product, platform, design, and engineering teams to translate new capabilities into usable solutions.

Apply production experience and VFX domain knowledge to ensure solutions align with real-world creative workflows and constraints.

Incorporate feedback to improve usability, performance, and reliability of tools and workflows.

Own solutions end-to-end, from early concept and experimentation through deployment, documentation, and ongoing iteration.

Proven use of AI-assisted tools as a force multiplier in day-to-day engineering work.

Contribute to engineering and workflow best practices for building scalable, flexible generative AI systems.

Core Requirements

7+ years of experience in creative tooling for VFX, animation, or other high-end media production, with a strong understanding of production workflows and pipeline realities.

Hands-onexpertisewith node-based generative AI systems, such asComfyUIor equivalent, and the ability to customize and extend them.

Strong programming skills in Python, with experience building tools, services, or automation for creative workflows.

Practical understanding of diffusion-based generative models and inference workflows, including quality, performance, andcontroltrade-offs.

Experience integrating generative AI tools into DCC applications or pipelines (such as Houdini, Nuke, Maya, Blender, Unreal, or similar).

Proven use of AI-assisted tools as a force multiplier in day-to-day engineering work.

Experience designing, building, andmaintainingreliable systems in cloud or hybrid environments.

Comfortable working in ambiguous problem spaces and rapidly learning new tools and technologies.

Ability to work independently in a hybrid or remote-first environment while collaborating effectively across teamsand time zones.

Clear and thoughtful communicator with the ability to bridge creative and technical perspectives.

Bonus Qualifications

Experience designing artist-friendly user interfaces or abstractions for complex technical systems.

Familiarity with Adobe Creative Cloud applications and extensibility.

Background in building ormaintaininginternal tools, pipeline infrastructure, or workflow frameworks.

Experience mentoring or influencing best practices across multidisciplinary teams.

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 positionis $159,200 -- $301,600 annually. Paywithin this range varies by work locationand 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 $208,300 - $301,600
In New York, the pay range for this position is $208,300 - $301,600
In Washington, the pay range for this position is $190,200 - $275,400

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.

State-Specific Notices:

California:

Fair Chance Ordinances

Adobe will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment in accordance with state and local laws and "fair chance" ordinances.

Colorado:

Application Window Notice

If this role is open to hiring in Colorado (as listed on the job posting), the application window will remain open until at least the date and time stated above in Pacific Time, in compliance with Colorado pay transparency regulations. If this role does not have Colorado listed as a hiring location, no specific application window applies, and the posting may close at any time based on hiring needs.

Massachusetts:

Massachusetts Legal Notice

It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Adobe is proud to be anEqual Employment Opportunityemployer. 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 applicable characteristics protected by law.Learn more.

Adobe aims to make Adobe.com 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, emailaccommodations@adobe.comor call (408) 536-3015.

Adobe is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome and encourage diversity in the workplace regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status.

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