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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!
Our Company
The Adobe Firefly client team is seeking a senior JavaScript/TypeScript engineer to contribute to an exciting, high profile effort to establish Adobe as the best creativity tools provider. We seek to empower the next generation of creators everywhere by turning creative intent into creative success. We are crafting new AI/ML powered tools empowering self expression and collaboration across the digital landscape. While implementing this far-reaching strategy we are focusing on using product driven development to drive rapid iteration and to continuously deliver measurable impact. This initiative is an outstanding opportunity to shape emerging next generation products reaching millions of creators worldwide.
The Opportunity
What are we looking for in an ideal lead front end developer? You will be joining a highly collaborative team of application and front end engineers working closely with the internal product teams and stakeholders. Your primary role is to architect and maintain the user-facing experience for Adobe Firefly. You have a user-centric, detail oriented approach, invite constructive collaboration, naturally strive to be a mentor and always work with a bias towards action. Most importantly you enjoy independently solving complex problems, have a deep empathy for customers, and drive tangible results in a team oriented culture.
What you'll Do
Help establish architecture and quality coding practices for the Adobe Firefly client platform
Define long-term solutions for component based architecture using functional programming
Work closely with the design team, product management and our internal clients translating early ideas into interactive prototypes
Engage with customers to identify problems, A|B test solutions, and refine workflows
Expand your knowledge and skills to stay ahead of the latest development, test, and deployment methodologies
What you need to succeed
7+ years of professional experience developing interactive web applications, preferably in the creative tool domain
B.S or higher in Computer Science, or equivalent experience
Well established practice of building and deploying web applications or interactive sites using React
High proficiency in TypeScript or JavaScript (ES6+)
Experience with Test Driven Development (TDD)
Fluent in functional programming style
Confidence to be an opinionated, pragmatic developer - especially in the areas of writing high-performance, reliable and maintainable code
Ability to perform independently in a hybrid or remote first work environment supported by competent written and verbal communication skills
Bonus Qualifications
Experience with Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD)
Exposure to generative AI models, including text-to-image and large language models
Experience in UX design, design systems or close collaboration with design teams
Knowledge of modern web technologies, for example, WASM, WebGPU and canvas rendering, security, asynchrony and performance optimization
Perks
Once we are again able to collaborate in person, this hybrid position is based in the SF Bay Area with a preference for our beautiful downtown San Jose campus.
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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 $124,000 -- $234,200 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.
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