Senior Engineering Manager

Adobe Inc.
United States, Washington, Seattle
801 N 34th St (Show on map)
Mar 26, 2025
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 Role We are the Adobe Pro Video group, responsible for building next generation professional video editing solutions and workflows. We are enabling customers of Adobe's video apps (Premiere Pro, After Effects, Media Encoder) to successfully create videos across the world by using modern user interface solutions. Our tools are used by Hollywood, major news outlets, social media influencers (YouTube / Instagram), and creatives all over the world. What you'll do As the senior engineering manager of the team, you will be responsible for leading and mentoring the development team which delivers shared user interface solutions for our world class technology stack for video editing. You will also collaborate across teams, partnering with Product Management, Marketing, Design and Program Management team members. Driving the effort from a process perspective, as well as strategically determining the best approaches for delivering high value and high quality solutions for Premiere Pro customers, is a significant portion of this role. This is a phenomenal opportunity to learn from, and contribute to, an o utstanding group of hardworking video professionals. Having a passion for understanding and creating modern software solutions with a quality first approach is key for this role. Specific areas of ownership and opportunity include: Responsible for all aspects of team success while delivering superb quality for the customer Mentor and grow team members in their careers and facilitate success in their daily activities towards stated goals and objectives Represent team progress and milestones to senior leadership, provideroadmaps and schedules on an ongoing basis Demonstrate knowledge and experience in crafting and building modern UI solutions for desktop applications Responsible for solving problems that arise and to continually improveand enhance the system and product quality Work hand-in-hand with senior engineers, experience designers and product managers to build the right set of features for our customers What you need to succeed 10+ years of leading/managing software engineering teams Interest in developing solutions to ensure we deliver nothing but the best user experiences and quality Understanding of software development processes - including standard Agile methodologies Experience developing applications for Mac and/or Windows Strong design sensibility with a particular focus on developing user interfaces (UI), including conceptualization, layout, and user experience considerations. Proven track record to collaborate effectively across teams; working closely with design and product management organizations, as well as multiple additional engineering teams, to align technical solutions with business and user needs. Experience managing and contributing to large-scale projects with extensive codebases, including navigating and modernizing legacy code when necessary. Proficiency in C++ with a deep understanding of its applications in UIdevelopment. Expertise in desktop UI development, including the architectural and functional differences between macOS and Windows environments. Solid understanding of accessibility best practices to ensure inclusive and compliant UI experiences. Strong grasp of performance optimization in the context of UI development, including techniques for hardware acceleration and efficient rendering. Desire to learn Comfortable asking questions and seeking advice, working collaboratively 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 12:01 AM 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. 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 $143,700 -- $289,900 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. 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