Senior AEM Forward Deployed Engineer

Adobe
San Jose, US
On-site

Job Description

JOB LEVEL

P50

ADDITIONAL JOB LEVELS

P40

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EMPLOYEE ROLE

Individual Contributor

The Opportunity

Join our Customer Innovation revolution as we partner with global brands in building software and AI-powered services that generate true value, guided by customer usage and author-centric simplicity. As part of the AEM Co-Innovation Engineering (ACE) team, you’ll play a critical role in evolving the Adobe Experience Manager product.

What You’ll Do

  • Collaborate & Innovate: Demonstrate your strong customer leadership experience, hands-on AEM expertise, Engineering savvy, and AI-first mentality, to develop innovative core product features that solve real customer needs and demonstrate measured value.
  • Envision: Through your deep understanding of a customer’s business use cases and value metrics, you will build upon the latest AEM technologies and early access features to discover new opportunities to drive measurable value.
  • Iterate & Experiment: Apply an AI-first experimentation mentality to rapidly iterate on technical proof-of-concepts, assessing and validating business value outcomes.
  • Lead by Example: Work across product area boundaries to bring the best of Adobe to the customer. Create and share knowledge to scale expertise across the AEM community both internally and externally.
  • Code: This is a hands-on enterprise software development role. Join us to build the future of AEM!

What You Bring

  • Engineering Technical Depth: Degree or equivalent experience in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or related field along with 15+ years of proven hands-on experience with full-stack software development.
  • AEM Expertise: Confirmed expertise with sophisticated Adobe Experience Cloud implementations and enterprise customer use cases, with specific experience with AEM as a Cloud Service, including Edge Delivery Services.
  • AI Focus: Strong experience with AI experimentation and solutions. AI is embedded in your day-to-day, as you invent and tinker with the possibilities of AI in your free time. You keep ahead of market trends across third-party models, GPUs, and new AI applications.
  • Customer Centricity: Passion for ensuring outstanding customer experiences and a focus on excellence and simplicity.
  • Innovative Approach: Proven innovation mentality and track record of driving creative solutions to increase value realization. Ability to spot industry trends and evaluate complementary technologies, combined with the flexibility to incorporate external innovations into Adobe’s products.
  • Executive Presence: Ability to communicate technical and business concepts to audiences of varying levels of experience, background, and seniority. Consistent success influencing executive partners to drive strategy & alignment.

Expected Pay Range:

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 $159,200 -- $301,600 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.‌

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 Illinois, the pay range for this position is $178,600 - $258,700 │ 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

There is no deadline to apply to this job posting because Adobe accepts applications for this role on an ongoing basis. The posting will remain open based on hiring needs and position availability.

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.

Internal Opportunities

Creativity, curiosity, and constant learning are celebrated aspects of your career growth journey. We’re glad that you’re pursuing a new opportunity at Adobe!

Put your best foot forward:

Skills & Requirements

Technical Skills

AEMAIFull Stack Software DevelopmentCustomer CentricityInnovationExecutive PresenceAdobe Experience ManagerAI

Salary

$208 - $300

year

Employment Type

FULL TIME

Level

senior

Posted

3/17/2026

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