Principal Forward Deployed Engineer, Creative AI

Adobe Systems
San Jose, New York
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Administration & Executive AssistanceExperience: 12+ yearsSkills: ["Communication","Leadership","Problem-solving","Public speaking"]

Technical and creative anchor for the Forward Deployed Creative Tech (FDCT) organization. Leads the most strategic, high-visibility engagements for Fortune 100 brands, sets architectural direction, mentors the FDCT bench, and translates complex AI/content workflows into revenue-driving solutions while representing Adobe externally.

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4 months ago

Principal Forward Deployed Engineer, Creative AI

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Job Summary

Technical and creative anchor for the Forward Deployed Creative Tech (FDCT) organization. Leads the most strategic, high-visibility engagements for Fortune 100 brands, sets architectural direction, mentors the FDCT bench, and translates complex AI/content workflows into revenue-driving solutions while representing Adobe externally.
Location: San Jose, New York
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Administration & Executive Assistance

Key Responsibilities

  • •Own the hardest engagements with strategic top-tier customers; lead the first engagement in a new vertical and multi-year arcs for the FDCT bench
  • •Set the technical bar by making architectural decisions, technology choices, and reusable patterns and defending/adapting them as needed
  • •Hold the C-suite room by translating complex AI and content-supply-chain ideas into business-sign-off material and driving deals/renewals
  • •Mentor and grow the FDCT bench through onboarding, live sessions, and masterclasses to raise the team’s capability
  • •Influence Adobe’s product roadmap by delivering field signal to product/engineering/research and delivering public-facing demos and artifacts
Travel: Medium travel

Key Requirements

  • •12+ years straddling creative production AND technical building, with recognized creative work and named technical artifacts
  • •Public portfolio showing shipped creative and shipped technical artifacts, plus at least one named-reputation marker
  • •Public speaking and thought leadership experience (e.g., Adobe MAX, published works, keynote demos)
  • •Willingness to travel 20-30%
  • •Deep experience with Firefly Services, Workflow Builder, and Adobe ecosystem (e.g., AEM, Workfront, Frame.io, App Builder); ability to demo and prototype with tools like ComfyUI, n8n, LangGraph
Experience:12+ yearsCreative productionProduction engineeringAIWorkflow automation
Skills:CommunicationLeadershipProblem-solvingPublic speaking
Languages:English
Tech Stack:Firefly ServicesWorkflow BuilderAEMWorkfrontFrame.ioApp BuilderFigma pluginCursorClaude CodeCopilotComfyUIN8nLangGraphAIDemonstrations

Company Brief

Adobe Systems
Provides creative, marketing, and document management software and cloud services, including Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat, and the Adobe Experience Cloud, serving creative professionals, enterprises, and governments worldwide.
Industry: SaaS
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: San Jose, United States
Founded: 1982
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