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Principal Machine Learning Engineer, Agent Harness - Meta Factory

Adobe · San Jose, CA · Yesterday
Engineering$262k–$379k/yrFull-time

About the role

A principal machine learning engineer position within Adobe Unified Platform, focusing on the technical architecture of the Agent Harness. This role involves setting long-term technical direction, solving complex design challenges, and establishing engineering standards for AI-native software development at Adobe scale.

Responsibilities

  • Work as part of a team of architects shaping the technical direction of the Agent Harness, contributing across agent execution, tool use, context, state, and lifecycle management.
  • Define harness interfaces and standards while balancing performance, cost, and reliability.
  • Track emerging trends in agent runtimes and tool-use standards and lead their evaluation and adoption at Adobe.
  • Define AI-first architecture and engineering standards for agentic systems across Adobe.
  • Lead cross-team technical initiatives and provide guidance on complex architectural challenges.
  • Advise engineering leadership on emerging agentic execution challenges and mentor senior technical talent across the organization.

Requirements

15+ years of software engineering experience, with a strong record of innovation and business impact at Adobe or across the industry. Deep expertise in distributed systems, runtime build, and platform architecture, with experience leading large multi-functional initiatives. Recognized expertise in agentic systems and LLM infrastructure, with hands-on experience fine-tuning, optimizing, and operating models or runtimes at scale. Experience driving AI-first architecture, engineering standards, technology choices, and product direction across organizations. Strong communication and influence skills, with the ability to align senior leaders and teams around a shared technical vision.

Qualifications

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Skills

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Benefits

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Pay

$206,400 -- $379,100 annually.

Schedule

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