Senior Ai Data Platform Engineer

Adobe Media and Data Science Research (MDSR) Laboratory

Base: $159,200 - $301,600 annually (us); base: $20...
Not specified (assumed hybrid based on industry trends).
6+ years data platform engineering experience
Apache spark databricks delta lake expertise
Streaming systems kafka flink kinesis proficiency
Adobe is seeking a Senior AI Data Platform Engineer to enhance their Adobe Express Data Platform, focusing on building a streaming-first, self-healing infrastructure for data processing and AI workflows. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in data platform engineering, particularly with distributed systems and agentic AI frameworks

Job Summary

  • This role focuses on building the foundational infrastructure that enables AI, analytics, and autonomous agents at scale rather than developing ML models.
  • The team is evolving a billion-event-per-day system into a streaming-first, self-healing, agent-ready Lakehouse to collapse pipeline latency from hours to minutes.
  • Candidates are expected to default to an agentic-first approach, treating every repetitive workflow as a target for autonomous replacement.

Matching Summary

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Adobe is seeking a Senior AI Data Platform Engineer to enhance their Adobe Express Data Platform, focusing on building a streaming-first, self-healing infrastructure for data processing and AI workflows. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in data platform engineering, particularly with distributed systems and agentic AI frameworks.

Salary

Base: $159,200 - $301,600 annually (US); Base: $208,300 - $301,600 annually (California); Short-term incentives in form of Annual Incentive Plan; Equity awards may be eligible

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • 6+ years data platform engineering experience
  • Apache Spark Databricks Delta Lake expertise
  • Streaming systems Kafka Flink Kinesis proficiency
  • Python Scala SQL fluency required
  • AWS or Azure cloud platform experience
  • Docker Kubernetes containerization knowledge
  • Production LLM integration and prompt engineering

Nice-to-have

  • Java or Go programming language skills
  • LangChain LangGraph CrewAI framework experience
  • MCP A2A protocol understanding
  • Vector database RAG architecture familiarity
  • Unity Catalog DataHub metadata systems exposure
  • Agentic-first mindset and challenger mentality
  • Experience with AI-powered developer tools

Key Requirements

  • 6+ years in data platform engineering or distributed systems
  • BS/MS in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience
  • Proven track record with sub-hour latency SLAs

Work Rights

Not specified

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