Engineering Manager III

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!

Our Company:

            Changing the world through digital experiences is what Adobe is all about. We give everyone—from emerging artists to global brands—everything they need to design and deliver outstanding digital experiences. We're passionate about empowering people to craft alluring 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 build outstanding 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 opportunity
The Adobe Photoshop team is looking for an experienced, passionate, and results-oriented Engineering Manager to own and drive the technical vision and execution of the digital imaging workflows. You will be responsible for leading and mentoring highly skilled engineers and building highly effective engineering teams within an Agile environment. As an engineering manager, you will work closely with Architects, Engineers, Product Managers, and Designers to convert concepts into reality and build & deliver high-quality features in Photoshop.

What you'll do

• As an engineering manager for the Adobe Photoshop Team, you will drive a team of passionate engineers. You and your team will enhance the architecture and add features that are strategic to Adobe Photoshop's growth.
• Specific responsibilities include driving the team on innovation and implementation, creating and reviewing architectural designs, mentoring the team, and honing its engineering skills.
• Leading a team of 8-10 engineers, including architecture, design, code reviews & people management.
• Collaborate with architects, product management, designers and engineering teams to create solutions.
• Create technical specifications, prototypes, and presentations to communicate your ideas.
• Own progress of the product through the development life cycle, identifying risks and opportunities, and ensuring visibility to senior leadership.
• Partner with product management to define and refine our product roadmap, user experience, priorities, and schedule.
• Strive to build an inclusive team supporting diverse opinions.
• Use a combination of data and instinct to make decisions and move at a rapid pace.
• Craft a culture of collaboration and shared accomplishments.

What you need to succeed

• Strong C++ coding background. Technically hands-on.
• 8-12 years of proven industry experience with 2+ years as an Engineering Manager.
• Prior experience in mentoring senior engineers.
• Strong technical skills with experience in designing & developing applications.
• Self-motivated with a desire to mentor a team and the ability to drive the team to accomplish high-quality deliverables.
• Can set and meet deadlines, multitask, and prioritize. Able to handle a high volume of tasks and multiple projects.
• Outstanding interpersonal skills: must display customer obsession, patience, humour, and a can-do / whatever-it-takes resourceful and positive attitude.

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