Senior Engineering Manager – Adobe Firefly

Senior Engineering Manager – Adobe Firefly

Requirements

• BS or MS in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 10 years of shown experience in software engineering is required.
• Proven ability leading software engineering teams, including successfully leading and guiding teams to deliver high-quality software solutions.
• Strong technical background and analytical abilities. Experience in developing commercially successful single-page web applications using modern frameworks such as React, Lit, GraphQL, and modern JavaScript languages like TypeScript is crucial.
• Excellent technical skills in evaluating systems architecture, particularly using extensive knowledge of full-stack technologies.
• Drive consensus on requirements, ensure timely decision-making, provide guidance, prioritize tasks, and optimize scope and time.
• Passion for collaborating with design teams from concept to production is important. Facilitate effective communication and collaboration between engineers and designers.
• Track record of optimally developing, leading, coaching, and mentoring software engineers.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team of engineers from start to finish in developing the Firefly web application, including research, design, security assessment, implementation, and feature delivery.
• Work closely with product management and clients to define and refine the product roadmap, user experience, priorities, and schedule.
• Take ownership of the development life cycle, closely supervising progress, identifying risks and opportunities, and ensuring access to senior leadership when needed.
• Play a pivotal role in attracting, hiring, onboarding, and retaining exceptional engineers through mentorship, and grow them professionally and personally.
• Rely on a combination of data and instincts to make informed decisions and drive the team’s progress quickly.
• Foster a culture that values teamwork, knowledge sharing, and accomplishment celebration to encourage collaboration and shared accomplishments.
• Be a great leader and teammate: Collaboration is key to our success, and you will lead by example, fostering teamwork and supporting enterprise-wide collaboration.
• Facilitate squad effectiveness: Guide and coach a squad of highly skilled web and backend engineers, providing technical mentorship, unblocking challenges, and celebrating their achievements.
• Advocate for engineering excellence: Champion engineering excellence, contributing to the architecture and high-level structure of our applications.
• Contribute to driving culture and process improvements across the broader engineering organization.

Preferred Qualifications

No preferred qualifications provided.