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Senior Engineering Manager – Media Services & Storage

Senior Engineering Manager – Media Services & Storage

CompanyAdobe
LocationSeattle, WA, USA, California, USA, San Francisco, CA, USA, Austin, TX, USA, San Jose, CA, USA, New York, NY, USA, Atlanta, GA, USA
Salary$143700 – $289900
TypeFull-Time
Degrees
Experience LevelSenior

Requirements

  • 4+ years of engineering management experience leading infrastructure/platform teams, with 5+ years in software engineering.
  • Proven expertise in designing cloud-native distributed systems (e.g., microservices, serverless architectures) at scale.
  • Deep familiarity with video technology: codecs (HEVC, AV1), streaming protocols (HLS, CMAF), and open-source tools (FFmpeg, GStreamer).
  • Experience collaborating with product teams to deliver user-centric infrastructure solutions.
  • Passion for media technology and staying ahead of trends (e.g., 8K, AI-driven workflows).

Responsibilities

  • Lead a team of engineers building distributed systems for video transcoding, storage, and delivery.
  • Architect cloud-first solutions for high-volume media processing (codecs like H.264/HEVC, protocols like HLS/DASH).
  • Partner closely with Adobe product teams to ensure seamless interoperability with tools like Premiere Pro and After Effects.
  • Define Frame.io’s cloud storage strategy, prioritizing scalability, cost efficiency, and cross-platform compatibility.
  • Drive innovation in workflow orchestration using tools like Temporal for resilient, scalable media pipelines.
  • Foster a culture of technical excellence, mentorship, and operational rigor.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Bonus: Experience with content protection (DRM, watermarking).
  • Bonus: Proficiency in infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, CloudFormation) and workflow orchestration tools (Temporal).