About this role

Adobe is hiring a mid-level Research Scientist in the machine learning function based in San Jose, CA. The posting calls out experience with Express, LLMs, Machine Learning, NLP. Compensation is listed at $120,700–$238,600 per year.

Role: Research Scientist
Function: machine learning
Level: mid
Track: Individual contributor
Employment: Full-time
Location: San Jose, CA
Department: Research
Posted: May 18, 2026

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Job description

from Adobe careers

The Opportunity

Adobe Research is looking for research scientists in Generative AI to join a world-class research team. We welcome outstanding candidates at all levels (new graduates, experienced, principal) in all related technical fields, such as Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Computer Vision, Computer Graphics, and Natural Language Processing. The related applications include image/video generation, image/video editing, image/video understanding, large language models, and multimodal foundation models.

What You'll Do

· Conduct cutting-edge research and development in Generative AI

· Develop and transfer novel technologies to Adobe products

· Research and develop novel large-scale foundation models in Generative AI

· Collaborate with world-class researchers and engineers to bring research ideas to production

· Publish and present your work in world-class scientific venues in AI/ML fields

· Provide technical mentorship and guidance.

Required Qualifications

· Ph.D. in Computer Science, AI/ML or related fields

· Excellent publication record in Computer Science, AI/ML or related fields

· Excellent communication skills and a strong team player

What You'll Bring

· Experience in state-of-the-art Generative AI technologies, such as diffusion models

· Strong publication record in image/video generation and image/video editing

· Experience on large-scale generative model training

· Experience of working with large-scale datasets

· Experience of working with product teams on technology transfers

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