Sr. Director, Developer Experience – Adobe

Job Description

JOB LEVEL
M70/P70

EMPLOYEE ROLE
People Manager

The opportunity

As the Sr. Director of Developer Experience at Adobe, you will build and lead a team that ensures that Adobe engineers have the best development workflow possible. You will help them learn new skills, use the latest tools, and follow best practices. Your team’s goal is to increase developer velocity and efficiency across Adobe’s engineering organization.

What you will do
• Build and implement a strategy for developing and supporting an Adobe developer environment, which will include a standard set of open-source and platform tools. You will drive the adoption of this environment and measure its impact on developer speed and quality. You will also use AI and other technologies to improve the developer experience.
• Assess the needs and challenges of high-value teams. You will work with them to improve their engineering processes, such as guidelines, training, and migrations, and solve any issues they face.
• Build internal courses on Adobe best practices and new hire training. You will ensure that developers have easy access to the most relevant and up-to-date training and tools.
• Establish and promote internal standards that foster code reuse, documentation quality, and best practices across projects.

What you will bring
• A recognized leader in developer experience, with a proven track record of crafting and managing a world-class developer environment.
• A PhD in computer science or equivalent.
• An expert in C++, TypeScript skills encouraged.
• Strong leadership skills and can encourage and empower your team and stakeholders.
• Excellent communication skills and can collaborate effectively with senior engineering management.

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several  U.S. geographic markets, and we pay differently based on those defined markets. The U.S. pay range for this position is $180,500 — $387,200 annually. Pay within this range varies by work location and may also depend on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for the job location during the hiring process.

At Adobe, for sales roles starting salaries are expressed as total target compensation (TTC = base + commission), and short-term incentives are in the form of sales commission plans. Non-sales roles starting salaries are expressed as base salary and short-term incentives are in the form of the Annual Incentive Plan (AIP).

In addition, certain roles may be eligible for long-term incentives in the form of a new hire equity award.

Internal Opportunities

Creativity, curiosity, and constant learning are celebrated aspects of your career growth journey. We’re glad that you’re pursuing a new opportunity at Adobe!

Put your best foot forward:

1. Update your Resume/CV and Workday profile – don’t forget to include your uniquely ‘Adobe’ experiences and volunteer work.

2. Visit the Internal Mobility page on Inside Adobe to learn more about the process and set up a job alert for roles you’re interested in.

3. Check out these tips to help you prep for interviews.

4. If you are applying for a role outside of your current country, ensure you review the International Resources for Relocating Employees on Inside Adobe, including the impacts to your Benefits, AIP, Equity & Payroll.

Once you apply for a role via Workday, the Talent Team will reach out to you within 2 weeks. If you move into the official interview process with the hiring team, make sure you inform your manager so they can champion your career growth.

At Adobe, you will be immersed in an exceptional work environment that is recognized around the world. You will also be surrounded by colleagues who are committed to helping each other grow through our unique Check-In approach where ongoing feedback flows freely. If you’re looking to make an impact, Adobe’s the place for you. Discover what our employees are saying about their career experiences on the Adobe Life blog and explore the meaningful benefits we offer.

Adobe is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We welcome and encourage diversity in the workplace regardless of gender, race or color, ethnicity or national origin, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other characteristics protected by law.

If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation to navigate our internal careers site or to complete the application process, please contact accommodations@adobe.com.