Adobe

Adobe

Global software company delivering Creative Cloud

Creative Architect

Full-TimeUpdated on 9/30/2026
$139k - $257.6k/yr

+ Annual Incentive Plan + New-hire equity award

Senior
Bachelor's
San Francisco, CA, USA+3 more

More locations: San Jose, CA, USA | New York, NY, USA | Atlanta, GA, USA

In Person

Travel across the continental United States and internationally is required.

About the job

Requirements
  • At least 7 years of professional experience building and deploying web applications or interactive experiences.
  • Deep familiarity with enterprise creative production workflows across media and entertainment, brand, and agency environments, including image, video, audio, motion, and experiential content pipelines.
  • Full-stack development proficiency with JavaScript, TypeScript, Node.js, React, HTML, and CSS on the front end, and Python, Java, Go, or C++ on the back end.
  • Hands-on experience with Adobe Creative Cloud applications and the ability to produce and edit demos using Premiere Pro, Photoshop, Adobe Experience Manager, Workfront, Frame.io, and Express.
  • Exposure to generative AI models, text-to-image systems, and large language models.
  • Ability to solve complex problems independently and drive tangible results in a team-oriented culture.
  • Bachelor of Science degree or higher in Computer Science, or equivalent experience.
Responsibilities
  • Act as a product manager for customers by understanding their needs, identifying product improvements, and bringing customer perspectives back to Adobe.
  • Immerse yourself in client workflows by performing the roles of designer, marketer, and filmmaker, producing outputs, using tools deeply, identifying friction and edge cases, and finding errors.
  • Prototype quickly by coding to drive internal and customer alignment, then harden experiences with quality engineering practices for Adobe client platforms.
  • Participate in and guide discovery workshops, identify high-value use cases, define and scope technical architectures, and translate customer needs into impact-focused solutions.
  • Create technical demos using Adobe APIs, Firefly Services, Creative Cloud, and AI capabilities; script, produce, and deliver the demos.
  • Represent Adobe at industry events, advisory boards, and executive forums as required.
  • Partner with internal engineering and research teams to build with existing and emerging technologies, including generative AI models, large language models, and modern web infrastructure.
  • Influence Adobe's product roadmap by bringing market signals from customers, partners, and the field back into the company.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience in the creative tools domain.
  • API tooling, low-code connectors, and AWS or Azure deployments.
  • Familiarity with WebAssembly, WebGPU, or canvas rendering.
  • Experience with agency and media workflows.

About the company

Adobe offers software for creating and managing digital content across media, organized into Creative Cloud, Marketing Cloud, and Document Cloud. Its products run on desktop and mobile apps that sync with cloud services, letting users create, edit, share, and optimize content across devices. Adobe differentiates itself with a broad, integrated ecosystem that covers design, marketing workflows, and document management, backed by a large user base and scalable enterprise solutions. Its goal is to help people and organizations produce and improve digital content at scale.

Company Size

10,001+

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

San Jose, California

Founded

1994

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What believers are saying

  • Adobe raised Q3 2026 revenue to $6.76 billion and full-year guidance.
  • Saudi Arabia free-access deal covers 27 million users and starts by year-end 2026.
  • Firefly and Acrobat AI usage are rising fast, proving monetization beyond demos.

What critics are saying

  • OpenAI blocked Adobe ads inside ChatGPT in September 2026, choking discovery.
  • Anil Chakravarthy replaces Shantanu Narayen on December 1, 2026, during AI disruption.
  • AI-first ARR is only $650 million versus $27.5 billion total ARR, inviting existential platform loss.

What makes Adobe unique

  • Adobe owns the creative workflow stack: Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere, Acrobat, and Express.
  • Adobe crossed 1 billion monthly active users and 27.5 billion ARR in Q3 2026.
  • Firefly AI Assistant works across Adobe apps and third-party assistants like Claude.

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Yahoo Finance
Sep 28th, 2026
Adobe falls 33% as AI rivals loom, despite $650M AI-first ARR growing 150%

Adobe shares trade at $235.47 after falling 33% over the past year, whilst the S&P 500 rose 17%. The creative software maker reported third-quarter revenue up 12.9% to $6.76 billion and non-GAAP earnings per share of $6.13, its fifth consecutive beat. Despite raising full-year guidance to $24.45-$24.50 per share and AI-first annual recurring revenue topping $650 million with growth exceeding 150%, investors remain cautious. Concerns centre on new chief executive Anil Chakravarthy's transition, generative AI competition, and whether 100 million freemium users will convert to paid subscriptions. The stock trades at nine times forward earnings with a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.58. Analysts' average price target of $278 suggests 18% upside potential.

Yahoo Finance
Sep 25th, 2026
Adobe stock predicted to hit $350 by 2030 as recurring revenue grows 11% annually

Adobe stock has fallen roughly 34% from its 52-week high to about $241, despite posting record quarterly revenue throughout the fiscal year. An analyst predicts shares will climb back above $350 before 2030, representing a potential 45% rise. The forecast hinges on Adobe maintaining its current trajectory: growing annualised recurring revenue at double-digit rates, holding its operating margin steady at around 45%, and continuing share buybacks. Total annualised recurring revenue reached $27.5 billion in the third quarter, up 11.2% year over year. Adobe recently lifted its fiscal 2026 targets to approximately $26.6 billion in revenue and adjusted earnings per share between $24.45 and $24.50, up roughly 17% from the previous year. The company has $24.55 billion remaining in its buyback authorisation through April 2030. The main risk is potential slowdown in recurring revenue growth if AI tools from newer competitors erode Adobe's market position.

Wired
Sep 22nd, 2026
Adobe Premiere video editor launches on Android after iOS debut

Adobe has launched its Premiere video-editing app for Android, nearly a year after its iPhone debut. The app, which replaces Premiere Rush (ending support 30 September), has been optimised for various Android devices, including Samsung foldables and Google Pixels. Senior vice president Eric Snowden says the iOS version received "incredibly positive" feedback, earning 4.8 stars from over 25,000 App Store ratings. The Android version works on devices with at least 5GB RAM running Android 13 or later. Features include access to camera roll footage, creator-made templates, and options for basic or advanced editing with multitrack timelines. Adobe's apps, including Acrobat, Photoshop, and Lightroom, are also optimised for Google's new Chromebook platform, though they won't match desktop-grade performance on Windows or macOS.

Yahoo Finance
Sep 14th, 2026
Adobe hits $6.76B revenue with 1B users, but analysts question $650M AI monetisation amid 38% ARR drop

Adobe reported third-quarter fiscal 2026 revenue of $6.76 billion, up 13% and beating the $6.70 billion analyst estimate. Non-GAAP earnings per share came in at $6.13, ahead of the $6.09 consensus. Shares fell 1.9% in extended trading after the company guided fourth-quarter revenue to $6.80 billion to $6.85 billion, slightly below expectations. The quarter coincided with a leadership transition, as Anil Chakravarthy prepares to become CEO on 1 December, with Shantanu Narayen moving to executive chair. Adobe crossed one billion monthly active users, up more than 20% year-over-year, and AI-first ARR rose over 150% to exceed $650 million. However, net new ARR fell 38% year-over-year to $390 million, raising concerns amongst analysts about monetisation of the growing user base.

Yahoo Finance
Sep 12th, 2026
Adobe lifts guidance as freemium strategy drives monthly active users past 100M

Adobe stock remains down nearly 30% this year amid AI disruption concerns, despite continued solid performance. The company reported third-quarter revenue of $6.76 billion, up 13% year over year and exceeding its prior forecast. Adjusted earnings per share rose 15% to $6.13. Adobe is pursuing a freemium strategy to drive growth, offering free tools like Adobe Express and limited AI credits to convert casual users into subscribers. Monthly active freemium users grew 70% year over year, surpassing 100 million in the quarter. The company raised its full-year guidance, forecasting revenue between $26.576 billion and $26.626 billion, with adjusted earnings per share of $24.45 to $24.50. For the fiscal fourth quarter, Adobe expects revenue between $6.8 billion and $6.85 billion.