Sr Systems DesignArchitecture Engineer

JOB LEVEL

P50

EMPLOYEE ROLE

Individual Contributor

We are seeking a seasonedSystems Design / Architectto join our Business Architecture team, with a dual focus : deliveringenterprise-grade systems architectureand leading thedesign of AI powered business systems. This role is ideal for someone who thrives at the intersection oftechnical innovation, business strategy, and operational excellence.

You will collaborate with product development, engineering, UX, and business associates to outline and deploy scalable, resilient, and observable solutions that bolster our worldwide, multi-product business.

What you'll Do

Drive our innovation strategy and roadmap for addressing high priority opportunities.

Work with Product, Engineering, Digital Media Business Unit, UX, and others to deliver new innovative solution features.

DefineAI performance targetsand business impact metrics.

Partner with our internal customers to developclosed-loop learning systemsfor continuous AI optimization.

Advocate forresponsible AI practicesand educate interested parties on emerging AI trends.

What you need to succeed

Required

7+ years of experience in solution architecture or enterprise systems design.

Strong understanding of architecture design principles, cloud-native patterns, and business process optimization.

Demonstrated experience with business applications powered by AI and familiarity with :

Knowledge graphs,vector databases, language models.

AI integration patterns (RAG, embeddings, prompt engineering).

Agentic AI protocols (MCP, A2A, OAP)

Strongcloud architectureliteracy (Azure / AWS / GCP) andAI services(Azure OpenAI, AWS Bedrock, Vertex AI).

Familiarity with enterprise SaaS platforms (Salesforce, MS Dynamics, SAP, Gainsight).

Excellentvisual and written communication; comfortable presenting AI strategies toVP+

Preferred

Experience in a global, multi-brand enterprise with both B2C and B2B customer models.

Experience implementing AI in marketing, sales, customer success, and support.

Familiarity with AI IDEs (e.g. Cursor, Replit), enterprise AI search / RAG (e.g. Glean), open-source frameworks (e.g. LangChain), agentic frameworks (e.g. CrewAI), cloud bot / agent services (e.g. Vertex AI, Amazon Lex)

Key Responsibilities :

Core Architecture & Innovation

Drive architectural design for multiple initiatives, ensuring scalability, performance, and resilience.

Develop proof-of-concept solutions and validate them with customers.

Participate in Architecture Review Boards (ARBs) and maintain architecture documentation.

AI for Business Applications Leadership

Design and optimize enterprise application architecture across marketing, sales, customer success, and support.

Apply advanced capabilities, such as predictive analytics, generative technology, conversational tools, and intelligent automation, to improve customer engagement, revenue growth, and operational efficiency.

Ensure compliance and ethical AI practices, including alignment to global data privacy regulations (GDPR, CCPA) and responsible AI governance frameworks.

Multi-functional Collaboration

Translate business goals into scalable technical solutions.

Partner with product managers, engineers, and UX designers to deliver innovative features.

Advocate for adoption of new technologies and architectural improvements across teams.

Success Metrics :

Delivery of scalable and resilient architecture aligned with business goals.

AI use cases prioritized; architecture standards updated for AI components.

AI functionalities coordinated within marketing, sales, and customer success functions; Proven improvement of ARR and operational efficiency.

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 positionis $132,300 $253,900 annually. Paywithin this range varies by work locationand 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.

State-Specific Notices :

California :

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Colorado :

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If this role is open to hiring in Colorado (as listed on the job posting), the application window will remain open until at least the date and time stated above in Pacific Time, in compliance with Colorado pay transparency regulations. If this role does not have Colorado listed as a hiring location, no specific application window applies, and the posting may close at any time based on hiring needs.

Massachusetts :

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