COMPLETE Research Engineer - San Jose

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We’re on a mission to hire the very best and are committed to creating exceptional employee experiences where everyone is respected and has access to equal opportunity. We realize that new ideas can come from everywhere in the organization, and we know the next big idea could be yours!

 

Adobe Research is looking for a Research Engineer with a passion for making creative research technologies available for all.

At Adobe Research, you will work closely with both scientists and engineers to invent new technologies for image, audio, video, animation, 3D and vector graphics applications and explorations. You will have the opportunity to:

• Play a key collaborative role in ambitious research projects.

• Be valued as a specialist in your domain of expertise.

• Build innovative software that enables users to explore their creative potential.

• Contribute to existing Adobe tools as well as completely new applications.

• Impact products that are used by millions of people.

• Learn from your peers and grow into new opportunities.

Key Qualifications

• Strong C++ experience. Preferably with experience developing/maintaining large scale research or open source libraries.

• Experienced in conducting and implementing novel research in computer graphics, geometry processing and/or physics-based simulation.

• Passionate about making novel research findings available to improve the creative experience for millions of Adobe customers.

• Master or PhD degree preferred.

Additional Desirable Qualifications

• Experience with modern python and/or javascript.

• Knowledge of high performance computing and scientific computing.

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 $121,300 -- $238,700 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.

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