Adobe

Changing the world through digital experiences.

Principal Scientist, Web Video & Graphics Acceleration – WebGPU

Research ScientistResearch ScientistFull TimeRemoteTeam 10,001+Since 1982H1B SponsorCompany SiteLinkedIn

Location

Colorado

Posted

21 days ago

Salary

$190.2K - $360.5K / year

Bachelor Degree12 yrs expEnglishJava ScriptType Script

Job Description

• Define and drive the technical vision and architecture for GPU-accelerated rendering, compute, and video processing in Adobe’s web video platform • Lead design and implementation of performance-critical systems using WebGPU and modern browser graphics APIs • Evaluate, prototype, and guide adoption of emerging web standards and platform capabilities, influencing Adobe’s long-term technology roadmap • Partner closely with Product and Design to translate creative workflows into scalable, high-quality technical solutions • Provide technical leadership across teams, aligning engineers and stakeholders around shared architectural principles • Mentor peer engineers and senior-level contributors, raising technical rigor and growing future technical leaders • Act as a domain expert and external representative in the broader web graphics and video ecosystem, as appropriate

Job Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience
  • 12+ years of professional software development experience, including work on complex or performance-sensitive systems
  • Deep expertise in web graphics or GPU-accelerated technologies, including WebGPU or comparable modern graphics/compute APIs
  • Background in GPU programming concepts such as pipelines, shaders, memory models, and performance profiling
  • Strong proficiency in JavaScript and TypeScript, with experience integrating low-level or high-performance components
  • Demonstrated success owning architecture and technical strategy for large-scale products or platforms
  • Proven ability to influence technical direction across teams and drive alignment without direct authority
  • Strong communication skills, with the ability to clearly articulate complex technical concepts to diverse audiences
  • Experience creating and maintaining clean/testable code and creating re-usable components

Benefits

  • Health insurance
  • 401(k) matching
  • Paid time off
  • Flexible working hours
  • Professional development opportunities

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