Frontend Architect

Adobe Inc.
United States, California, San Jose
345 Park Avenue (Show on map)
Feb 12, 2026
Our Company Changing the world through digital experiences is what Adobe's all about. We give everyone-from emerging artists to global brands-everything they need to design and deliver exceptional digital experiences! We're passionate about empowering people to create beautiful and powerful images, videos, and apps, and transform how companies interact with customers across every screen. 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! We are seeking a highly experienced Staff Engineer with a front-end architecture focusto join the GenStudio Engineering team. This role is ideal for a technical leader who thrives in complex product environments, has strong opinions grounded in experience, and is passionate about building scalable, high-quality user experiences. As a Staff Engineer, you will set the architectural direction for large portions of our front-end platform, partner closely with Product and Design, and mentor engineers across teams. You'll operate at both the strategic and hands-on levels-shaping long-term technical decisions while staying close to the code. What You'll Do Architect and evolve large-scale front-end systemsusing modern web technologies, with a focus on React, TypeScript, and Node.js. Define and drive front-end architecture standardsacross micro-frontends, shared component libraries, design systems, and platform services. Lead technical design for complex, high-impact features that span multiple teams and domains. Partner with Product, Design, and Backend teams to translate product requirements into scalable, maintainable front-end solutions. Establish best practices around performance, accessibility, reliability, security, and developer experience. Own key technical decisions and trade-offs, including state management, data fetching patterns, rendering strategies, and build tooling. Mentor senior and staff-level engineers, raising the technical bar through design reviews, code reviews, and architecture forums. Identify and proactively address front-end platform gaps, tech debt, and scaling challenges. Influence roadmap planning by connecting technical investments to product and business outcomes. Stay current with the evolving front-end ecosystem and thoughtfully introduce new technologies where they provide clear value. What You'll Need to Succeed 10-12+ years of software engineering experience, with deep expertise in front-end development at scale. Proven experience as a front-end technical lead or architecton complex, production-grade web applications. Expert-level knowledge of React, TypeScript, modern JavaScript, HTML, and CSS. Strong experience with Node.jsand understanding of full-stack web architectures. Hands-on experience designing systems using micro-frontends, shared UI platforms, and design systems. Deep understanding of browser fundamentals, performance optimization, and rendering strategies. Experience working in large codebases with multiple teams and stakeholders. Strong architectural judgment-able to balance short-term delivery with long-term maintainability. Ability to clearly communicate technical ideas and influence without authority. Preferred Attributes Experience building or scaling platform-level front-end infrastructureused by many teams. Familiarity with server-side rendering, edge rendering, or hybrid rendering models. Experience integrating front-end applications with complex backend and data services. Passion for developer experience, tooling, and productivity. Track record of mentoring senior engineers and shaping engineering culture. Contributions to open source, internal frameworks, or technical communities. Experience building front ends for data-heavy, workflow-driven, or AI-powered products. 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 $159,200 -- $301,600 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. In California, the pay range for this position is $208,300 - $301,600 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: Fair Chance Ordinances Adobe will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment in accordance with state and local laws and "fair chance" ordinances. Colorado: Application Window Notice 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. 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