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Adobe Research is seeking a Senior Research Scientist in computer graphics, computer vision and machine learning to join the Graphics and 3D Imaging Research organization with offices based in North America (San Jose, San Francisco and Seattle), London and Paris. This is an exciting opportunity to imagine and build the creative tools of the future! You will be working with a world-class team of research scientists and engineers to invent algorithms for hard research problems, and incorporate these algorithms into Adobe products, thus putting your work in the hands of millions of creative artists and designers. Our lab encourages publication of research ideas and supports collaborative research efforts with academic institutions. Our internship program provides an influx of new ideas, making our lab an exciting place for technical growth.

What You Will Do

• Patent these algorithms and publish them at the premier computer graphics, vision and machine learning venues.
• Build and iterate over functional prototypes of these algorithms
• Collaborate with other researchers at Adobe to invent state-of-the-art algorithms for these problems
• Pursue research problems in computer graphics, computer vision, and machine learning, especially focused on generative AI methods for content creation across 3D, vectors and images, AI/ML-based 3D-aware image and video editing, and AI/ML-based reconstruction and rendering
• Collaborate with product groups to integrate these prototypes into Adobe's products.

What You Will Need To Succeed

• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Expertise in one or more of the following areas: 3D graphics, 3D vision, deep neural networks, generative models for content synthesis, image processing, computational photography
• A passion for building creative tools with delightful user experiences
• Experience with design of high-level APIs and frameworks
• Expertise in optimizing and deploying machine learning models on device
• Basic knowledge of C++
• A strong personal research track record including peer-reviewed publications in top computer vision, graphics, and machine learning venues.
• Strong Python and deep learning development skills and experience with one or more training or deployment environments (PyTorch, Tensorflow)
• Minimum of four years of proven experience doing state-of-the-art research and translating that research into product impact
• Ph.D. in Computer Science or a related technical field, with a focus on computer graphics, computer vision and/or machine learning

Welcome expertise

• Strong C++ development skills
• Familiarity with 3D content creation tools and their APIs (e.g., Blender, Maya, Blender, C4D, etc.)

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 $142,600 -- $281,700 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.

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