The Opportunity

Adobe is renowned for building world-class Photography solutions across desktop, mobile, and web. We move fast, care deeply about our craft, and are driven to develop the best tools for our users. Are you a Senior iOS Developer who leads with judgment across code, product, and design? Are you dedicated to your craft and interested in building scalable engineering infrastructure to empower your team? If you ship high-quality experiences and want to deliver novel solutions to millions of enthusiastic users, then we'd love to meet you!

What You'll Do

Own complex features from concept to prototype through production.
Partner with Research, Product, Design, and Engineering leaders to shape and refine product requirements.
Use AI-assisted coding tools to accelerate delivery while evaluating output critically.
Drive scalable engineering best-practices while being conscious of quality, testing, and scalability.
Make confident scope and priority calls balancing craft, velocity, and user impact.
Test assumptions early, iterate on feedback, and continuously improve usability, performance, and creative outcomes.

What We're Looking For

10+ years shipping applications.
Deep proficiency in Swift, UIKit, and the iOS SDK.
Functional familiarity with Objective-C and C++.
Proficiency with AI-assisted development tools and agentic coding workflows.
Strong product instinct and UX sensibility.
Clear, detailed communication across technical and product contexts.

Even Better If You Have

Experience with distributed agent runtimes and LLM proxy services.
Experience collaborating closely with User Research.
Comfort building and testing iteratively in production applications.
Familiarity with building systems or prototyping tools like Figma.
Shipped creative, image editing, or video applications to the App Store.

Why Adobe Lightroom?

We are passionate about both technology and photography. You'll collaborate with creative-minded individuals driven to delight our users. We invest in our people with industry-leading benefits, including comprehensive health coverage, generous equity, flexible time off, and access to Adobe's full suite of creative tools. We believe diverse perspectives make our products better, and we're committed to building a team where everyone can do the best work of their careers. Are you ready to develop tools used by millions of photographers worldwide? We're excited to meet you.

About Adobe

Adobe empowers everyone to create through innovative platforms and tools that unleash creativity, productivity and personalized customer experiences. Adobe’s industry-leading offerings including Adobe Acrobat Studio, Adobe Express, Adobe Firefly, Creative Cloud, Adobe Experience Platform, Adobe Experience Manager, and GenStudio enable people and businesses to turn ideas into impact, powered by AI and driven by human ingenuity.

Our 30,000+ employees worldwide are creating the future and raising the bar as we drive the next decade of growth. We’re on a mission to hire the very best and believe in creating a company culture where all employees are empowered to make an impact. At Adobe, we believe that great ideas can come from anywhere in the organization. The next big idea could be yours.

Let’s Adobe together

At Adobe, we believe in creating a company culture where all employees are empowered to make an impact. Learn more about Adobe life, including our values and culture, focus on people, purpose and community, Adobe for All, comprehensive benefits programs, the stories we tell, the customers we serve, and how you can help us advance our mission of empowering everyone to create.

Adobe is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on gender, race or color, ethnicity or national origin, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic. Learn more.

Adobe aims to make our Careers website and recruiting process accessible to any and all users. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation to navigate our website or complete the application process, email accommodations@adobe.com or call +1 408-536-3015.

AI Use Guidelines for Interviews:
Our interviews are designed to reflect your own skills and thinking. The use of AI or recording tools during live interviews is not permitted unless explicitly invited by the interviewer or approved in advance as part of a reasonable accommodation. If these tools are used inappropriately or in a way that misrepresents your work, your application may not move forward in the process.

At Adobe, we empower employees to innovate with AI — and we look for candidates eager to do the same. As part of the hiring experience, we provide clear guidance on where AI is encouraged during the process and where it’s restricted during live interviews. See how we think about AI in the hiring experience.

Expected Pay Range:

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 $159,200 -- $301,600 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.



In California, the pay range for this position is $208,300 - $301,600
In Washington, the pay range for this position is $190,200 - $275,400


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.

Massachusetts:

Massachusetts Legal Notice

It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Senior iOS Engineer - Lightroom