Senior Forward Deployed Engineer
San Jose, CA
$159,200–$301,600
View job →Builds creative, document, and enterprise customer-experience software, now embedding Firefly AI and agents across creator and marketer workflows.
Public · About 5,000+ people · Creative, document, and customer-experience software
5 postings, 1 new in the last 30 days4 metrosmedian of posted base ranges $230,000
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Adobe · US average
Production code
Postings that involve writing production code
100% · avg 80%
Well above average
Travel
How often postings mention travel
60% · avg 41%
Well above average
Pre-sales
Evaluation or proposal work before a deal
40% · avg 25%
Well above average
Customer contact
Work done for people outside the company
80% · avg 86%
Below average
Seniority
Senior-level responsibility or above
100% · avg 94%
Above average
0%50%100%
Adobe’s postings describe production code more often than the US average (100% vs 80%) and mention travel more often (60% vs 41%).
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Across 5 posted ranges, Adobe’s median sits above $189,000 for senior FDE postings in the US.
Posted base ranges in annual US dollars, from postings that state both ends, each counted at the middle of its range. Bonus, commission and equity are not counted. See how posted pay differs by level, location and travel →
San Jose, CA
$159,200–$301,600
View job →San Jose, CA · New York, NYSan Jose, CA +1
$159,200–$301,600
View job →San Jose, CA
$190,200–$360,500
View job →Builds for teams inside the company
San Jose, CA · Seattle, WA · +1 moreSan Jose, CA +2
$109,000–$200,700
View job →$147,900–$293,250
View job →3 of 5 build what the customer runs.
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