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Staff Engineer - GPU & Video Rendering
Adobe INC · 🇺🇸 3 Locations
Sponsorship verdict
Sponsorship possible
One solid signal, not two — worth applying, and worth asking about sponsorship early.
- Employer is on a government sponsor recordThe US Department of Labor certified 1,036 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 221 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
- The posting doesn’t mention sponsorshipSilence isn’t a refusal — ask the recruiter before investing much time.
- No salary bar for this routeH-1B has no fixed salary bar: the employer must pay at least the prevailing wage for the role and area. Cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level. Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/29/2025-23853/weighted-selection-process-for-registrants-and-petitioners-seeking-to-file-cap-subject-h-1b, rules effective 2026-02-27.
- What Adobe INC paid sponsored hires in similar roles348 certified filings for “Software Development Engineer” (Software Developers) in CA: $174k–$227k, median $193k. Most were filed at wage level II (46%) — 2 lottery entries, ≈31% projected selection odds for cap-subject employers. Source: US Department of Labor LCA disclosure data (Oct 2025 – Jun 2026).
- Confirmed live todayWhen a source last listed this job as open.
US H-1B: cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level — Level I gets 1 entry, Level IV gets 4 (DHS projected selection odds ≈15% at Level I to ≈61% at Level IV). Universities and non-profit research employers are cap-exempt. The $100,000 fee for new petitions from abroad is currently blocked by a court order (appeal pending).
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The US Department of Labor certified 1,036 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 221 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
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About the role
The Opportunity The Digital Video & Audio (DVA) team in Adobe develops industry-leading software products including Premiere and After Effects, and we are on a mission to build the modern, AI-powered video rendering pipeline behind the next generation of these products. We are looking for a senior, hands-on engineer to own and evolve the cross-platform GPU rendering platform at the heart of that mission — leading major initiatives through to completion in close partnership with our technical leadership. What You'll Do • Own, evolve, and optimize the core GPU rendering platform that underpins real-time video processing across Adobe's professional video products • Drive complex platform initiatives end to end — taking technical ownership and overseeing their progress until completion across multiple releases • Build and deepen a shared technology stack — common shaders, rendering frameworks, and multi-API GPU abstractions (CUDA, OpenCL, DirectX, Metal) — so teams build once and run everywhere, on Windows and Mac • Own rendering performance, stability, and device compatibility across platforms and hardware vendors, including the hardest GPU and driver issues • Partner with GPU hardware vendors and with internal graphics, product, and QE teams to resolve deep technical issues and shape the underlying technologies • Lead by example — drive architecture and code reviews, set engineering standards, and mentor others • Build and prototype the next generation of our rendering technology, in partnership with technical leadership, including modern shading languages and shader toolchains What You Need to Succeed • Bachelor's degree or a Master's degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience • 10+ years' experience in software engineering, with significant depth in GPU, graphics, or rendering systems • Strong proficiency in modern C++ in a large, complex, cross-platform codebase on Mac or Windows • Deep experience with at least one modern graphics/compute API (DirectX 12, Metal, Vulkan, CUDA, or OpenCL) and the ability to design abstractions across several • Strong knowledge of GPU architecture, shading languages (e.g., HLSL, Slang, SPIR-V), and rendering or real-time video processing • Solid understanding of the GPU rendering pipeline and core rendering, compositing, and color algorithms • Proven low-level debugging and performance optimization across the CPU/GPU boundary, using GPU profiling and debugging tools (e.g., Nsight, PIX) • Track record of leading and driving complex, cross-team technical initiatives to completion with limited guidance • Excellent communication and collaboration skills, working in a global environment • Ability to think creatively to solve complex problems Preferred Qualifications • Real-time video processing in Non-Linear Editing (NLE) software • Modern shading languages and shader compilers/toolchains (Slang, DXC, SPIR-V / DXIL) and next-generation rendering abstractions • Direct experience working with GPU driver / hardware vendors • ML inference integration (e.g., TensorRT , ONNX Runtime) within a render pipeline • Experience building GPU benchmarking / performance frameworks • Web & mobile graphics experience (a plus — not required ) 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+ em