The Adobe Experience Cloud (https://www.adobe.com/experience-cloud.html) is a $3B+ business serving enterprise customers, including over 95% of Fortune 500 organizations. Adobe Journey Optimizer (AJO), part of Experience Cloud, enables businesses to build and deliver cross-channel customer experiences. It provides a powerful platform for visual campaign orchestration, real-time interaction management, and cross-channel execution. Built natively on Adobe Experience Platform, AJO combines real-time customer profiles, an API-first open framework, centralized decisioning, and advanced AI/ML capabilities for personalization and optimization. About the Role We are seeking a Lead iOS Mobile SDK Engineer to join the Mobile Experience team and advance the next generation of mobile SDK features. These SDKs enable interactive experiences in mobile applications employed by Fortune 500 companies, handling billions of events each week. This role goes beyond feature development—you will build architectural direction, influence engineering standards, and drive AI-first innovation across teams, while acting as a recognized technical leader. What You’ll Do Architecture, Build & Innovation Own and drive end-to-end system development for core Mobile SDK components, influencing the foundational architecture and long-term technical strategy. Lead build and architecture reviews, providing expert mentorship and constructive feedback to improve system quality and scalability. Drive AI-first solutions and architectures, incorporating AI/ML capabilities into SDK development to enable intelligent, adaptive mobile experiences. Innovate and contribute breakthrough ideas, evaluating and promoting their adoption across products and teams. Define and evolve architectural patterns, engineering standards, and guidelines across teams. Engineering Execution & Programming Lead development of complex, high-impact features across the Mobile SDK stack. Establish and enforce coding standards, testing strategies, and automation frameworks to improve consistency, scalability, and maintainability. Drive AI-enabled development practices, improving engineering efficiency and code quality. Own DevOps lifecycle end-to-end: build, development, testing, deployment, and observability. Refactor and modernize complex systems to improve long-term reliability and performance. Leadership & Cross-Team Influence Act as a technical leader across business units, influencing product direction, engineering practices, and tooling decisions. Lead cross-team technical discussions, synthesizing diverse viewpoints into cohesive solutions. Partner with architects, product managers, and engineering leaders to define technical vision and roadmap. Influence hiring decisions and help build a high-performing engineering team. Encouraging Collaboration & Providing Guidance Mentor engineers across levels on architecture, build, and programming excellence. Actively contribute by presenting in internal sessions, writing blogs, or participating in external forums. Encourage and guide contributions to technical papers, conferences, or industry discussions. Ownership & Execution Operate as a self-directed leader, handling ambiguous and complex problem spaces. Drive initiatives independently while guiding peers and junior engineers. Provide clear summaries, insights, and recommendations to leadership on complex technical challenges. Requirements B.Tech / M.Tech in Computer Science (or equivalent) from a premier institute. 10+ years of software development experience with strong expertise in iOS platform and mobile SDK development. Deep understanding of system build, architectural patterns, and scalable distributed systems. Proven experience in leading complex technical initiatives and influencing cross-team architecture. Strong foundation in data structures, algorithms, and software build principles. Experience or strong inclination toward product capabilities powered by artificial intelligence and engineering practices supported by AI. Demonstrated ability to mentor, lead, and grow engineering talent. Excellent communication skills with the ability to articulate complex technical ideas clearly. Why This Role This is a high-impact role where you will: Influence core architecture of mobile experiences at scale Drive AI-first transformation in SDK and platform engineering Work on systems handling billions of events every week Build the future of customer experience technology at Adobe! 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. 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