Is Adobe a good company to work for as a Software Development Engineer (SDE) 2?

Software Development Engineer (SDE) 2 professionals working at Adobe have rated their employer with 3.8 out of 5 stars in 16 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of Adobe employees being 4.1 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Development Engineer (SDE) 2 Jobs at Adobe now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Development Engineer (SDE) 2 interview questions at Adobe .

Does Adobe pay Software Development Engineer (SDE) 2 employees well?

Software Development Engineer (SDE) 2 professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Adobe with 3.8 out of 5 stars based on 16 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 7.6% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Development Engineer (SDE) 2 salaries at Adobe.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Adobe?

Software Engineer (625) , Computer Scientist (314) , Senior Software Engineer (226) , Account Executive (140) , Member Of Technical Staff (140) , Research Intern (135) , Customer Success Manager (123) , Product Manager (121) , Intern (116) , Technical Consultant (116) , Account Manager (107) , Technical Support Engineer (97) , Program Manager (94) , Manager (91) , Senior Computer Scientist (87)

What are the pros of working at Adobe according to real employee reviews?

"Good work/life balance (the lights would always turn off at HQ around 5:30!)" ((in 1286 reviews)); "perks are amazing and people are great" ((in 842 reviews)); "good work culture and WLB" ((in 499 reviews)); "Good Salary and growth." ((in 319 reviews)); "Good stock options and pay" ((in 301 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Adobe according to real employee reviews?

"Middle managements has too much power and if you get a bad manager then you are out of luck" ((in 256 reviews)); "1. Poor leadership." ((in 117 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs and have to perform well to keep the job." ((in 95 reviews)); "No work from home :(" ((in 74 reviews)); "Less growth opportunities for certain roles" ((in 69 reviews))

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Adobe Software Development Engineer (SDE) 2 reviews

3.8

88% would recommend to a friend

(16 total reviews)

Shantanu Narayen

83% approve of CEO

57% positive business outlook

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Software Development Engineer (SDE) 2 employees have rated Adobe with 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 16 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Development Engineer (SDE) 2 professionals have a good working experience there. Adobe is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Development Engineer (SDE) 2 professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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16 reviews

3.0

Mar 22, 2025

Adobe SDE-2

Sde-2

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work life balance is good

Cons

Slow Growth, lower stock value YoY

2.0

Sep 26, 2024

Stay here if you're not looking to advance your career.

Sde-2

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Free food and work life balance.

Cons

Legacy code. Skewed management. Low Pay

5.0

Jan 16, 2024

Outstanding culture and employee centric

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Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Adobe is one the only few software firms which gives you an outstanding culture, world class experience of working in some of the most loved software products

Cons

Nothing as such Compensation can be increased

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