Is Adobe a good company to work for as a Sr. Software Engineer?

Sr. Software Engineer professionals working at Adobe have rated their employer with 4.0 out of 5 stars in 239 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 Sr. Software Engineer Jobs at Adobe now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Sr. Software Engineer interview questions at Adobe .

Does Adobe pay Sr. Software Engineer employees well?

Sr. Software Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Adobe with 3.7 out of 5 stars based on 239 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 10.3% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Sr. Software Engineer salaries at Adobe.

How happy are Sr. Software Engineer professionals working at Adobe?

87% of Sr. Software Engineer employees at Adobe would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 5% in the past 12 months. Sr. Software Engineer professionals have also rated Adobe with a 4.3 rating for work-life-balance, 4.3 rating for diversity and inclusion, 4.0 rating for culture and values and 3.8 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Adobe?

Software Engineer (625) , Computer Scientist (315) , 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 (95) , 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 1283 reviews)); "perks are amazing and people are great" ((in 823 reviews)); "Good work culture and better project" ((in 507 reviews)); "Good salary and perks and stock options" ((in 321 reviews)); "Good stock options and pay" ((in 296 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 264 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs and have to perform well to keep the job." ((in 94 reviews)); "No work from home :(" ((in 72 reviews)); "Less growth opportunities for certain roles" ((in 66 reviews)); "Every couple of months our middle to upper management tell us that the company needs to take some kind of new direction." ((in 58 reviews))

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Adobe Sr. Software Engineer reviews

4.0

87% would recommend to a friend

(239 total reviews)

Shantanu Narayen

69% approve of CEO

44% positive business outlook

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4.3

Diversity & inclusion

4.3

Work/Life balance

4.0

Culture & values

3.8

Career opportunities

3.7

Compensation and benefits

2.9

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Sr. Software Engineer employees have rated Adobe with 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 239 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Sr. Software Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. Adobe is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Sr. Software Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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239 reviews

5.0

Oct 18, 2015

Great place with very few of the big business drawbacks

Senior software engineer

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Pros

The benefits and perks are amazing. I was worried about being at a big company, but I have found I have more freedom than previous small companies I have worked for. The employees are smart - really smart - and everyone is a hard worker as far as I've seen. I'm sure there's a slacker in every group, but comparatively there are fewer B and C team players at Adobe than at any other place I've worked at. Although I'm sure it depends on the team and managers, my experience with Adobe has been nothing short of fantastic.

Cons

Could do more discounted or free food in the cafeteria, since that is (in the overall numbers) a very small thing that would go a long ways with the employees and their families.

4.0

Sep 23, 2015

Great products and projects

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

The company is known for a variety of great product suites. I was someone who worked mostly on Adobe Connect, a web conferencing platform. The work was never dull, and I was surrounded by several intelligent colleagues and managers. Certainly a well-run business.

Cons

The company is quite large, and that brings with it some of the standard pitfalls -- messages coming from up high that delay or scrap projects entirely, communication slip-ups. Salaries are barely competitive in a pretty expensive region of the U.S.

4.0

Sep 17, 2015

Adobe has solid leadership and provides great opportunity

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

The company knows that transformation is needed to stay on top of a rapidly changing industry, and has so far done a fair job tearing down the old and busted pieces from within to create a service-oriented business. To see this first hand with VPs, directors, and management within the "creative" business has been one of my best career experiences. Leadership puts a lot of trust in each employee to do their best. Because of this, there is a lot of opportunity to influence things in a meaningful way that is rare in a company this size. I love each day at my job!

Cons

The wide geographic dispersion of employees is difficult to manage and work tasks sometimes feels like they are flung around without good technical direction. Certain pockets in the company have a lot of politics. There are good opportunities to interact with other developers, but many don't take advantage of it (or can't because of fixing tough problems of our own making). A lot of things that are done by individuals to "check a box": inefficient meetings, partial communication, incomplete work, missing/lacking integration... it feels like this can improve, though.

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