Is Adobe a good company to work for as a Computer Scientist/Software Engineer?

Computer Scientist/Software Engineer professionals working at Adobe have rated their employer with 4.0 out of 5 stars in 465 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 Computer Scientist/Software Engineer Jobs at Adobe now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Computer Scientist/Software Engineer interview questions at Adobe .

Does Adobe pay Computer Scientist/Software Engineer employees well?

Computer Scientist/Software Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Adobe with 4.0 out of 5 stars based on 465 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 2.5% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Computer Scientist/Software Engineer 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 1291 reviews)); "perks are amazing and people are great" ((in 827 reviews)); "Work culture is good and the learn and grow" ((in 496 reviews)); "Good pay and stocks for total comp" ((in 311 reviews)); "Good Salary and growth." ((in 309 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 260 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs and have to perform well to keep the job." ((in 90 reviews)); "No work from home policies for contractors" ((in 73 reviews)); "Less growth opportunities into management from IC" ((in 64 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 Computer Scientist/Software Engineer reviews

4.0

81% would recommend to a friend

(465 total reviews)

Shantanu Narayen

84% approve of CEO

63% positive business outlook

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Computer Scientist/Software Engineer employees have rated Adobe with 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 465 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Computer Scientist/Software Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. Adobe is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Computer Scientist/Software Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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465 reviews

4.0

Sep 21, 2025

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Computer scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work culture and work life balance

Cons

Not enough good projects for overall development

3.0

Sep 15, 2025

Good

Computer scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

WLB, Work Culture, decent comp

Cons

less growth, less learning opportunities

5.0

Sep 13, 2025

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Computer scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Lots of learning and great culture

Cons

Nothing to share here, everything is just fine.

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