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

Software Engineer professionals working at Adobe have rated their employer with 4.2 out of 5 stars in 655 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of Adobe employees being 4.1 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Engineer Jobs at Adobe now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Engineer interview questions at Adobe .

Does Adobe pay Software Engineer employees well?

Software Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Adobe with 4.0 out of 5 stars based on 655 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 2.5% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Engineer salaries at Adobe.

How happy are Software Engineer professionals working at Adobe?

76% of Software Engineer employees at Adobe would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 7% in the past 12 months. Software Engineer professionals have also rated Adobe with a 4.2 rating for work-life-balance, 4.3 rating for diversity and inclusion, 4.1 rating for culture and values and 4.0 rating for career opportunities.

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 1282 reviews)); "perks are amazing and people are great" ((in 826 reviews)); "Good work culture and better project" ((in 493 reviews)); "Good salary and perks and stock options" ((in 307 reviews)); "Good stock options and pay" ((in 305 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 255 reviews)); "The annual layoffs mentioned by others are really more about shifting jobs offshore" ((in 90 reviews)); "No Work From Home Policy in our Department" ((in 71 reviews)); "Less growth opportunities for certain roles" ((in 65 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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4.2

76% would recommend to a friend

(655 total reviews)

Shantanu Narayen

75% approve of CEO

49% positive business outlook

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Software Engineer employees have rated Adobe with 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 655 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Engineer professionals have an excellent working experience there. Adobe is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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655 reviews

5.0

Jun 3, 2025

Great work culture

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very supportive enviournment across all teams.

Cons

Mostly hire newly graduates from internships.

4.0

May 26, 2025

Salary

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Product Based so no work load

Cons

slow growth as compared to startups

4.0

May 24, 2025

Overall good, was better before

Software developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work, now deteriorating culture, but still one of the better places by Indian standards,

Cons

Increasing levels of politics, mediocrity rising to positions of power

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