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 653 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 653 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 and benefits at Adobe .

What are the top reviewed jobs at Adobe?

Software Engineer (624) , Computer Scientist (314) , Senior Software Engineer (221) , Account Executive (140) , Member Of Technical Staff (140) , Research Intern (135) , Customer Success Manager (123) , Product Manager (120) , Intern (116) , Technical Consultant (116) , Account Manager (106) , Technical Support Engineer (96) , Program Manager (94) , Manager (90) , 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 1277 reviews)); "perks are amazing and people are great" ((in 837 reviews)); "Work culture is good and the learn and grow" ((in 492 reviews)); "Good salary and perks and stock options" ((in 311 reviews)); "Good stock options and pay" ((in 303 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 257 reviews)); "The annual layoffs mentioned by others are really more about shifting jobs offshore" ((in 87 reviews)); "No work from home :(" ((in 72 reviews)); "Less Growth Opportunity here at Adobe" ((in 67 reviews)); "Every couple of months our middle to upper management tell us that the company needs to take some kind of new direction." ((in 59 reviews))

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Adobe Software Engineer reviews

4.2

83% would recommend to a friend

(653 total reviews)

Shantanu Narayen

75% approve of CEO

54% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.4

Diversity & inclusion

4.2

Culture & values

4.2

Work/Life balance

4.1

Career opportunities

4.0

Compensation and benefits

3.8

Senior management

Software Engineer employees have rated Adobe with 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 653 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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653 reviews

4.0

May 19, 2026

Work-life balance varies with team management

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good Work life balance depending on teams

Cons

Bad management depending on teams

3.0

May 18, 2026

Flexible remote policy but slow management and less innovation

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible remote policy benefits are okay

Cons

Slow management Less innovation in the company

2.0

Apr 25, 2026

My experience

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible job Good perks Interesting AI projects

Cons

Limited growth Compensation is below market after 4th year RSU cliff

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