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 466 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 466 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 (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 (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 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))

Adobe Computer Scientist/Software Engineer reviews

4.0

81% would recommend to a friend

(466 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 466 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 Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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466 reviews

4.0

Dec 6, 2025

Good company with some politics and favouritism

Computer scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Some projects like express, horizon have interesting work Flexible timings, free food, office shuttle, events

Cons

Lots of politics Clear favouritism - few folks get good hikes, promotions and some are sidelined completely Majority of the people have sense of entitlement especially in Noida as this is one of the few good companies in NCR

1.0

Dec 4, 2025

Too much politics and favouritism

Computer scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible timings, free food, office shuttle, events

Cons

Politics at org level Clear favouritism - few folks get good hikes, promotions and some are sidelined completely DC org is literally the worst. Some 8-10 year experienced are enjoying the times of their lives by doing nothing

2.0

Dec 3, 2025

Lots of politics

Computer scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good comp Some projects like AEM have interesting work

Cons

Lots of politics Majority of the people have sense of entitlement especially in Noida as this is one of the few good companies in NCR

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