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 1285 reviews)); "perks are amazing and people are great" ((in 833 reviews)); "Good work culture and better project" ((in 502 reviews)); "Good pay and stocks for total comp" ((in 318 reviews)); "Good Salary and growth." ((in 310 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 256 reviews)); "The annual layoffs mentioned by others are really more about shifting jobs offshore" ((in 91 reviews)); "No work from home :(" ((in 71 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 61 reviews))

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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

Ratings by category

4.4

Diversity & inclusion

4.1

Culture & values

4.0

Compensation and benefits

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.8

Career opportunities

3.1

Senior management

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

3.0

Apr 15, 2011

Could have been better

Senior computer scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great physical location, nice offices, cafeteria, gym, etc. GREAT benefits. Some work is interesting. Great potential in their technologies.

Cons

Not much innovation here any more, which is disappointing with so much potential in the technology. Tendency to offshore software development with bad results. Heavy processes stifle productivity. Some poor upper management decisions have hindered business opportunities.

3.0

Apr 11, 2011

Satisfactory

Computer scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

+ Good work environment + Flexible + Good to understand working of big companies

Cons

+ Not enough challenges + Pitfalls of Big Organization

4.0

Mar 6, 2011

Good work culture but bad senior management

Computer scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good ethics and HR systems in place

Cons

Senior management, compensation practices, hiring

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