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

Software Enginner professionals working at Adobe have rated their employer with 4.1 out of 5 stars in 580 Glassdoor reviews. This is an average score with the overall rating of Adobe employees being 4.1 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Enginner Jobs at Adobe now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Enginner interview questions at Adobe .

Does Adobe pay Software Enginner employees well?

Software Enginner professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Adobe with 4.0 out of 5 stars based on 580 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 2.5% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Enginner salaries at Adobe.

How happy are Software Enginner professionals working at Adobe?

75% of Software Enginner employees at Adobe would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 8% in the past 12 months. Software Enginner professionals have also rated Adobe with a 4.2 rating for work-life-balance, 4.3 rating for diversity and inclusion, 4.0 rating for culture and values and 4.0 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Adobe?

Software Engineer (627) , Computer Scientist (316) , Senior Software Engineer (227) , Account Executive (140) , Member Of Technical Staff (140) , Research Intern (135) , Customer Success Manager (123) , Product Manager (122) , Intern (116) , Technical Consultant (116) , Account Manager (107) , Technical Support Engineer (97) , Program Manager (95) , Manager (92) , 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 1289 reviews)); "perks are amazing and people are great" ((in 830 reviews)); "good work culture and WLB" ((in 505 reviews)); "Good salary and perks and stock options" ((in 323 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 261 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs and have to perform well to keep the job." ((in 88 reviews)); "No work from home :(" ((in 72 reviews)); "Less growth opportunities for certain roles" ((in 68 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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4.1

75% would recommend to a friend

(580 total reviews)

Shantanu Narayen

74% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

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4.3

Diversity & inclusion

4.2

Work/Life balance

4.0

Culture & values

4.0

Compensation and benefits

4.0

Career opportunities

3.7

Senior management

Software Enginner employees have rated Adobe with 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 580 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Enginner professionals have an excellent working experience there. Adobe is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Enginner professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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580 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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