Is Adobe a good company to work for as a Computer Scientist Software Development?

Computer Scientist Software Development 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 Development Jobs at Adobe now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Computer Scientist Software Development interview questions at Adobe .

Does Adobe pay Computer Scientist Software Development employees well?

Computer Scientist Software Development 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 Development salaries at Adobe.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Adobe?

Software Engineer (627) , Computer Scientist (316) , 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 (95) , 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 1296 reviews)); "perks are amazing and people are great" ((in 828 reviews)); "Good work culture and better project" ((in 513 reviews)); "Good stock options and pay" ((in 321 reviews)); "Good salary and perks and stock options" ((in 312 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)); "Frequent layoffs and have to perform well to keep the job." ((in 89 reviews)); "No work from home :(" ((in 72 reviews)); "Less growth opportunities for certain roles" ((in 69 reviews)); "Every couple of months our middle to upper management tell us that the company needs to take some kind of new direction." ((in 60 reviews))

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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 Development 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 Development professionals have a good working experience there. Adobe is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Computer Scientist Software Development professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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466 reviews

3.0

Dec 16, 2025

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Computer scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good wlb Good culture Good perks

Cons

Not great for career growth, had like 2h/day of work

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

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