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 (122) , 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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Adobe Computer Scientist Software Development 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

4.2

Culture & values

4.0

Compensation and benefits

3.9

Career opportunities

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.2

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

4.0

Oct 17, 2025

Good place to work with decent work life balance

Senior computer scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

* Sufficient autonomy to work on innovation and new ideas * Good focus on innovation and new tech * Decent work-life balance. At times it can be chaotic, but mostly positive.

Cons

* Changing priorities at the leadership level causes confusion and throw-away work many times. * Company growth is stagnant or seems to be going down.

4.0

Sep 21, 2025

Great Place To Work

Computer scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good Perks, Salary, work life balance

Cons

Everything good so far, nothing to complain about

4.0

Sep 21, 2025

Work culture at Adobe

Computer scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work culture and work life balance

Cons

Not enough good projects for overall development

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