Is Adobe a good company to work for as a Lead Software Engineer?

Lead Software Engineer professionals working at Adobe have rated their employer with 4.2 out of 5 stars in 69 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of Adobe employees being 4.1 out of 5 stars. Search open Lead Software Engineer Jobs at Adobe now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Lead Software Engineer interview questions at Adobe .

Does Adobe pay Lead Software Engineer employees well?

Lead Software Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Adobe with 3.2 out of 5 stars based on 69 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 24.7% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Lead Software Engineer salaries at Adobe.

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 1301 reviews)); "perks are amazing and people are great" ((in 838 reviews)); "good work culture and WLB" ((in 500 reviews)); "Good stock options and pay" ((in 321 reviews)); "Good salary and perks and stock options" ((in 311 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 255 reviews)); "There is an annual layoff that is not really publicized but happens even in great financial years." ((in 96 reviews)); "No work from home policy" ((in 69 reviews)); "very less growth opportunities at this place" ((in 65 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 Lead Software Engineer reviews

4.2

99% would recommend to a friend

(69 total reviews)

Shantanu Narayen

97% approve of CEO

99% positive business outlook

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4.2

Career opportunities

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Culture & values

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.2

Compensation and benefits

2.2

Senior management

Lead Software Engineer employees have rated Adobe with 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 69 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Lead Software Engineer professionals have an excellent working experience there. Adobe is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Lead Software Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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69 reviews

4.0

Oct 6, 2024

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Lead software engineer

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Pros

Work life balance is there

Cons

Not enough interesting projects to work upon

5.0

Jun 19, 2024

Employee friendly

Lead software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work life balance Compensation Stocks

Cons

Depends on the project which you get

5.0

Jun 19, 2024

Good company

Lead software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits great offices good work life balance

Cons

Less salary hikes otherwise good

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