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 (117) , 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 1295 reviews)); "perks are amazing and people are great" ((in 833 reviews)); "good work culture and WLB" ((in 497 reviews)); "Good stock options and pay" ((in 325 reviews)); "Good salary and perks and stock options" ((in 313 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 259 reviews)); "1. Poor leadership." ((in 124 reviews)); "The annual layoffs mentioned by others are really more about shifting jobs offshore" ((in 93 reviews)); "No work from home :(" ((in 71 reviews)); "Less growth opportunities for certain roles" ((in 69 reviews))

Skip to content Skip to footer

Notifications

Adobe

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

Ratings by category

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).

Ratings by demographic groups

Race / Ethnicity

Gender

Sexual orientation

Disability

Parent or family caregiver

Veteran status

Reviews by job title

69 reviews

5.0

Jul 7, 2023

Great Benefits and Flexibility

Lead software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The Benefits provided are great

Cons

The culture of managers thinking they own the team members is there

4.0

Apr 11, 2023

Adobe life

Lead software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

benefits, lunch, reimbursements for wellness

Cons

Work life getting stressful now due to monthly releases

5.0

Feb 7, 2023

Work-life balance

Lead software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Employee-friendly company policies. Ample opportunity to grow.

Cons

Depending on the team the nature of work is determined.

Viewing 13 - 15 of 69 Reviews

Jobs at Adobe

Lead Software Development Engineer

Lead Forward Deployed Engineer

Lead Customer Facing Backend Engineer

Senior Full Stack Engineer – Agentic Product

Software Development Engineer

Adobe reviews FAQs

Adobe reviews Adobe Lead Software Engineer reviews

Adobe

Adobe Lead Software Engineer reviews

Ratings by category

Ratings by demographic groups

Reviews by job title

Great Benefits and Flexibility

Adobe life

Work-life balance

Jobs at Adobe

Adobe reviews FAQs

Want the inside scoop on your own company?

Bowls

Followed companies

Job searches

Adobe reviews FAQs

Jobs at Adobe