Is Adobe a good company to work for?

Adobe has an overall rating of 4.1 out of 5, based on over 12,201 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months. 82% of employees would recommend working at Adobe to a friend and 65% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Adobe have been left by employees working as Technical Consultant , Intern and Research Scientist Intern .

Does Adobe pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Adobe employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Adobe. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Adobe?

82% of Adobe employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Adobe 4.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.2 for culture and values and 3.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Adobe?

Software Engineer (624) , Computer Scientist (314) , Senior Software Engineer (221) , Account Executive (140) , Member Of Technical Staff (140) , Research Intern (135) , Customer Success Manager (123) , Product Manager (120) , Intern (116) , Technical Consultant (116) , Account Manager (106) , Technical Support Engineer (96) , Program Manager (94) , Manager (90) , 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 1290 reviews)); "perks are amazing and people are great" ((in 831 reviews)); "Good work culture and better project" ((in 506 reviews)); "Good stock options and pay" ((in 302 reviews)); "Good salary and perks and stock options" ((in 293 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 262 reviews)); "There is an annual layoff that is not really publicized but happens even in great financial years." ((in 89 reviews)); "No work from home :(" ((in 68 reviews)); "Less growth opportunities for certain roles" ((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 59 reviews))

What are employees saying about Adobe layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Adobe layoffs and their outlook for job security at Adobe in 2026.

What Adobe locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Dallas , San Mateo , Philadelphia , Provo , Newton , Chicago , Los Angeles , San Antonio , Columbus , Miami

Adobe reviews

4.1

82% would recommend to a friend

(10,081 total reviews)

Shantanu Narayen

87% approve of CEO

65% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.3

Diversity & inclusion

4.2

Culture & values

4.1

Work/Life balance

4.1

Compensation and benefits

3.8

Career opportunities

3.4

Senior management

Adobe has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 10,081 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Adobe employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for 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

10K reviews

3.0

Jul 24, 2008

Adobe is a good technology company

Lead software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Excellent cuting-edge Technology Areas. Good peer group to interact with. Adobe has some of the best engineers & computer scientists. There is a genuine pride in creating world-class , innovative, famous products. Good culture of innovation Good facilities at work. You get your own room to work in. Product Feedback from customers is listened to, and used to improve products

Cons

Too much politics, favoritism. Most of the india-based staff is demoralised due to this. A certain degree of nepotism. For example majority of staff in India are "Guptas", same as India Centre Head. The India Centre chief Financial controller & Facility-manager are brother-in-laws of Centre-head. There is a constant push to lower the hiring criteria and include their relatives. Everyone is not compared on same set of standards.

4.0

Jul 8, 2008

Great place to work, but not paradise.

Senior quality engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits, above average compensation and stock plans, great products, and a lot of extremely smart people. It's clear the company does care about its employees and products, and really does want to make its users happy.

Cons

Can be very bureaucratic and slow to change. Often times, different teams do not communicate well, when their products rely on each other. Existing product teams can be very inclusive.

1.0

Jul 7, 2008

Caveat emptor

Product management director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The products and the people who work there. And the customers who are so passionate about what they can create with the tools. It was always rewarding to see what they could create.

Cons

The quarterly layoffs. The forced bottom 10% pruning that typically happens, but with political fun thrown in to add to the count. I was told that I had to get more aggressive and focus on taking my peers out in order for me to get ahead. I couldn't do this as I had worked with some of these peers for many years.

Viewing 10006 - 10008 of 10,081 Reviews

Top companies for "Compensation and Benefits" near you

Intuit

4.4★Compensation & Benefits

Epic

4.0★Compensation & Benefits

Motorola Solutions

3.9★Compensation & Benefits

MathWorks

3.8★Compensation & Benefits

Jobs at Adobe

Senior Administrative Assistant

Sr. Administrative Assistant

Staff Frontend Engineer

Adobe

Adobe reviews

Ratings by category

Ratings by demographic groups

Reviews by job title

Adobe is a good technology company

Great place to work, but not paradise.

Caveat emptor

Top companies for "Compensation and Benefits" near you

Jobs at Adobe

Adobe reviews FAQs

Want the inside scoop on your own company?

Bowls

Followed companies

Job searches

Top companies for "Compensation and Benefits" near you

Adobe reviews FAQs

Jobs at Adobe