Is Adobe a good company to work for as a Software Development Engineer (SDE) II?

Software Development Engineer (SDE) II professionals working at Adobe have rated their employer with 4.1 out of 5 stars in 80 Glassdoor reviews. This is an average score with the overall rating of Adobe employees being 4.1 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Development Engineer (SDE) II Jobs at Adobe now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Development Engineer (SDE) II interview questions at Adobe .

Does Adobe pay Software Development Engineer (SDE) II employees well?

Software Development Engineer (SDE) II professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Adobe with 4.1 out of 5 stars based on 80 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is equal to the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Development Engineer (SDE) II salaries at Adobe.

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 Software Development Engineer (SDE) II reviews

4.1

97% would recommend to a friend

(80 total reviews)

Shantanu Narayen

95% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

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Software Development Engineer (SDE) II employees have rated Adobe with 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 80 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Development Engineer (SDE) II professionals have an excellent working experience there. Adobe is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Development Engineer (SDE) II professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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80 reviews

3.0

Oct 22, 2025

Fine

Sde-2

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Average work life but totally depends on the team

Cons

Too old tech-stack and lack good leadership and future vision

3.0

Jul 29, 2025

Okay

Sde-2

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

okay to work in adobe

Cons

It might not be a good starting career company

4.0

Jul 28, 2025

above average

Sde

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

nice for daily wlb office hrs

Cons

ok ok in terms of perks

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