Depends on your group, like any large company - Sr Engineering Manager Adobe Employee Review

4.0
Jan 19, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

I work in the Creative Cloud side of Adobe and from an impact on the industry perspective, Adobe leads the way as far as places you want to be - the reach and impact from Photoshop to the video tools is amazing and it's incredible to be part of.

Cons

As Adobe grows, the large company politics gets worse and worse. I am considering leaving because of the amount of politics I see. I come from a small company background where this doesn't happen (other challenges for sure) - it is extremely frustrating.

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5.0
Jul 15, 2026
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Pros

Very good people to work with

Cons

Stock not doing well at at this time due to AI concerns

4.0
Jun 16, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

* Refreshing focus on employee wellness * Brilliant colleagues * Compelling problems on interesting tools * Good work/life balance culture... generally (see cons) I've been at a few big tech companies and Adobe is one of my favorites. I feel empowered to make impactful changes here, I'm constantly stretching myself in fun ways, and the products we make are incredible. Product and engineering have big dreams, and all the resources we need to realize them.

Cons

* Big time crunch culture around arbitrary goals By far my biggest disappointment has been just how hard product pushes on big projects with arbitrary deadlines and difficult scope. It turns into cutting corners and delivering sub-par experiences even though we absolutely have the talent and capability to make some exceptional things if we just let the dang thing bake a few more months. I'd be more impressed with the tight clip if the goals were reasonable for good business reasons, but as far as I can tell the reason usually boils down to "some high-level manager wanted X and thought Y sounded like a good target date". * Comp growth leaves something to be desired. Raises feel pretty flat, though it's not the worst thing since stock rewards can be pretty good as appropriate for performance. Career progression is pretty good here too - I just find it odd how stale the base pay increases are year to year.

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