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 top reviewed jobs at Adobe?

Software Engineer (626) , Computer Scientist (316) , Senior Software Engineer (226) , Account Executive (140) , Member Of Technical Staff (140) , Research Intern (135) , Customer Success Manager (123) , Product Manager (121) , Intern (116) , Technical Consultant (116) , Account Manager (107) , Technical Support Engineer (97) , Program Manager (95) , Manager (91) , 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 1296 reviews)); "perks are amazing and people are great" ((in 826 reviews)); "good work culture and WLB" ((in 500 reviews)); "Good Salary and growth." ((in 311 reviews)); "Good pay and stocks for total comp" ((in 297 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 264 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs and have to perform well to keep the job." ((in 90 reviews)); "No work from home :(" ((in 71 reviews)); "Less growth opportunities for certain roles" ((in 63 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))

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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 Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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3.0

Feb 24, 2026

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Software development engineer (sde)

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Excellent benefits Work - life balance depends on project

Cons

Poor management and leadership No clear vision for the company's future

5.0

Feb 1, 2026

Good

Sde-2

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good company for exp candidates

Cons

Not Good company for freshers

4.0

Jan 20, 2026

Company Values are Good, Reset Heavily Depends on Manager

Sde-2

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work Culture Office Environment, Amenities Funds for personal interests

Cons

Manager is all say. HR not involved much. If you get a bad and in competent manager then you will have a bad experience. Less import teams have politics and fight over work and survival Raise is not good Depleting stock

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