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      Adobe Computer Scientist/Software Engineer reviews

      4.0

      81% would recommend to a friend

      (466 total reviews)
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      Shantanu Narayen

      84% approve of CEO

      63% positive business outlook

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      Computer Scientist Software Engineer employees have rated Adobe with 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 466 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Computer Scientist Software Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. Adobe is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Computer Scientist Software Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Informatique industry (3.9 stars).

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      466 reviews
      4.0
      Jan 2, 2010

      Comfortable but not world-changing

      Senior computer scientist
      Recommend
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      Pros

      - Very reasonable hours; I almost never work weekends (only about once a year during "crunch time"). - Very friendly place to work, not at all confrontational or competitive. - People at Adobe are less nerdy than at some other companies, perhaps due to all the design-oriented products that the company makes. - I think the company is in a fairly good place in terms of future growth potential. - Steep discounts (about as steep as you can get) on all those great Adobe products.

      Cons

      - Although my peers are pretty good programmers, they are not as good as the people I used to work with at another large software company. - Adobe is not the kind of place that is "changing the world" in the way that Apple and Google are.

      5.0
      Dec 30, 2009

      I love adobe

      Computer scientist
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      1. Smart, diligent, friendly people to work with 2. Very interesting projects that match my background well 3. An excellent quality control software projects 4. Good pay 5. Nice environment, amenable weather in bay area

      Cons

      Unfortunately, the adobe creative suite, specifically, cs4, didn't sell well due the the economic downtime. Adobe had to lay off twice in one year, sigh...

      3.0
      Dec 25, 2009

      Flash is the future of Adobe

      Senior computer scientist
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      - Very generous time off, including company shutdowns to ensure everyone actually uses it. - Non-confrontational atmosphere; colleagues are accessible, pleasant people to work with on a daily basis.

      Cons

      - Lots of silos. Core component groups take no responsibility for downstream use of their code, leading to lots of patches and not enough sharing of knowledge. - Lots of work done overseas. If you depend on one of those groups it can be tough to work out problems in a timely manner. - Too many groups have their own agendas, leading to a confusing technology stack.

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