Senior Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Adobe with 3.2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 34% positive. To compare, the company-average is 59.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Senior Software Engineer roles take an average of 33 days to get hired, when considering 37 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Adobe overall takes an average of 31 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Adobe as a Senior Software Engineer according to 37 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 29%
One on one interview: 23%
Skills test: 17%
Group panel interview: 12%
Presentation: 8%
Personality test: 5%
Other: 3%
Background check: 3%
Drug test: 1%
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I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Adobe
Interview
Initial interview was not bad, focused on different architectures and approaches to them. Told me I did well after that interview. They asked me to do a homework assignment, which I put a lot of time into (perhaps my mistake), however there was never any follow up interview. Was left with long periods of no update until finally they told me after I asked for another status update that they had decided to go with another individual. No feedback, no indication of what could be improved. Left me with a pretty bad taste in my mouth.
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Developing a distributed news feed system with very high speed constraints
A series of interviews gauging API design, System Design, behavioral and computer science fundamentals. There was 4 interviews total. Two were virtual Two in person. Overall it was a very positive experience. It took almost 2 and a half months
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Adobe in Jan 2026
Interview
This was for a role on the Adobe Firefly product. I spoke to the recruiter twice via Teams (both times their camera was off -- if you're going to schedule a video call, turn your video on maybe). The recruiter barely asked meaningful questions. I'm not sure if I was even fully qualified for this position but they pushed me through. The next step was a technical assessment in which I faced one of my greatest fears: being rejected mid-interview.
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Question 1
The recruiter only cared if I was able to work in the US and if I was comfortable working hybrid. The technical screen was to debug an application and apparently I "wasted" 5-10 minutes before looking in the correct place for errors. (God forbid someone is nervous during an interview and takes 5-10 minutes to get their bearings.)