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 33% positive. To compare, the company-average is 59.8% 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 38 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 38 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 29%
One on one interview: 23%
Skills test: 17%
Group panel interview: 12%
Presentation: 8%
Personality test: 5%
Background check: 3%
Other: 3%
Drug test: 1%
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I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Adobe (Seattle, WA) in Dec 2018
Interview
After referral from a 3rd party recruiter, my 1st contact was a call with the hiring manager in Engineering. We spoke briefly about Adobe / The role and my experience, then into technical questions.
Interview questions [3]
Question 1
Q: Describe how a secure transaction works on the internet.
Indian recruiter calling from india who have no technical knowledge, were asking system design questions to me. Worst experience. When i asked about the team or product then recruiter couldn't explain that.
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.
Interview questions [1]
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.)