Senior Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Adobe with 3.9 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 89% positive. To compare, the company-average is 66.6% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Senior Software Engineer roles take an average of 26 days to get hired, when considering 9 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Adobe overall takes an average of 16 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Adobe as a Senior Software Engineer according to 9 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 31%
Skills test: 13%
Other: 13%
Phone interview: 13%
Background check: 6%
Personality test: 6%
Group panel interview: 6%
IQ intelligence test: 6%
Presentation: 6%
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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.)