Senior Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Jose, California
March 1, 2014
Positive ExperienceGot Offer
Process
The hiring process started with a phone interview with the hiring manager. I was then invited on-site for face-to-face interviews with four engineers on the team, the recruiter, and the hiring manager.
The interviews were straightforward, mostly consisting of behavioral questions regarding past experience.
Questions
The company uses Scrum for project planning. Therefore, they asked lots of questions regarding Scrum, past experience, pros/cons, etc.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 11 interview experiences for the Adobe Senior Software Engineer role in San Jose, California.
Success Rate
18%
Pass Rate
Adobe's interview process for their Senior Software Engineer roles in San Jose, California is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive55%
Neutral18%
Negative27%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Adobe's Senior Software Engineer interview process in San Jose, California.
Adobe Work Experiences
3.0
Microsoft wants to be... Steve Jobs quotes it best
Senior Software Engineer • Former Employee
San Jose, California, United States
February 2, 2014
Pros: Great benefits and bonus for the top 10% and management perks.
If you are a recently acquired company or deemed crucial for the future, it's awesome.
Cons: Yearly offshore of jobs, especially in BU that are cash cows.
Execs don't invest or take chances other than acquisition.
Hackfest ideas are almost never followed through.
Management isn't incentivized to take risks or innovate.
3.0
Slow progression, but good work-life balance
Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Jose, California, United States
December 4, 2023
Pros: WLB
Food is good.
Nice office.
Good for retirement.
Cons: Slow progression
Political
Old tech stack
Laid back
4.0
Great products and projects
Senior Software Engineer • Former Employee
San Jose, California, United States
September 23, 2015
Pros: The company is known for a variety of great product suites.
I worked mostly on Adobe Connect, a web conferencing platform.
The work was never dull, and I was surrounded by several intelligent colleagues and managers.
Certainly a well-run business.
Cons: The company is quite large, and that brings with it some of the standard pitfalls -- messages coming from up high that delay or scrap projects entirely, and communication slip-ups. Salaries are barely competitive in a pretty expensive region of the U.S.
- 3.0Microsoft wants to be... Steve Jobs quotes it bestSenior Software Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Jose, California, United StatesFebruary 2, 2014Pros: Great benefits and bonus for the top 10% and management perks. If you are a recently acquired company or deemed crucial for the future, it's awesome.Cons: Yearly offshore of jobs, especially in BU that are cash cows. Execs don't invest or take chances other than acquisition. Hackfest ideas are almost never followed through. Management isn't incentivized to take risks or innovate.
- 3.0Slow progression, but good work-life balanceSenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Jose, California, United StatesDecember 4, 2023Pros: WLB Food is good. Nice office. Good for retirement.Cons: Slow progression Political Old tech stack Laid back
- 4.0Great products and projectsSenior Software Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Jose, California, United StatesSeptember 23, 2015Pros: The company is known for a variety of great product suites. I worked mostly on Adobe Connect, a web conferencing platform. The work was never dull, and I was surrounded by several intelligent colleagues and managers. Certainly a well-run business.Cons: The company is quite large, and that brings with it some of the standard pitfalls -- messages coming from up high that delay or scrap projects entirely, and communication slip-ups. Salaries are barely competitive in a pretty expensive region of the U.S.
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