I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Adobe (San Jose, CA) in May 2022
Interview
Interview process was like any other: recruiter, then tech screen, then round of 5 tech interviews.
Everything was smooth, and all the interviewers were very friendly and professional.
HOWEVER, nobody ever reached back to me after the interviews were finished. I emailed the 2 recruiters multiple times during 1 month and I never got a reply nor any message, neither from them nor anybody else at Adobe. It's as if they disappeared from the Earth.
I don't know what happened. I know that recruiters can be very disinterested and indifferent once they know you've been rejected, but even in the worst interviews I've never been left out in the dark just like that, which is very confusing because Adobe has such a good rep.
It's truly a shame, I was super excited to join had I been accepted. I admit that I didn't ace all the interviews but in general I felt all went well, I connected with the team and my experience and skills had a good affinity with their needs.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
* My recent challenging projects, technologies I had used and questions about them
* Data structures and algorithms
* System design and architecture
* What Adobe products were I familiar with
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.)
