Adobe Software Engineer interview experience

The first two rounds went well, and I received positive feedback from HR, which made the next step feel more manageable.

Round 1 skewed toward my work experience and included C++ output-based questions, along with DSA. Round 2 continued in that direction but added low-level design topics, so I had to think about how pieces fit together rather than only recalling algorithms. Across both rounds, the way questions were framed leaned more on explaining my reasoning than trying to guess what the interviewer wanted.

After HR shared that the early performance was strong, the manager round got