Adobe
The format varies by team, from structured DSA to open repo work. Ask your recruiter which variant your loop uses.
Adobe's AI-enabled interviews vary by team. Some teams run a structured, DSA-style round; others run open repo work where you're dropped into a codebase. This variation is worth knowing about early, because it changes how you prepare.
What to pin down
Because the format is team-dependent, the "what to ask your recruiter" checklist matters more than usual:
The common core
Whatever the variant, the four evaluation areas stay consistent: problem-solving and approach, control over the AI, verification habits, and communication. If your prep covers those — plan before prompting, keep the decisions with you, run and review everything the AI produces, and narrate as you go — you're prepared for both the DSA-structured and the open-repo variants.
Tactical checklist
- Get the format from your recruiter before the day.
- If structured: rehearse the bug → feature → scale arc in a sandbox.
- If open repo: drill orientation — entry points, data models, existing tests.
- In both: verify after every generation, and keep the architecture decisions with you.
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- Adobe's AI-enabled rounds vary by team: some are structured DSA, some are open repo work.
- The variation is a reason to pin down the format with your recruiter early.
- Prepare the common core: plan-first, verify-everything, narrate — whatever the variant.
- The full article, complete and uninterrupted
- All pattern deep-dives and problem breakdowns
- Practice sandbox and verdict feedback