Is Arm a good company to work for as a Software Developer?

Software Developer professionals working at Arm have rated their employer with 4.6 out of 5 stars in 137 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of Arm employees being 4.5 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Developer Jobs at Arm now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Developer interview questions at Arm .

Does Arm pay Software Developer employees well?

Software Developer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Arm with 4.5 out of 5 stars based on 137 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 2.2% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Developer salaries and benefits at Arm .

How happy are Software Developer professionals working at Arm?

88% of Software Developer employees at Arm would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 8% in the past 12 months. Software Developer professionals have also rated Arm with a 4.6 rating for work-life-balance, 4.3 rating for diversity and inclusion, 4.3 rating for culture and values and 4.4 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Arm?

Software Engineer (153) , Senior Software Engineer (133) , Intern (121) , Staff Engineer (106) , Engineer (102) , Graduate Engineer (96) , Senior Engineer (79) , Principal Engineer (73) , Verification Engineer (73) , Staff Software Engineer (59) , Design Engineer (56) , Project Manager (44) , Director (36) , Senior Design Engineer (36) , Internship (32)

What are the pros of working at Arm according to real employee reviews?

"Our company is on an upward trajectory and the people are great." ((in 299 reviews)); "Good work life balance (but there is a trend that it gets a little worse)" ((in 289 reviews)); "A great culture of helping out other employees with spare time to ensure objectives are achieved as a team." ((in 281 reviews)); "Benefits are good and the European vibe is nice." ((in 205 reviews)); "Will get good salary and also it's good for established employee" ((in 112 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Arm according to real employee reviews?

"Some managers have no idea how to delegate work and have no interest in your personal development." ((in 41 reviews)); "Poor leadership; frequent changes in direction resulting in frequent redundancies" ((in 22 reviews)); "Upper management is good but my team and manager is bad" ((in 13 reviews)); "Senior management are asking people to add reviews to GlassDoor to get the ratings up" ((in 12 reviews)); "Bullying is prevalent in many areas" ((in 8 reviews))

Arm Software Developer reviews

4.6

88% would recommend to a friend

(137 total reviews)

Rene Haas

77% approve of CEO

83% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.6

Work/Life balance

4.5

Compensation and benefits

4.4

Career opportunities

4.3

Culture & values

4.3

Diversity & inclusion

4.1

Senior management

Software Developer employees have rated Arm with 4.6 out of 5 stars, based on 137 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Developer professionals have an excellent working experience there. Arm is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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Reviews by job title

137 reviews

3.0

Dec 9, 2018

Demands from management are increasing, and so is technical debt

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Positively British culture, hard-working HR with employees' genuine best interests at heart. Excellent first start for graduates including critical networking opportunities for making connections across the company. New offices are comfortable and modern, as are the amenities. Strong personal connections between many managers and their employees, particularly amongst younger teams, and many cross-company contacts make it easy to find somebody with an answer to your questions (work or personal).

Cons

The recent hiring limitations are putting strain on teams already stretched thin, and a lack of compensation and recognition amongst hard workers lower down the food chain is breeding widespread contempt. Numerous projects suffer from the bus factor, and overly ambitious sprints and bureacracy leave little to no room for addressing arising technical debt in many projects. Compensation is good but the rapidly-rising cost of living in Cambridge is likely to become completely unsustainable for graduate hiring, which now seems to make up 99% of all hiring in CE-OSS - another time sink for stretched engineers - and for most employees in their 20s it is not financially feasible to see through the life goals that many older engineers saw through in their own 20s.

Arm Response

7y

Thank you for your feedback and sticking with us, your honesty along with tenure is an example to what makes Arm, such a great place. Our rapid growth can mean some pressure for our teams which we recognise, however, hiring is still continuing where needed. Our Talent Acquisition team would be more than happy to talk you through the process. Technical Debt is a tricky one, one that is a hot topic for many businesses globally, but a challenge that I don't think will be solved overnight. Thanks again for your contribution and should you wish to pick any of this up offline, please don't hesitate to reach out GlassdoorFeedback@Arm.com

4.0

Sep 15, 2018