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      CERN Software Engineer reviews

      4.5

      92% would recommend to a friend

      (81 total reviews)
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      Fabiola Gianotti

      99% approve of CEO

      45% positive business outlook

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      4.8

      Diversity & inclusion

      4.7

      Work/Life balance

      4.6

      Culture & values

      4.5

      Compensation and benefits

      4.0

      Senior management

      3.9

      Career opportunities

      Software Engineer employees have rated CERN with 4.5 out of 5 stars, based on 81 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Engineer professionals have an excellent working experience there. CERN is rated 24% above average by Software Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Regierung & öffentliche Verwaltung industry (3.6 stars).

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      81 reviews
      3.0
      Mar 14, 2013

      Software Engineer in the TE departement

      Software engineer
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      Pros

      Very demanding and challenging projects. Participate in one of the biggest research program in the world!

      Cons

      In teams where software is not the core business, it can be seen as just a service and not very well considered. I would advise software engineers to apply mainly for jobs in the IT departement (whose mission is much larger than what is usually refered to as IT in the industry). Also CERN is a place where internal mobility is difficult.

      3.0
      Jan 13, 2013

      A nice place to work for, for a while.

      Software engineer
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      Pros

      Great region - the Alps are magnificent. Many smart, but frustrated, people around. Lot's of holidays, including paid-paid-holidays 1.5 times per year. Nice benefits. Salaries are tax-free. Quite a lot of freedom and independence. Ski Club and other clubs.

      Cons

      The career advancement is done the academia style, ie. counts years of general experience from the date of your last diploma and not your performance or relevant experience. The average is to get 1.9 advancement steps per year and this is what almost everyone is getting. In terms of technology it's moving forward with a speed of a glacier, it may have been ahead of the industry but it's rapidly being overtaken. Geneva is a place good for retirement but not for day to day life of an active person. Finding a reasonable accommodation in the city requires lots of time, is very hard and often futile. CERN doesn't help with it at all, so many people end up living in the surrounding villages. Possibility to move on from CERN to a local business is virtually non-existent, so, most often, if you leave CERN you leave Geneva.

      4.0
      Jul 19, 2011

      Unique place to work

      Software engineer
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      Pros

      - international environment - good salary and good benefits - paid internships - health and retirements benefits

      Cons

      - contract policies - internal bureaucracy

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