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

Software Developer professionals working at Ericsson have rated their employer with 3.9 out of 5 stars in 1,571 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of Ericsson employees being 4.0 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Developer Jobs at Ericsson now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Developer interview questions at Ericsson .

Does Ericsson pay Software Developer employees well?

Software Developer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Ericsson with 3.2 out of 5 stars based on 1,571 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 11.8% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Developer salaries at Ericsson.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Ericsson?

Software Engineer (924) , Software Developer (703) , Integration Engineer (443) , Network Engineer (435) , Senior Software Engineer (434) , Engineer (424) , Solutions Architect (416) , Project Manager (378) , Solution Architect (349) , Senior Engineer (291) , Solution Integrator (270) , Intern (175) , Customer Project Manager (153) , Senior Solution Integrator (149) , Manager (136)

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

"+ your colleagues will most likely hold a degree in engineering + very interesting processes + very interesting tasks + good work/life balance" ((in 2127 reviews)); "Culture is good and inspiring" ((in 1119 reviews)); "and good benefits and medical" ((in 952 reviews)); "There are few great people that are above the politics and who actually make things done." ((in 681 reviews)); "Work Culture is good and flexible" ((in 602 reviews))

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

"Low salaries and very difficult to get promotions if you don't change job/role within the company" ((in 1275 reviews)); "Bad manager to employee ratio" ((in 304 reviews)); "Pay Is low and the performance review structure is set up to block pay rises." ((in 278 reviews)); "High turnover and frequent layoffs." ((in 271 reviews)); "Low compensation and too many low performers" ((in 121 reviews))

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Ericsson Software Developer reviews

3.9

71% would recommend to a friend

(1,571 total reviews)

Börje Ekholm

70% approve of CEO

55% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Diversity & inclusion

4.1

Work/Life balance

4.0

Culture & values

3.6

Career opportunities

3.3

Senior management

3.2

Compensation and benefits

Software Developer employees have rated Ericsson with 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 1,571 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Developer professionals have a good working experience there. Ericsson is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Telekommunikation industry (3.6 stars).

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2K reviews

5.0

Jun 9, 2025

Super

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Super cool I like the people

Cons

I dont like the managers

4.0

Jun 5, 2025

Ericsson WLB

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

WLB, international team, learned a lot of from it.

Cons

Income is not much comparing to other Internet company

2.0

Jun 4, 2025

Culture getting a lot worse recently

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Good work/life balance but can depend on team as people I know there work late into the evening and on some weekends - Nice canteen - Friendly people (again depends on team) - Good pension scheme

Cons

- Management pushing getting more done for less - More pressure - Terrible pay raises - No bonus/stock - Not great pay compared to other companies - Promotions are getting more difficult and strenuous to achieve - Forced return to office to ensure silent lay offs - Culture in general is much worse than 2-3 years ago - Location is not great too as due to RTO you need to live in Athlone which is suffering a housing shortage

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