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      Indeed Software Developer reviews

      3.7

      65% would recommend to a friend

      (191 total reviews)
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      Hisayuki Deko Idekoba

      39% approve of CEO

      46% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.3

      Work/Life balance

      4.0

      Compensation and benefits

      3.8

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.7

      Culture & values

      3.7

      Career opportunities

      2.9

      Senior management

      Software Developer employees have rated Indeed with 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 191 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Developer professionals have a good working experience there. Indeed 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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      191 reviews
      4.0
      Aug 31, 2019

      good company, but inefficient systems engineering org

      Software engineer
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      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Indeed has a fantastic work culture. Everyone is smart, friendly, they treat the engineers extremely well, we have great benefits, and it's a joy to come to work. We have big technical projects, but don't have to break our backs to get them done. Compensation is among the highest in the Austin area. I'm proud to work here.

      Cons

      The engineering org is unusually political. If you need a project that introduces new technology, it's not enough to make a good technical case, but I've found you need to appease individuals in the "global infrastructure"/"systems engineering" organization. Without their approval they'll actively block your work; and even with their approval, they'll take months to do the work necessary to let you do your work while imposing unusual access restrictions in the name of cost and security. Almost my entire team is operating at 33% efficiency as we're blocked on systems engineering efforts to move forward. There needs to be some alignment among senior leadership on how we choose to empower developers to occasionally break the mold.

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      Indeed Response
      6y
      Thanks for leaving a review of your work experience at Indeed, and to your over 3 years of service. You%E2%80%99ve helped Indeed grow to where we are today, with a big hiring surge at the beginning of 2019. We%E2%80%99ve grown from a 6000+ company to over 10,000 in a short time, so there were some growing pains across all business units. That said, we continually survey and take pulse checks of our employees to see where we can improve, so we value and acknowledge your feedback! If you have any additional feedback to provide, we encourage you to send us an email at inside@indeed.com!
      1.0
      May 9, 2019

      Lavish perks spoiled by mean, angry management

      Developer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Unlimited vacation, liberal work from home, plush offices. Indeed presents itself to employees as extremely employee-friendly and devoted to good deeds. There's lots of woke rhetoric about diversity and inclusion, too. The free food at the Austin (Champions building) office is absolutely spectacular, like living in a Las Vegas buffet restaurant. The building is full of lounges, sofas, rec rooms, etc. They even have vending machines that dispense computer accessories for free. The location is terrible, scenic but far from town with no parking for miles and absolutely unreachable by foot, bike, or public transportation.

      Cons

      bullying, hostile managers spoil the entire experience. When I had a problem with a new manager, I found that no one in the entire management chain wanted to let me talk about it. More than one became visibly angry when I tried to tell them anything, or even ask questions. This included Human Resources, whose manager seemed to only want to fight with me and shout me down. Most people will probably never see their worst behavior but at Indeed, HR is not only not your friend--they're your enemy. Indeed has policies on paper that protect employees against arbitrary treatment, but it's ignored in practice. Big talk about advancement when I was recruited was a mirage. Indeed is currently hiring rapidly but seems to prefer to hire new people over the heads of existing employees. Salaries are slightly below market. In-house software: Indeed's operations are dependent on many weird, idiosyncratic home-made software services that are poorly conceived and barely documented. You'll have to learn to deal with these under a management that's far from understanding.

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      Indeed Response
      7y
      Hi there. Thanks for taking the time to leave us a review about your time working in our Austin office. Our HR team are meant to be there to help build bridges between departments and people. As such, we are disappointed to read you felt that you never received that level of support from our team. Furthermore bullying and intimidation are all very serious allegations which we will look into internally. We do not tolerate or encourage such behavior at Indeed, and strongly believe our leaders should never put employees in uncomfortable and disrespected situations. We would like to hear more from you on this so please do reach out to us on inside@indeed.com
      4.0
      Apr 2, 2019

      The product was bad and hence shutdown. Team members were supposed to interview for other teams or lose job

      Software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Work life balance The other teams are good

      Cons

      Gym and other facilities like in house doctor not available

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      Indeed Response
      7y
      Thank you for taking the time to share. Indeed continuously reviews our products and services to ensure we are providing relevant and valuable products to our business partners, as well as job seekers in that city. We believe you are referring to a product offering which we stopped providing locally two years ago. Unfortunately, after thorough internal research, we decided to stop offering that product, but were determined to ensure those working on that team found other opportunities within Indeed, where possible. As part of that process, some employees took on new roles with other teams. We continue to support those team members, and are happy to offer training and development opportunities to our staff so they continue to learn and grow within Indeed. We are also proud to offer several benefits for our staff in Hyderabad, including Open Paid Time Off, medical coverage, and employees are also able to receive gym reimbursement, among many other perks. If you have a suggestion on other benefits that you would like to see offered, please reach out to your local HR team.
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