Is Philips a good company to work for as a Software Engineer -2?

Software Engineer -2 professionals working at Philips have rated their employer with 3.2 out of 5 stars in 29 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of Philips employees being 3.8 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Engineer -2 Jobs at Philips now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Engineer -2 interview questions at Philips .

Does Philips pay Software Engineer -2 employees well?

Software Engineer -2 professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Philips with 3.4 out of 5 stars based on 29 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 8.5% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Engineer -2 salaries at Philips.

How happy are Software Engineer -2 professionals working at Philips?

90% of Software Engineer -2 employees at Philips would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 1% in the past 12 months. Software Engineer -2 professionals have also rated Philips with a 4.1 rating for work-life-balance, 3.1 rating for diversity and inclusion, 2.7 rating for culture and values and 2.5 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Philips?

Software Engineer (382) , Intern (287) , Project Manager (245) , Senior Software Engineer (205) , Field Service Engineer (158) , Senior Manager (126) , Internship (125) , Manager (121) , Software Technologist I (118) , Account Manager (111) , Director (95) , Engineer (91) , Product Manager (80) , Marketing (74) , Software Technologist II (73)

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

"Good work life balance Get a chance to work on a problem statement which has a very good real world impact" ((in 1150 reviews)); "Good benefits and welfare for employee" ((in 745 reviews)); "Older management were all awesome but once Philips integrated their managers and beliefs into volcano people it wasn’t great." ((in 687 reviews)); "Culture is good and flexible" ((in 573 reviews)); "Good pay (they need to pay well in order to get people to stay)." ((in 335 reviews))

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

"Bad manager = bad experience." ((in 188 reviews)); "We were warned before about Philips having many layoffs and it seems to be the go to." ((in 138 reviews)); "Certain project teams have poor leadership which leads to many headaches with implementation of products." ((in 137 reviews)); "Poor upper management more concerned with meaningless metrics." ((in 115 reviews)); "There's no training or proper guidance for the newbies." ((in 68 reviews))

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3.2

90% would recommend to a friend

(29 total reviews)

Roy Jakobs

58% approve of CEO

44% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Work/Life balance

3.4

Compensation and benefits

3.1

Diversity & inclusion

2.7

Culture & values

2.5

Career opportunities

2.2

Senior management

Software Engineer 2 employees have rated Philips with 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 29 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Engineer 2 professionals have a good working experience there. Philips is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Engineer 2 professionals compared to other employers within the Produktion industry (3.5 stars).

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29 reviews

3.0

Feb 26, 2024

Good

Software engineer -2

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work life balance and friendly env to work

Cons

No improvement wrt tech as the tech stack used here is of very old

Philips Response

Thank you for your review. It's good to see that your experience as a Software Engineer has been positive, and that you've been able to maintain a healthy work-life balance. We're always striving to improve further though, and as such, your input is valued greatly. Our upper management is active on Glassdoor as well, and is listening. Thank you for supporting us in our mission.

3.0

Jan 18, 2024

Good work life balance but no growth/compensation

Software engineer -2

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Company is very relaxed with work hence no hard deadlines and work life balance is great. Best place to settle down.

Cons

Not good for a fresher/early career employee as work is on old technologies and pay is not that great.

Philips Response

Hi there, thank you for sharing your thoughts on working for Philips in Bengaluru here on Glassdoor. Both your positive and constructive feedback is valuable to us. We're glad to hear that you're able to maintain a healthy balance between your work and your personal life, but of course it's regrettable that the compensation provided and the opportunities for personal growth aren't meeting your expectations. Our senior management is reading all reviews on this platform and is taking notes, but please feel free to also share your thoughts with your (HR) manager, if you haven't done this yet. Thank you again for saying a few words about your Philips experience thus far and thank you for being on board!

4.0

Nov 13, 2023

Good company to settle

Software engineer 2

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work life balance, but purely depends on the project and the manager

Cons

Less exposure to Cutting edge technologies that also depends the project get to work on.

Philips Response

Thank you for sharing your review with us. It's good to hear the work life balance offered added towards a positive Philips experience. Your points of improvement are also important to us, as to help us move towards the right direction. We wish you all the best with your future career steps.

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