Is VMware a good company to work for as a Senior Systems Engineer?

Senior Systems Engineer professionals working at VMware have rated their employer with 4.8 out of 5 stars in 53 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of VMware employees being 4.4 out of 5 stars. Search open Senior Systems Engineer Jobs at VMware now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Senior Systems Engineer interview questions at VMware .

Does VMware pay Senior Systems Engineer employees well?

Senior Systems Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at VMware with 4.7 out of 5 stars based on 53 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 6.6% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Senior Systems Engineer salaries at VMware.

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

"The benefits are great and the Palo Alto campus is gorgeous." ((in 979 reviews)); "You can learn so much from VMware and give back to charities while still enjoying a good work life balance." ((in 946 reviews)); "Great for people really into coding and those who don't like much customer face to face dealings" ((in 768 reviews)); "Pay is good but you cannot spend as you don't know when your job will be gone." ((in 422 reviews)); "Package for an intern is great: good salary and many activities organized for interns during the summer." ((in 370 reviews))

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

"I had a very Bad manager" ((in 240 reviews)); "frequent org changes and layoffs" ((in 140 reviews)); "Upper management is bad which creates hierarchy" ((in 70 reviews)); "Middle management is incompetent, and multiple layers slow down or stop anything which requires an approval" ((in 59 reviews)); "Senior management has basically ignored the last 50 years or so of management best practices." ((in 47 reviews))

VMware Senior Systems Engineer reviews

4.8

99% would recommend to a friend

(53 total reviews)

Raghu Raghuram

100% approve of CEO

49% positive business outlook

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Senior Systems Engineer employees have rated VMware with 4.8 out of 5 stars, based on 53 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Senior Systems Engineer professionals have an excellent working experience there. VMware is rated 25% above average by Senior Systems Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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4.0

Jan 22, 2014

Had a great time a VMware

Senior systems engineer

Recommend

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Pros

Great technology, progressive company, well established/stable, excellent reputation for quality products and staff. Nice facilities. It's fun working on big, real world problems.

Cons

VMware is moving into defensive position to protect market their market share, and this is changing the stance the company is taking in the market as well as how they are operating. This is a natural position for a company like VMware that dominates their market, but is not what I was looking for.

4.0

Dec 20, 2013

At the edge of technology, but not the greatest management experience

Senior systems engineer

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CEO approval

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Pros

The technology of VMware is amazing, company's vision is exciting and you want to work for the leaders

Cons

As a fast growing company, the pressure remains important on the sales person, specially at the end of quarters, which is normal, but managing the pressure is not always done properly

4.0

Dec 15, 2013

The magic went away.

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Pros

Still some good technology, competitive compensation and some very smart co-workers (and some not so smart).

Cons

There is too much middle management that are not good managers (micro managers). No clear direction now that VMware core products have reached saturation. New products are in mature markets or add little value.

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