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

Engineer professionals working at VMware have rated their employer with 4.4 out of 5 stars in 35 Glassdoor reviews. This is an average score with the overall rating of VMware employees being 4.4 out of 5 stars. Search open Engineer Jobs at VMware now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Engineer interview questions at VMware .

Does VMware pay Engineer employees well?

Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at VMware with 4.2 out of 5 stars based on 35 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 4.7% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Engineer salaries at VMware.

How happy are Engineer professionals working at VMware?

87% of Engineer employees at VMware would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 7% in the past 12 months. Engineer professionals have also rated VMware with a 4.4 rating for work-life-balance, 4.5 rating for diversity and inclusion, 4.4 rating for culture and values and 4.2 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at VMware?

Member Of Technical Staff (458) , Technical Support Engineer (327) , Senior Member of Technical Staff (245) , Software Engineer (215) , Staff Engineer (205) , Business Analyst (147) , Senior Manager (136) , Account Executive (132) , Director (130) , Senior Software Engineer (128) , Manager (106) , Intern (102) , Sales (94) , Member of Technical Staff(MTS) (92) , Account Manager (88)

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 978 reviews)); "You can learn so much from VMware and give back to charities while still enjoying a good work life balance." ((in 950 reviews)); "Great for people really into coding and those who don't like much customer face to face dealings" ((in 753 reviews)); "Pay is good but you cannot spend as you don't know when your job will be gone." ((in 426 reviews)); "Good salaries even if there is a lot of difference in the same role: the suggestions is to negotiate very well at the beginning!" ((in 391 reviews))

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

"Poor Management and HR which is not helpful" ((in 420 reviews)); "There are some bad managers I have worked with" ((in 245 reviews)); "frequent org changes and layoffs" ((in 139 reviews)); "Upper management is bad which creates hierarchy" ((in 69 reviews)); "Middle management is incompetent, and multiple layers slow down or stop anything which requires an approval" ((in 59 reviews))

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VMware Engineer reviews

4.4

87% would recommend to a friend

(35 total reviews)

Raghu Raghuram

90% approve of CEO

58% positive business outlook

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Engineer employees have rated VMware with 4.4 out of 5 stars, based on 35 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Engineer professionals have an excellent working experience there. VMware is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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35 reviews

5.0

Dec 16, 2022

Great working environment

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great working environment in VMware

Cons

No cons I could think of

4.0

Nov 22, 2022

Good place to work, just got a bit stale

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible, great giving back program via Service learning, competitive salary

Cons

Lots of internal politics which hinders growth, D&I program very much encourage but possibly pushed too much and easy to lose focus.

5.0

Nov 7, 2022

Good place to work

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

VMware innovative products combined with virtualization makes the best software in the industry.

Cons

Management decisions are not transparent

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