Question 1

Is VMware a good company to work for as a Sr. Software Engineer?

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Sr. Software Engineer professionals working at VMware have rated their employer with 4.1 out of 5 stars in 139 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of VMware employees being 4.4 out of 5 stars. Search open Sr. Software Engineer Jobs at VMware now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Sr. Software Engineer interview questions at VMware.

Question 2

Does VMware pay Sr. Software Engineer employees well?

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Sr. Software Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at VMware with 4.1 out of 5 stars based on 139 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 7.1% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Sr. Software Engineer salaries at VMware.

Question 3

How happy are Sr. Software Engineer professionals working at VMware?

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62% of Sr. Software Engineer employees at VMware would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 6% in the past 12 months. Sr. Software Engineer professionals have also rated VMware with a 4.2 rating for work-life-balance, 4.1 rating for diversity and inclusion, 4.0 rating for culture and values and 3.8 rating for career opportunities.

Question 4

What are the top reviewed jobs at VMware?

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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)

Question 5

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

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"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))

Question 6

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

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"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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