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))

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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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4.9

Diversity & inclusion

4.7

Compensation and benefits

4.6

Culture & values

4.5

Work/Life balance

4.5

Career opportunities

4.4

Senior management

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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53 reviews

5.0

Aug 27, 2020

Unmatchable

Senior systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Incredible, inclusive culture. Team oriented, rich in talent.

Cons

Sometimes feels like a $10bn startup, which isn’t NECESSARILY a CON, but it sometimes is. :)

5.0

Apr 27, 2020

Great culture and a good company

Senior systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Best Culture - very collaborative Decent Pay

Cons

Usual cons of a mid-size growing company. Processes, hurdles etc

4.0

Dec 20, 2018

Great Technology, Siloed Organisation

Senior systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great tech Great package Great co-workers Good work life balance

Cons

Organisation need to break down the "silos" Rapidly transition from products and Feature selling to Solutions and Cloud services

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