Is VMware a good company to work for as a Software Developer?

Software Developer professionals working at VMware have rated their employer with 4.3 out of 5 stars in 232 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 Software Developer Jobs at VMware now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Developer interview questions at VMware .

Does VMware pay Software Developer employees well?

Software Developer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at VMware with 4.2 out of 5 stars based on 232 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 4.7% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Developer salaries and benefits at VMware .

How happy are Software Developer professionals working at VMware?

82% of Software Developer employees at VMware would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 1% in the past 12 months. Software Developer professionals have also rated VMware with a 4.3 rating for work-life-balance, 4.2 rating for diversity and inclusion, 4.3 rating for culture and values and 4.1 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at VMware?

Member Of Technical Staff (460) , Technical Support Engineer (327) , Senior Member of Technical Staff (246) , 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?

"Incredible culture and great at building work" ((in 1147 reviews)); "The benefits are great and the Palo Alto campus is gorgeous." ((in 1005 reviews)); "You can learn so much from VMware and give back to charities while still enjoying a good work life balance." ((in 949 reviews)); "Great for people really into coding and those who don't like much customer face to face dealings" ((in 750 reviews)); "Pay is good but you cannot spend as you don't know when your job will be gone." ((in 403 reviews))

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

"This alone tells you how bad management is and how stressful it is to work for this company." ((in 415 reviews)); "I had a very Bad manager" ((in 240 reviews)); "frequent org changes and layoffs" ((in 134 reviews)); "Upper management is bad which creates hierarchy" ((in 67 reviews)); "Middle management is incompetent, and multiple layers slow down or stop anything which requires an approval" ((in 59 reviews))

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4.3

82% would recommend to a friend

(232 total reviews)

Raghu Raghuram

90% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

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4.3

Culture & values

4.3

Work/Life balance

4.2

Diversity & inclusion

4.2

Compensation and benefits

4.1

Career opportunities

3.7

Senior management

Software Developer employees have rated VMware with 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 232 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Developer professionals have an excellent working experience there. VMware is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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232 reviews

3.0

Feb 11, 2009

Okay place to work.

Software engineer

Recommend

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Pros

VMware has provided for a stable job so far and the compensation seems to be at least on par with other companies. For the most part, the employees are friendly and pleasant to work with. Overall the company seems to be holding a reasonable course and should continue to be successful for some time to come. For the most part, you are given some flexibility in finding work that interests you.

Cons

The company has grown way too fast. The fast growth has allowed mediocre employees to excel in all the confusion. Sometimes there is a lot of chaos. Often there is a disconnect between management and engineers. The headquarters is located in a boring office park.

4.0

Feb 9, 2009

Was a great company to work for when smaller, seems to have had some scaling issues.

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Brilliant software engineers. Really some of the best I've worked with anywhere. - Cool product. - Good work environment. - Laid back, bay area culture. - Successful business. - Hours can be very flexible. - Can work remotely.

Cons

- Difficult to move into new areas of work. - Difficult to move from engineering to research. - Deadlines are not expected to be met. - Non-engineering groups seems somewhat dysfunctional. - Rapid scaling seems to have led to scaling problems.

5.0

Jun 11, 2008

VMware's one of the best companies in the Valley to work for.

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

VMware is the market leader in the emerging space of x86 virtualization. We're a growing, Engineering focused company with products lines that run from the Enterprise to the Desktop to Consumer markets. If you're interested in having a big impact at a company working on truly disruptive technology, VMware's one of the few companies out there for you.

Cons

Our support for remote workers could be better. If you're not working out of the Palo Alto or San Francisco offices, you may experience some random pain from time to time (for example, the link to the primary RCS servers running in Palo Alto might randomly not be as speedy as you'd like all the time).

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