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

Staff Software Engineer professionals working at VMware have rated their employer with 4.5 out of 5 stars in 46 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 Staff Software Engineer Jobs at VMware now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Staff Software Engineer interview questions at VMware .

Does VMware pay Staff Software Engineer employees well?

Staff Software Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at VMware with 4.3 out of 5 stars based on 46 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 2.3% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Staff Software Engineer salaries at VMware.

How happy are Staff Software Engineer professionals working at VMware?

91% of Staff Software Engineer employees at VMware would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 3% in the past 12 months. Staff Software Engineer professionals have also rated VMware with a 4.4 rating for work-life-balance, 4.3 rating for diversity and inclusion, 4.2 rating for culture and values and 4.3 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs 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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4.5

91% would recommend to a friend

(46 total reviews)

Raghu Raghuram

98% approve of CEO

66% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.4

Work/Life balance

4.3

Diversity & inclusion

4.3

Compensation and benefits

4.3

Career opportunities

4.2

Culture & values

3.6

Senior management

Staff Software Engineer employees have rated VMware with 4.5 out of 5 stars, based on 46 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Staff Software Engineer professionals have an excellent working experience there. VMware is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Staff Software Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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46 reviews

4.0

Mar 17, 2020

Overall it's quite positive

Staff software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work life balance; Tasks are pretty interesting and meaningful.

Cons

Total compensation is just so so. Looking for more tech challenging work

5.0

Sep 23, 2019

Smart people, cool products.

Staff software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You have a chance to move laterally and thus continue growing even after many years of service.

Cons

You can get stuck doing the same thing over and over again because nobody cares to automate it away. You can get micromanaged.

4.0

Oct 31, 2018

Good company, long hours

Staff software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits and compensation Flexible work environment Nice campus Culture of respect across all levels Good products and new technologies to work on

Cons

If you are in Engineering, the majority of people you will work with are in India Hard to network Lots of conference calls outside normal work hours make work-life balance tough

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