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?

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 Staff Software Engineer reviews

4.5

91% would recommend to a friend

(46 total reviews)

Raghu Raghuram

98% approve of CEO

66% positive business outlook

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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

5.0

Feb 21, 2022

A great company to work for

Staff software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work life balance High quality work Great team culture

Cons

The compensation lately has not been very competitive

1.0

Feb 5, 2022

Can of worms

Staff software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Campus is great, that’s about it

Cons

Can of worms where 99% trying to get promoted. Also everyone is worried about the (bi) annual layoffs Too many managers, it is not a tech company anymore VMware is done

5.0

Jan 30, 2022

Good Place to work

Staff software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Wide variety of enterprise products in virtual cloud domain. Employee friendly. Good compensation.

Cons

You will have to be in IC role if you are not in product management.

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