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

Software Developer professionals working at BMC Software have rated their employer with 3.9 out of 5 stars in 185 Glassdoor reviews. This is an average score with the overall rating of BMC Software employees being 3.9 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Developer Jobs at BMC Software now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Developer interview questions at BMC Software .

Does BMC Software pay Software Developer employees well?

Software Developer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at BMC Software with 3.5 out of 5 stars based on 185 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 10.8% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Developer salaries at BMC Software.

How happy are Software Developer professionals working at BMC Software?

74% of Software Developer employees at BMC Software would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 9% in the past 12 months. Software Developer professionals have also rated BMC Software with a 3.8 rating for work-life-balance, 3.8 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.8 rating for culture and values and 3.5 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at BMC Software?

Software Engineer (158) , Account Manager (74) , Product Developer (55) , Software Developer (55) , Technical Support Analyst (40) , Sales (38) , Staff Specialist Product Developer (36) , Business Development Representative (BDR) (35) , Senior Product Developer (35) , Staff Product Developer (32) , Lead Product Developer (31) , Intern (30) , Manager (30) , Account Manager (Sales) (28) , Product Account Manager (28)

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

"BMC offers a good work/life balance and respects the fact that its employees have lives outside of work." ((in 242 reviews)); "Great people to work with and solid products to support and sell" ((in 228 reviews)); "Great environment and culture." ((in 189 reviews)); "Benefits are good and you can see more change on the horizon it just needs the right people to drive it" ((in 174 reviews)); "Good work culture and employee engagement" ((in 145 reviews))

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

"Poor management threatens employees in the name of cost cutting so that they will not ask for anything else." ((in 117 reviews)); "Annual layoffs due to failing parts of the business." ((in 75 reviews)); "Some time upper management are partial with contract employee and full time employee." ((in 14 reviews)); "There's just no innovation as much as there is no focus on making BMC a great Company." ((in 14 reviews)); "Build Strong Middle and senior Management" ((in 14 reviews))

BMC Software Software Developer reviews

3.9

74% would recommend to a friend

(185 total reviews)

Ayman Sayed

84% approve of CEO

71% positive business outlook

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Software Developer employees have rated BMC Software with 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 185 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Developer professionals have a good working experience there. BMC Software is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

Reviews by job title

185 reviews

2.0

Feb 29, 2020

I working full time in Control-M product for 3 years

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Company cares for its employees. - Good WL balance. - Good and friendly people that always ready to help. - Stable Company.

Cons

- No career advancement, The career opportunities is limited. - There is a lot of maintenance and fixing bugs. - There is no opportunities for writing products or code from zero. - The company is not software engineering oriented, there is few to none architects in the client side, everyone doing what he want style, too much technical dept that the company don't want to lower. - The company direction is to finish things in time, even if the code quality and architecture is too bad.. even though the company is not a startup. - the average age in the company is 40-50, there is no events for younger age employees in the company, all of the events is oriented for employees with families. - High turnover rate. - Mostly suitable for juniors that want to enter the industry. - Low Salaries. - Low bonuses.

5.0

Jan 8, 2020

Developer

Software developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great atmosphere Employee friendly Good perks No issue related to timing

Cons

Bit concern related to job security but now a days it's common in all company.

BMC Software Response

6y

Thank you for the great review. We're glad to hear that you enjoyed your overall experience at BMC.

3.0

Apr 17, 2018

Layoffs - If you are on H1B, it is not the company you should get in

Software developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice people, Good work life balance, Competitive base salary

Cons

LAYOFFS. Bad product execution. They know how to build a product, but don't know how to sell it.

BMC Software Response

8y

We want to thank you for your honest feedback and for taking the time to review BMC today. I want to reassure you that your comments and feedback will be considered as we look forward.

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