Is Bosch a good company to work for?

Bosch has an overall rating of 4.0 out of 5, based on over 4,487 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months. 78% of employees would recommend working at Bosch to a friend and 56% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Bosch have been left by employees working as Internship , Engineer and Manufacturing Engineer .

Does Bosch pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Bosch employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Bosch. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Bosch?

78% of Bosch employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Bosch 4.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.0 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Bosch?

Software Engineer (192) , Intern (132) , Senior Software Engineer (107) , Internship (86) , Project Manager (73) , Senior Engineer (66) , Engineer (50) , Associate Software Engineer (48) , Estagiário (42) , Software Developer (35) , Mechanical Engineer (26) , Working Student (26) , Assistant Manager (22) , Manager (22) , Quality Engineer (21)

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

"Good work life balance and stable" ((in 305 reviews)); "Best company to settle and culture is good" ((in 137 reviews)); "Good benefits regarding retirement and medical" ((in 128 reviews)); "nice people and a lot of oportunities" ((in 116 reviews)); "Nice and friendly colleagues" ((in 84 reviews))

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

"Salary is low and chance of hiring in permanant jobs is less" ((in 190 reviews)); "Poor management and some old fashioned work practices" ((in 88 reviews)); "Low pay and job stability" ((in 87 reviews)); "some bad managers" ((in 30 reviews)); "Self projection by senior leadership" ((in 19 reviews))

What are employees saying about Bosch layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Bosch layoffs and their outlook for job security at Bosch in 2026.

What Bosch locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Oakbrook Terrace , New York , Detroit , Farmington Hills , Plymouth , Sunnyvale , Mount Prospect , New Bern , Chicago , North Charleston

Bosch reviews

4.0

78% would recommend to a friend

(2,563 total reviews)

Paul Thomas

84% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Diversity & inclusion

4.1

Work/Life balance

4.0

Culture & values

3.6

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Career opportunities

3.4

Senior management

Bosch has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 2,563 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Bosch employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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Reviews by job title

3K reviews

4.0

Sep 19, 2018

Accountant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Encourages work life balance Can telecommute from home or anywhere in the world Great managers for the most part

Cons

Cost cutting Too many jobs being sent off to Costa Rica and they provide lackluster service-Will eventually backfire

Bosch Response

6y

Thank you for taking the time to write us a review! We greatly appreciate your input and we are always looking for ways we can improve, which we can do through reviews such as yours. We are happy to hear you’ve had a good experience collaborating with us. — Your Bosch Team

5.0

Mar 23, 2018

Engineering Director

Engineering director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Many smart people, innovative, long term vision, family friendly, good work life balance, good culture, sustainable, works on many exiting products (e.g. automated driving, eBikes, everything required for electric vehicles, innovative power tools, smart home, smart cities), career opportunities, opportunity to work anywhere in the world (US, Japan, China, India, Europe, ...)

Cons

Sometimes it feels, that we should be faster

Bosch Response

7y

Thank you for taking the time to write us a review! We really appreciate your input and are happy to hear that you have a good experience collaborating with us. — Your Bosch Team

4.0

Mar 9, 2018

Work life balance

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Plenty of work! Can’t fill positions needed!

Cons

Overtime overload, no work/life balance. Promises made and not kept. Favoritism, folks not held accountable, sub par training, communication from leadership is terrible. Manager never knows what is happening. Medical is sub par.

Bosch Response

6y

We are sorry about your negative experience with work/life balance. We encourage you to voice your concerns directly to your manager or HR business partner so we can provide individual support on finding a healthy balance. If you feel comfortable, please email us at feedback@us.bosch.com – we’d appreciate the chance to learn more. Thank you for taking the time to write us a review. — Your Bosch Team

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