Is CAE a good company to work for as a Software Engineer?

Software Engineer professionals working at CAE have rated their employer with 3.4 out of 5 stars in 144 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of CAE employees being 3.7 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Engineer Jobs at CAE now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Engineer interview questions at CAE .

Does CAE pay Software Engineer employees well?

Software Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at CAE with 3.1 out of 5 stars based on 144 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 17.6% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Engineer salaries at CAE.

How happy are Software Engineer professionals working at CAE?

57% of Software Engineer employees at CAE would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 3% in the past 12 months. Software Engineer professionals have also rated CAE with a 4.0 rating for work-life-balance, 4.1 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.9 rating for culture and values and 3.3 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at CAE?

Software Developer (101) , Software Engineer (81) , Integration Specialist (58) , Project Manager (48) , Manager (41) , Systems Software Specialist (31) , Instructor (26) , Simulator Technician (25) , Software Systems Specialist (20) , Engineer (19) , Senior Software Engineer (19) , Flight Instructor (16) , Intern (16) , Flight Simulator Technician (15) , Mechanical Designer (14)

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

"The people are great and professional." ((in 162 reviews)); "good benefits for employees and hybrid work" ((in 126 reviews)); "Flexible hours and California Friday!" ((in 64 reviews)); "Great values and culture along with a clear vision" ((in 61 reviews)); "Not scared to hire less qualified folks and help them grow within the company Good work life balance" ((in 59 reviews))

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

"low pay and Is stressful to work" ((in 53 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs are really saddening" ((in 50 reviews)); "Managers don't like if you don't do overtime on weekly basis." ((in 41 reviews)); "Poor upper management." ((in 37 reviews)); "Low Resources poor operations no training for new hires" ((in 28 reviews))

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3.4

57% would recommend to a friend

(144 total reviews)

Matthew Bromberg

40% approve of CEO

42% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Diversity & inclusion

4.0

Work/Life balance

3.9

Culture & values

3.3

Career opportunities

3.1

Compensation and benefits

3.0

Senior management

Software Engineer employees have rated CAE with 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 144 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. CAE is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Aerospace & Defense industry (3.6 stars).

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144 reviews

4.0

Jan 18, 2012

Good place to start a career

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good place to start a career, lots of opportunities to learn technologies and business. Pretty good work/life balance. Good salary.

Cons

Long hours are expected, but overtime is not always recognized. Upper management needs to communicate more with all lower employees

4.0

Aug 7, 2011

It has been en excellent place to learn to be a professional. People were great to me.

Software developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You participate in the making of outstanding products. You have the chance to work on the best flight simulators in the industry.

Cons

It is a very big company. You can feel sometimes like you're a simple number to the company. But I guess this is similar to any big company.

2.0

Jul 15, 2011

Sweat shop. Opportunity to travel. Poor compensation.

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Opportunity to travel the world. Friendly atmosphere.

Cons

Sweat shop. Midnight bug-fixing shifts Huge amount of favoratism shown by management towards people of the same culture as themselves (eg. Lebanese, Vietnamese etc). Salaries have not risen since the late 1990s. When I left CAE in 1998, my salary as a TS-III was 64K. Today in 2011 CAE salaries have not risen much. House prices in Montreal have doubled since that time. I am surprised that the median salary is, what, 66K for a software engineer/developer.

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It has been en excellent place to learn to be a professional. People were great to me.

Sweat shop. Opportunity to travel. Poor compensation.

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