Is Cengage a good company to work for as a Senior Software Developer?

Senior Software Developer professionals working at Cengage have rated their employer with 2.5 out of 5 stars in 18 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of Cengage employees being 2.8 out of 5 stars. Search open Senior Software Developer Jobs at Cengage now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Senior Software Developer interview questions at Cengage .

Does Cengage pay Senior Software Developer employees well?

Senior Software Developer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Cengage with 2.3 out of 5 stars based on 18 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 16% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Senior Software Developer salaries at Cengage.

How happy are Senior Software Developer professionals working at Cengage?

34% of Senior Software Developer employees at Cengage would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 37% in the past 12 months. Senior Software Developer professionals have also rated Cengage with a 3.8 rating for work-life-balance, 4.8 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.0 rating for culture and values and 2.4 rating for career opportunities.

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

"There are some great people at Cengage and the open work environment is collaborative and fast paced." ((in 317 reviews)); "Good benefits and easy onboarding" ((in 192 reviews)); "Work life balance is great" ((in 127 reviews)); "Colleagues are great and genuinely care." ((in 83 reviews)); "Great team to work with." ((in 66 reviews))

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

"Increasingly low pay for sales..little chance for advancement unless you are part of the "in crowd"" ((in 111 reviews)); "poor management of employees" ((in 106 reviews)); "Salary is low unless you produce and reach upper bonus tiers." ((in 72 reviews)); "Upper management is always reorganizing." ((in 71 reviews)); "Constant layoffs every two years and irrespective of how much significance you are to the team you might be laid off" ((in 67 reviews))

Cengage Senior Software Developer reviews

2.5

34% would recommend to a friend

(18 total reviews)

Michael Hansen

24% approve of CEO

19% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.0

Culture & values

2.4

Career opportunities

2.3

Compensation and benefits

2.0

Senior management

Senior Software Developer employees have rated Cengage with 2.5 out of 5 stars, based on 18 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Senior Software Developer professionals have an average working experience there. Cengage is rated 33% below average by Senior Software Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Media & Communication industry (3.7 stars).

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18 reviews

4.0

Oct 31, 2023

Increasingly profit driven with some great people and ideals

Senior software developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Cengage has values that are excellent and a history of putting them into practice, including respect and doing what's right for employees and customers. Team dynamics are very positive and the product is also worthwhile. I was well motivated by both to do my best work.

Cons

Cengage has recently (summer of 2023) committed to an aggressive cost-cutting campaign in order to improve its profit margin from excellent to amazing. This focus on profit margin has begun to undermine the company's social values.

Cengage Response

2y

Thank you for leaving a review. The goal of recent changes within our business is to improve efficiency by implementing simpler, more standardized, and efficient methods to serve our customers. This transformation is necessary to sustain and accelerate growth in an increasingly competitive and rapidly evolving education and workforce market. Although we have had to make difficult decisions, we truly value our employees and their contributions. I believe that this evolution in the way we work will eliminate many of the complexities and challenges our business faces, and ultimately strengthen our business overall. Best, Michael Hansen, CEO

1.0

May 7, 2023

You’re too old

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Not much to say . Originally fell for the we’re family we treat each other with respect…

Cons

They’ll use you until they don’t need you. Your considered family until you’re not.

2.0

Oct 14, 2021

Code factory (and a bad one at that)

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

* Competitive salaries * Good benefits * Flexible hours

Cons

* Terrible product that's hated by every kid that's forced to use it * Horribly rotting tech infrastructure * 90% of your coworkers are in India or Ukraine * Company seems to exist only to grab as much cash from the education sector as possible while providing the minimum possible product * Because of COVID, everyone switches to remote learning, and somehow this *hurts* the company???

Cengage Response

4y

I appreciate you sharing this feedback about your experience, and am glad to hear that our salaries, benefits, and flexible work were positives for you. We are committed to making education more accessible for people and, in light of that, it is unsettling to hear about your experience. All of our business decisions are driven by our mission to put the needs of learners first. We have evolved from a print publisher to a company that has created some of the most highly-rated digital teaching and learning solutions, including Cengage Unlimited, which has helped save students more than $330M on course materials. I’m proud of these accomplishments and believe students and faculty recognize our increased focus on affordability, but I also appreciate your candor and realize we have opportunities to improve. Regarding tech infrastructure, we are actively addressing this issue through a significant systems transformation effort, which will dramatically improve systems for our employees and, ultimately, improve the experience for learners. I wish you the best in your next endeavor. Kermit Cook, COO and interim executive leadership for Technology

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