Is Continental a good company to work for as a Senior Software Engineer?

Senior Software Engineer professionals working at Continental have rated their employer with 3.6 out of 5 stars in 207 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of Continental employees being 3.9 out of 5 stars. Search open Senior Software Engineer Jobs at Continental now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Senior Software Engineer interview questions at Continental .

Does Continental pay Senior Software Engineer employees well?

Senior Software Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Continental with 3.2 out of 5 stars based on 207 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 14.5% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Senior Software Engineer salaries at Continental.

How happy are Senior Software Engineer professionals working at Continental?

50% of Senior Software Engineer employees at Continental would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 30% in the past 12 months. Senior Software Engineer professionals have also rated Continental with a 3.9 rating for work-life-balance, 3.9 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.8 rating for culture and values and 3.3 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Continental?

Software Engineer (598) , Senior Software Engineer (205) , Software Developer (198) , Internship (188) , Technical Specialist (179) , Intern (174) , Engineer (149) , Project Manager (145) , Estagiário (126) , Embedded Software Engineer (89) , Senior Engineer (89) , Systems Engineer (82) , Test Engineer (81) , Executive Engineer (73) , Manager (73)

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

"reputed and good for work life balance" ((in 625 reviews)); "good benefits for beginners a big company with lots of projects and a lot of colleagues" ((in 304 reviews)); "People are nice and really friendly" ((in 297 reviews)); "Colleagues were friendly and nice to work with" ((in 296 reviews)); "Good culture and overall good here" ((in 239 reviews))

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

"Low salary raise opportunities compared to other industries but I think ok for the automotive industry in Japan" ((in 511 reviews)); "poor management (no vision for employers and their development / no fair evaluation between collegues)" ((in 302 reviews)); "Bad managers stay too long than they should in roles that can negatively impact employees." ((in 99 reviews)); "Poor leadership in some managers and team leads." ((in 39 reviews)); "Some decisions are concentrated on the upper management in Europe" ((in 29 reviews))

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Continental Senior Software Engineer reviews

3.6

50% would recommend to a friend

(207 total reviews)

Christian Kötz

51% approve of CEO

29% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.8

Culture & values

3.3

Career opportunities

3.2

Compensation and benefits

3.0

Senior management

Software Engineer, Senior employees have rated Continental with 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 207 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Engineer, Senior professionals have a good working experience there. Continental is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Engineer, Senior professionals compared to other employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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207 reviews

4.0

Jul 19, 2026

Helpful team with decent management

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It's not too bad. The team are all helpful and collaborating. Before the bonus are good, not sure now.

Cons

I thought the managers were bad until I work in another company. They are already doing their best. :)

4.0

Jun 29, 2026

Innovative work culture but limited perks growth

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work culture and innovative automotive work

Cons

Low growth in term of perks

3.0

Apr 17, 2026

Nothing to add

Senior software developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

14 salarii, bonuri, colegi faini

Cons

Lay offs, situatia nasoala in automotive

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