Is Elsevier a good company to work for as a Sr. Software Engineer?

Sr. Software Engineer professionals working at Elsevier have rated their employer with 4.0 out of 5 stars in 64 Glassdoor reviews. This is an average score with the overall rating of Elsevier employees being 4.0 out of 5 stars. Search open Sr. Software Engineer Jobs at Elsevier now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Sr. Software Engineer interview questions at Elsevier .

Does Elsevier pay Sr. Software Engineer employees well?

Sr. Software Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Elsevier with 4.0 out of 5 stars based on 64 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 13.3% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Sr. Software Engineer salaries at Elsevier.

How happy are Sr. Software Engineer professionals working at Elsevier?

87% of Sr. Software Engineer employees at Elsevier would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 5% in the past 12 months. Sr. Software Engineer professionals have also rated Elsevier with a 4.7 rating for work-life-balance, 5.0 rating for diversity and inclusion, 4.3 rating for culture and values and 3.3 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Elsevier?

Software Engineer (78) , Senior Software Engineer (63) , Account Manager (61) , Product Manager (55) , Journal Manager (50) , Project Manager (37) , Publisher (30) , Director (29) , Editor (28) , Manager (23) , Sales (22) , Editorial Project Manager (21) , Software Engineer III (20) , Marketing (18) , Data Scientist (16)

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

"Flexibility and good work/life balance" ((in 286 reviews)); "You get the chance to work with great people that are very driven and know their subject area very well." ((in 165 reviews)); "Great employees and colleagues" ((in 139 reviews)); "Great company and team to work for." ((in 53 reviews)); "Customers shows lot of respect to the company good work culture" ((in 36 reviews))

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

"We're continued to be asked to develop "world class content" with third world resources and insultingly low salaries." ((in 93 reviews)); "Management on the corporate side is poor with very little business development experience." ((in 85 reviews)); "level and higher managers result in poor leadership and decision" ((in 55 reviews)); "There are also bad managers and seemingly no easy way to reduce their impact on the staff for whom they are responsible." ((in 51 reviews)); "Senior Management has completely lost touch with reality." ((in 28 reviews))

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Elsevier Sr. Software Engineer reviews

4.0

87% would recommend to a friend

(64 total reviews)

Kumsal Bayazit

100% approve of CEO

78% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

5.0

Diversity & inclusion

4.7

Work/Life balance

4.3

Culture & values

4.3

Senior management

4.0

Compensation and benefits

3.3

Career opportunities

Sr. Software Engineer employees have rated Elsevier with 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 64 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Sr. Software Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. Elsevier is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Sr. Software Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Media & Communication industry (3.7 stars).

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64 reviews

4.0

Aug 29, 2023

Great company

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The CEO The hybrid work policy Friendly atmosphere

Cons

Poor middle management Focus costs not customer

5.0

Aug 3, 2023

Excellent

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great comp to work for

Cons

None I can think of

2.0

May 17, 2023

Uncertain future

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work life balance Job security

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Senior leadership is weak Travel ban, we can’t even travel from London to Oxford to meet colleagues HR openly says that career progression can happen only by moving internally Very very hard to attend tech conferences abroad Lower salary than some other equally big companies Individual contributors are treated as second class citizen, easy to get to the top band and then the only way up is taking up management

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