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

Senior Software Developer professionals working at Elsevier have rated their employer with 4.0 out of 5 stars in 63 Glassdoor reviews. This is an average score with the overall rating of Elsevier employees being 4.0 out of 5 stars. Search open Senior Software Developer Jobs at Elsevier now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Senior Software Developer interview questions at Elsevier .

Does Elsevier pay Senior Software Developer employees well?

Senior Software Developer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Elsevier with 4.0 out of 5 stars based on 63 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 13.3% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Senior Software Developer salaries at Elsevier.

How happy are Senior Software Developer professionals working at Elsevier?

87% of Senior Software Developer employees at Elsevier would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 5% in the past 12 months. Senior Software Developer 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 291 reviews)); "You get the chance to work with great people that are very driven and know their subject area very well." ((in 160 reviews)); "Great employees and colleagues" ((in 142 reviews)); "Great company and team to work for." ((in 56 reviews)); "Customers shows lot of respect to the company good work culture" ((in 40 reviews))

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

"The pay is low and does not increase by much each year" ((in 95 reviews)); "We're continued to be asked to develop "world class content" with third world resources and insultingly low salaries." ((in 89 reviews)); "Management on the corporate side is poor with very little business development experience." ((in 82 reviews)); "level and higher managers result in poor leadership and decision" ((in 53 reviews)); "Bad managers aren't re" ((in 48 reviews))

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4.0

87% would recommend to a friend

(63 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

Senior Software Developer employees have rated Elsevier with 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 63 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Senior Software Developer professionals have a good working experience there. Elsevier is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Senior Software Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Media & Communication industry (3.7 stars).

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63 reviews

4.0

Jan 7, 2015

Smart colleagues, nice work environment, good benefits

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good atmosphere, supporttive colleagues and a good work/life balance

Cons

Some processes can be quite bureaucratic, but things seem to be changing.

3.0

Sep 9, 2014

Mediocrity with benefits

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Benefits are great. - Job has a solid work/life balance.

Cons

- The company is a publishing company that thinks its a tech company. This leads to short sighted requirements and inadequate infrastructure support. - Constantly changing org structure. Significant realignment of personnel and objectives every other year. - Undefined career progression. Every developer is a Senior Engineer. There are no Junior Engineers and a handful of Principle Engineers but the work is all the same. - Good projects go to Philly. STL gets stuck with fringe/maintenance work.

4.0

Jan 11, 2014

Good company, easy to work for.

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Elsevier offers an enjoyable work environment where you'll be working with some talented and easy-to-get-along-with co-workers. They offer flexible hours and decent benefits.

Cons

Like every other big company it can be difficult (in software development at least) to expand your career options. Also they are very "process" driven in their software development - lots of hoops to jump through to get anything accomplished.

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