Good Benefits, but Growth, Compensation, and Recognition Need Improvement - SDE-2 Ellucian Employee Review

2.0
Jun 7, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Work-from-home support allowance of approximately ₹24,000 per year. The company offers a good work environment with a well-equipped office and employee-friendly facilities. Benefits have historically included free lunch and cab transportation services.

Cons

Compensation is below industry standards for the experience and responsibilities expected from engineers. Promotions and recognition can sometimes feel influenced by visibility and internal politics rather than purely by performance. There is a perception of favoritism, where some senior team members receive rewards despite limited contributions, while junior engineers (SDE1/SDE2) often shoulder a significant portion of the workload. Managers are not always closely involved in day-to-day execution, making it difficult to accurately identify who is driving projects versus who is underperforming. Engineering work in the India office is often focused on maintaining and supporting products developed elsewhere, with fewer opportunities to build greenfield projects from scratch. Notice period policies can be rigid, often requiring buyout options rather than providing flexibility through notice period reductions. The exit process could be handled more professionally and empathetically. Communication around asset return and full-and-final settlement can sometimes come across as unnecessarily aggressive.

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5.0
Apr 9, 2026
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Pros

Consistently one of the highest-rated areas Flexible schedules and remote work options are common

Cons

frequent changes in priorities, Strategic direction isn’t always consistent

1.0
Apr 14, 2026
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Pros

Ellucian had some genuinely brilliant people. I mean real talent. Smart engineers, sharp support people who could look at a broken system and somehow see both the problem and the political disaster hiding behind it. A lot of people there cared deeply about higher ed. They understood that colleges and universities are not just “customers.” They are institutions trying to keep students moving, faculty supported, and operations alive with systems that often looked held together by duct tape, PLSQL scripts, and institutional trauma.

Cons

Then there was the C-suite. Every company has executives. That’s normal. But this group often felt less like corporate stewards and more like LinkedIn influencers who accidentally wandered into an ERP company. They seemed distant. Aloof. Not deeply engaged with the actual work, the clients, or the people carrying the weight. There was a lot of executive polish, a lot of corporate language, a lot of “vision,” but not always the kind of grounded leadership that makes employees say, “I trust these people with the future of the company.” At times, it felt like the people closest to the customers understood the business better than the people paid the most to lead it.

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