Great people, constrained platform - Solution Designer ING Employee Review

4.0
Jun 10, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Agile-native culture with genuine feature ownership end-to-end. Colleagues are generally smart and well-intentioned, and the work-life balance is noticeably better than the Big 4. Good exposure to cloud-native patterns, API design, and continuous delivery practices.

Cons

Tech investment is visibly lower than peers — you’ll feel the gap if you’ve come from Macquarie, Westpac, or CBA. Career progression for senior technologists is limited; the Chapter Lead structure can create bottlenecks where architectural decisions get slowed or diluted. Role boundaries between Solution Design and engineering can blur. Compensation is competitive but not market-leading for the level of complexity expected.

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5.0
Jul 1, 2026
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Pros

collaborative, good learning environment, and kind people

Cons

smaller teams so need to be good at interacting with higher ups

3.0
Jul 9, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Horizontal culture, very European with manageable work life balance.

Cons

Limited growth opportunities, endless layers of bureaucracy, disconnected senior management, and lack of a meritocracy are the key cons.

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