Good place only if you are college graduate or in management - Principal Software Engineer PTC Employee Review

2.0
Jan 10, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Cutting edge technology if you are in AR segment or in Boston. Generous PTO since day one & great work life balance. Quarterly hackathons.

Cons

Nepotism at its extreme - you will see friends-of-friends hopping to higher job titles with no qualification. Zero growth for senior/principals - The tech stacks in some segments are most controlled by veteran employees leaving seniors and principals role less. The company can stop hiring seniors or principals, instead hire college graduates if most of the work is just “dictated”. Don’t get fooled by the promotions. Micromanagement - If you are lucky you would end up with the nicest manager with people skills. Others lack experience or have become a manager through acquisitions who enforce unethical standards to their teams. Diversity applies only to Boston. Lack of Stock options for CAD/PLM segments. Salary is well below market average for most segments.

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Pros

Good benefits Work life balance

Cons

Organizational structure changes Low growth internally

4.0
Jul 1, 2026
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Pros

Flexible, great colleagues, good HR training on goals and objectives

Cons

Depends on the group, toxic culture pockets exist, abusive and bullying behavior is laughed at and accepted rather than corrected, unclear strategy, business unit level vision is lacking, no accountability, several HR complaints against a manager go unaddressed, slow to change, can be chaotic, more interest in checking the box than hitting the right mark.

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