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      Join a great team, work for terrible executives - Senior Software Engineering Manager Salesforce Employee Review

      3.0
      Sep 25, 2015
      Senior software engineering manager
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      Pros

      The character, culture, and quality of the individuals on the development teams at Salesforce are the best you'll ever find, willing to teach and mentor junior engineers to make the most of your potential.

      Cons

      I find the great team culture to be true in spite of rather than because of the fact the leadership is slow to react to a very dynamic and growing company space, and seems to be paralyzed to find or grow new leadership at the pace the company needs to grow. Because of this you have a lot of political jockeying at the top, with little regard for the individuals suffering from low touch leadership. A symptom of this behavior is the fact that the company is extremely top heavy, with half of the "directors" in the company having few to no direct reports under them. Additionally, good luck actually getting an effective interview at Salesforce, as the recruiting is the worst I've ever seen. Again this actually not the fault of the recruiters, but the hiring managers refusal to get out of the weeds and focus on their real job: building good teams.

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      5.0
      Jul 14, 2026
      Solution engineer
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      Pros

      Fantastic culture, cutting edge products, exposure to a huge range of customers, lots of internal development opportunities, good compensation, great benefits, flexible hours,

      Cons

      The variable compensation for SEs could be better. The nice thing is that so long as you're doing your job well enough, you'll get paid roughly what is advertised, but there are times when going above and beyond doesn't net you much more.

      4.0
      Jul 9, 2014
      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      I've spent over 8 years with Salesforce in various management and individual contributor roles, all customer or partner facing. Some of the pros: - vibrant, fast paced culture - smart, fun, aggressive colleagues - management is focused on latest tech trends and staying or becoming a leader for many of them - by and large, customers and partners are very positive about the technology - good benefits and perqs - hip urban culture at HQ - a chart-your-own-course mentality that rewards those who aggressively seek out the job they want and pursue it, or sometimes even create it

      Cons

      After my long tenure and many Dreamforce conferences, I'm nearly fried. To say the culture is fast paced and the focus is always changing is an understatement. The reason Salesforce always seems on top, and chasing the latest trend, and in the press, is because employees are expected to run harder, carry more, cheer loudly, and pivot constantly. It's the world's biggest startup in behavior. But at the same time, with the recent influx of top career sales leaders from Oracle and what appears to be a board-level mandate for doubling revenue, employees are being asked to do even more with even less, fill higher quotas with smaller territories, less help, and the big company bureaucracy is rearing it's ugly head. Worse still is the politics. When you hire a bunch of smart, aggressive people, and put them in an environment of outsized expectations, throw in a bunch of re-orgs and changing management, and sprinkle with uncertainty and constantly changing priorities, you inevitably get people back stabbing each other and throwing others under the bus to appear smarter and more worthy of promotion. The few at the top will get very, very rich. The rest will lose the sense of personal ownership and start to wonder why they've given up health and family

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      It's not often that you get the opportunity to respond to a review 10 years in but your comprehensive and thoughtful review has managed to hold on as one of our most popular even a decade in :) It’s exciting to see that the things we love most about the Salesforce of today — super smart colleagues, being at the forefront of tech trends and establishing ourselves as leaders in the space, great benefits and perks to name a few — haven’t changed in the past 10 years. We acknowledge the challenges you faced, such as the pace, shifting priorities, and internal politics. Your advice on maintaining our foundational vision while avoiding big-company bureaucracy is helpful as we continue to grow as the #1 AI CRM. Salesforce is committed to balancing growth with employee well-being and staying true to our core values. We appreciate your insights and dedication over the years. Thanks again for your feedback!
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