FactSet Senior Software Engineer reviews

4.1

90% would recommend to a friend

(177 total reviews)
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Phil Snow and Sanoke Viswanathan

87% approve of CEO

73% positive business outlook

Senior Software Engineer employees have rated FactSet with 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 177 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Senior Software Engineer professionals have an excellent working experience there. FactSet is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Senior Software Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Financial Services industry (3.7 stars).

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177 reviews
4.0
Dec 30, 2008
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Pros

The people here are very skilled, balanced and willing to do a good job. As long as you are doing a good job management will leave you alone to do what you need to do. FactSet is very achievement oriented and there is a feeling of "we are all in this together." Management is open and accessible and more often than not is as technical as you are.

Cons

FactSet does not seem to believe in formal education and if that is a big issue for you it is not a good place to be. Employees tend to progress on their own. Opportunities at FactSet usually means putting in the time career wise, so industry hires can sometimes be overlooked even though they may have great experience to bring to the table.

5.0
Oct 28, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

Fun environment to work at compared to other places. People are generally friendly and willing to help whenever necessary. The work hours are good and it is rare that you have to stay late, unless of course there is an emergency of some kind. You can work from home sometimes, so if you like telecommuting this is a big plus. The company is growing pretty fast and so there is good opportunity for promotion and professional development. The engineering department is well respected in the organization. To sum up, it is a fun company to work at and a good environment for professional development.

Cons

The salary is decent, especially when you start out working. But, you can probably get more elsewhere as time goes on and you become more experienced. Then again, you will have to work in a more stressful environment to get that higher salary, so it is up to you to decide what you want more. The annual feedback review process is annoying. You have to fill out a long for for yourself and a bunch of people you have worked with during the year. The form is way too long with too many duplicate questions that you have to answer.

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