Is Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft a good company to work for as a Software Developer Research Associate ?

Software Developer Research Associate professionals working at Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft have rated their employer with 4.2 out of 5 stars in 181 Glassdoor reviews. This is an average score with the overall rating of Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft employees being 4.2 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Developer Research Associate Jobs at Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Developer Research Associate interview questions at Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft .

Does Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft pay Software Developer Research Associate employees well?

Software Developer Research Associate professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft with 3.5 out of 5 stars based on 181 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is equal to the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Developer Research Associate salaries at Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft.

How happy are Software Developer Research Associate professionals working at Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft?

86% of Software Developer Research Associate employees at Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 10% in the past 12 months. Software Developer Research Associate professionals have also rated Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft with a 4.4 rating for work-life-balance, 4.1 rating for diversity and inclusion, 4.2 rating for culture and values and 3.6 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft?

Research Assistant (182) , Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter (115) , Werkstudent (106) , Studentische Hilfskraft (100) , Student Assistant (72) , Working Student (71) , Wissenschaftliche Hilfskraft (67) , Hiwi (64) , Wissenschaftliche/r Mitarbeiter/in (62) , Research Associate (54) , Intern (43) , HiWI Job (40) , Researcher (38) , Hiwi Student (35) , Software Engineer (30)

What are the pros of working at Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft according to real employee reviews?

"People are nice and research topics are interesting." ((in 74 reviews)); "Friendly colleagues and comfortable environment" ((in 72 reviews)); "Very flexible and good work life balance" ((in 50 reviews)); "Flexible Arbeitszeiten (während des Studiums)" ((in 47 reviews)); "Working environment is good" ((in 46 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft according to real employee reviews?

"Low salary and no much option to grow further" ((in 111 reviews)); "Low pay for research assistants" ((in 31 reviews)); "Bad management pretty much killed the center." ((in 26 reviews)); "Communication can be tricky and be asked to do the same task in different ways by different seniors" ((in 10 reviews)); "Upper management does not have strategic vision." ((in 6 reviews))

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Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft Software Developer Research Associate reviews

4.2

86% would recommend to a friend

(181 total reviews)

Holger Hanselka

100% approve of CEO

49% positive business outlook

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4.4

Work/Life balance

4.2

Culture & values

4.1

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Senior management

3.6

Career opportunities

3.5

Compensation and benefits

Research Associate/Software Developer employees have rated Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft with 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 181 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Research Associate/Software Developer professionals have an excellent working experience there. Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Research Associate/Software Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Nonprofit & NGO industry (3.7 stars).

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181 reviews

5.0

Mar 23, 2025

Fraunhofer IIS

Researcher

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

International colleagues Very open work environment A lot to learn and grow Awesome work life balance

Cons

Salary not as per industry standards Limited contract

2.0

Feb 8, 2025

It is not about the research here, but about their image

Research associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- contract based on TVöD / TVL - plenty of monetary resources. hence they can afford to build state-of-the-art laboratories or buy computational resources, licenses etc

Cons

- contract based on TVöD / TVL - company culture not suitable for foreigners - witnessed systematic scientific misconduct - the possibility of doing a PhD is used as a means to bind people to the insitution and the title is given out based on sympathy not the work (exploitation of their PhDs) - institute leads that represent areas of research they have absolutely no clue about - image is the religion - very limited career possibilities within the institute - cafeteria has bad food - overly bureaucratized processes (BANF even for buying small things for 1 €) - very hierarchical, not agile

4.0

Jan 29, 2025

fraunhofer

Research assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It is a good workplace. A combination of research and industry.

Cons

salary on the lower side

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