Is Gen a good company to work for as a Sr. Software Engineer?

Sr. Software Engineer professionals working at Gen have rated their employer with 3.3 out of 5 stars in 43 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of Gen employees being 3.5 out of 5 stars. Search open Sr. Software Engineer Jobs at Gen now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Sr. Software Engineer interview questions at Gen .

Does Gen pay Sr. Software Engineer employees well?

Sr. Software Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Gen with 3.6 out of 5 stars based on 43 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 5.4% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Sr. Software Engineer salaries at Gen.

How happy are Sr. Software Engineer professionals working at Gen?

48% of Sr. Software Engineer employees at Gen would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 9% in the past 12 months. Sr. Software Engineer professionals have also rated Gen with a 3.4 rating for work-life-balance, 3.6 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.0 rating for culture and values and 3.0 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Gen?

Software Engineer (56) , Senior Software Engineer (33) , Principal Software Engineer (19) , Intern (11) , Product Manager (10) , Data Scientist (8) , Sr. Software Engineer (8) , Data Engineer (7) , Marketing (7) , Manager (6) , Project Manager (6) , Software Developer (6) , Account Manager (5) , Associate Software Engineer (5) , Data Analyst (5)

What are the pros of working at Gen according to real employee reviews?

"Benefits were good until they took away the canteen and didn't compensate with any replacement." ((in 53 reviews)); "Avast people are great." ((in 40 reviews)); "Great colleagues: People at the lower levels are still fantastic and strive to maintain a positive atmosphere." ((in 33 reviews)); "Pay is decent." ((in 23 reviews)); "Unlimited PTO but not really." ((in 21 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Gen according to real employee reviews?

"Frequent layoffs and reorganizations create additional instability." ((in 32 reviews)); "Poor management, 90's techniques, no true understanding of agile, some command and control style enforcement." ((in 28 reviews)); "I had 4 managers in 4 years." ((in 9 reviews)); "Innovation is dead, growth by acquisition is their playbook." ((in 7 reviews)); "Not giving a 2/5 stars because of great direct teammates, upper management was fighting to merge companies for over a year which caused much distress at the company during covid" ((in 6 reviews))

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3.3

48% would recommend to a friend

(43 total reviews)

Vincent Pilette

39% approve of CEO

43% positive business outlook

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3.6

Diversity & inclusion

3.6

Compensation and benefits

3.4

Work/Life balance

3.0

Culture & values

3.0

Career opportunities

2.6

Senior management

Sr. Software Engineer employees have rated Gen with 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 43 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Sr. Software Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. Gen is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Sr. Software Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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43 reviews

2.0

Jun 12, 2026

Great benefits but poor management and frequent layoffs

Senior software engineer

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Business Outlook

Pros

- Great benefits - Good package - Free food

Cons

- Layoffs Layoffs Layoffs - Poor management - Culture - Frequent reorgs - Very low / No hikes

3.0

May 2, 2026

Good learning opportunities, but poor work-life balance

Senior software engineer

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CEO approval

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Pros

Good place to work if you want to learn in the security related areas. Good other benefits

Cons

Work life balance Company Restructuring Company is in transtion so they are trying out multiple options in dev process which doesnt sound good so often

2.0

Apr 30, 2026

Decent pay but poor management and job security concerns

Sr. software engineer

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Pros

Decent pay and access to all advanced tools.

Cons

Great people, but higher management is terrible. The latest push is replace everyone with AI, instead of guiding and up-skilling employees to adapt new ways of work to responsibly embrace AI. They don’t want to invest in their employees, but ‘cut costs’ and ‘automate’ as much as possible. I wouldn’t trust the brand with my PII or security, considering majority of the code will soon be AI generated without any human review. Forcing back to office and measuring performance by tokens burnt. Very little career growth opportunities. 3%-base pay increase is your best bet.

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