Informatica reviews

4.1

79% would recommend to a friend

(3,434 total reviews)
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Amit Walia

73% approve of CEO

69% positive business outlook

Informatica has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 3,434 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Informatica employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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4.0
Mar 21, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

The general environment is very positive. As a new employee, others are very willing to help me. This includes fellow engineers, IT, management and HR. In my experience, people are genuinely committed to getting the job done and helping each other, and not just on looking good or pushing work off to other people. My manager is friendly and laid back. He generally takes a hands-off approach, but checks in enough with people to make sure everything is going smoothly. All employees are given membership to a very nice gym near the office. The company is big enough that there are people of all age groups, so it is possible to make friends with someone my age.

Cons

The IT infrastructure is very poor. Engineers who are very demanding of their computers are forced to struggle using three year old laptops running nine year old software. Managers are unwilling to approve replacements even when an old machine is obviously hindering productivity. Many projects are worked on simultaneously in different offices in different time zones. This can make communication difficult and it makes work frustrating sometimes. The quality of the code being written and adherence to best engineering practices is uneven.

3.0
Aug 17, 2009

Not bad

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Pays well. Office is in a nice area. Nice gym membership. Challenging projects. The people are generally very nice and friendly

Cons

Cubicles, no private office unless you are very high up. Cafeteria food is pretty bad. Can get pretty busy sometimes.

5.0
Jun 14, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Informatica is the best tech company I have worked at in my career. Company leadership really tries to make this a good place for employees and the company is winning in the market place. Some of the Pros include: - Very little politics for a company of this size - Pay is at the high end relative to other Bay Area tech companies - High level of trust in employees. Non-management employees generally allowed to make decisions - INFA actively invests in both Products and People - Company is doing well in the marketplace and on Wall Street - Leadership (SVP and above) is very experienced and knows what they are doing - Generous vacation allowance

Cons

Few to report here: - Relatively small company size makes it difficult to find promotional opportunities within the company. - Constant takeover rumors. Job may not be secure if company is acquired. A major issue is that the company allows for no stock options acceleration in case of an acquisitions - Some benefits are not aligned with market (e.g. no paid maternity leave, sick days count against vacation balance)

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