Lumen Software Engineer reviews

3.6

86% would recommend to a friend

(326 total reviews)
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Kate Johnson

82% approve of CEO

69% positive business outlook

Software Engineer employees have rated Lumen with 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 326 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. Lumen is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.7 stars).

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326 reviews
3.0
Dec 17, 2025

Work life

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good friendly team members. Decent work life.

Cons

Sometimes the calls go on till late evenings.

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Lumen Response
7mo
Thank you for leaving an honest review. We appreciate your feedback. We recognize your experience with late calls. Thank you for leaning in and being willing to rumble respectfully for the benefit of the conversation or desired result. We're glad to hear that you have found value in your team and work life. We're glad to have you on board with us.
5.0
Nov 23, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The people are friendly and helpful, the work is engaging, deadlines are flexible, collaboration is smooth

Cons

Moves slow at times, contractors are unreliable, projects can be delayed or outright scrapped after being worked on

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Lumen Response
7mo
Thank you for leaving a thoughtful review about your time at Lumen. We need feedback like yours to continue to make Lumen a great place to work. It's important to us that our teams are reliable, so we're sorry to hear that you faced some challenges. We're glad to learn that you took advantage of our supportive community and found your work engaging! We wish you all the best as you continue on with your career.
3.0
Nov 15, 2025

Work Life Balance

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Monthly only four days employees need to visit office which helps employees contributing efficiently and mindfully to work.

Cons

no cons as per my working experience.

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Lumen Response
8mo
Thank you for taking the time to write a review. We appreciate your feedback. We are glad to hear you have enjoyed our work life balance. We have embraced an agile working model for select roles, enabling colleagues to work from home or in a blended, hybrid model. We're happy to have you on the team!
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