Is Magic Leap a good company to work for as a Software Developer?

Software Developer professionals working at Magic Leap have rated their employer with 3.8 out of 5 stars in 28 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of Magic Leap employees being 4.0 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Developer Jobs at Magic Leap now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Developer interview questions at Magic Leap .

Does Magic Leap pay Software Developer employees well?

Software Developer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Magic Leap with 2.9 out of 5 stars based on 28 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 29.4% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Developer salaries at Magic Leap.

How happy are Software Developer professionals working at Magic Leap?

29% of Software Developer employees at Magic Leap would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 61% in the past 12 months. Software Developer professionals have also rated Magic Leap with a 4.7 rating for work-life-balance, 4.4 rating for diversity and inclusion, 2.6 rating for culture and values and 3.3 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Magic Leap?

Senior Software Engineer (38) , Software Engineer (31) , Lead Software Engineer (10) , Manager (10) , Director (8) , Engineer (8) , Mechanical Engineer (7) , Intern (5) , Product Manager (5) , Principal Engineer (4) , Senior Systems Engineer (4) , Test Engineer (4) , Business Analyst (3) , Business Development (3) , Computer Vision Engineer (3)

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

"Great people with positive attitude and big ideas" ((in 75 reviews)); "Benefits are great as well." ((in 35 reviews)); "Great culture and allows you to grow" ((in 18 reviews)); "great to work and great team" ((in 16 reviews)); "Pay is great for the work/area." ((in 13 reviews))

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

"Bad Leadership, Hopefully, that will change with new CEO" ((in 22 reviews)); "Ineffective leadership, no ability to lead the marketplace, lying about capabilities of the device, and terrible decisions made during the latest layoffs." ((in 11 reviews)); "No work life balance for realistic goals" ((in 10 reviews)); "The hours were long which made it hard to enjoy the benefit of unlimited PTO." ((in 9 reviews)); "Management needs to improve and more experienced managers need to be hired." ((in 9 reviews))

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Magic Leap Software Developer reviews

3.8

29% would recommend to a friend

(28 total reviews)

Ross Rosenberg

100% approve of CEO

28% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.7

Work/Life balance

4.4

Diversity & inclusion

3.3

Career opportunities

2.9

Compensation and benefits

2.8

Senior management

2.6

Culture & values

Software Developer employees have rated Magic Leap with 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 28 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Developer professionals have a good working experience there. Magic Leap is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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28 reviews

3.0

Jun 1, 2019

Perception

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work with smart people who usually won’t stay long.

Cons

Political environment. Unbalance work load for employees. If you are smarter you have to work harder without appreciation. Need to fight for your basic rights.

5.0

Oct 2, 2018

Constantly a Welcome Surprise

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I started as a contractor a little over a year ago now, and have now been an employee for approximately 5 months. Since then I got to work on various exciting features that allow consumers to interact with the world of spatial computing in new ways. There are many talented people in the company, and it's a pleasure learning from and working alongside them.

Cons

Fairly heavy crunch time leading up to launch.

Magic Leap Response

Thank you so much for your review! We are happy to hear that you are enjoying your team. Your feedback of increasing more internal communications is definitely being heard. We will be rolling out more ways to get important information to employees over the next couple of week.

5.0

Aug 21, 2018

Magic Leap is a great place to work.

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

This is coming from a software engineer who has been at the company for less than 6 months: - Existing projects are under heavy development with lots of opportunities to contribute to. - New projects under works, with great opportunities to contribute to. - Friendly teammates, hard working people. - Company culture is relaxed, hard working, and practical, although management could hold people to a higher standard in terms of quality and recovering from technical debt. - Within the company, lots of things to participate in that would never be possible at another company.

Cons

- HQ is in Florida, which has its pluses and minuses, although I'd prefer somewhere with a more developed tech scene. Especially for young people establishing themselves in the tech industry, there is a lot to be desired. And Fort Lauderdale (close to the office, which is in Plantation, a suburban area) is not as cheap as you'd think.

Magic Leap Response

Thank you for highlighting our employees and culture. We appreciate you taking the time to leave a review.

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