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

Sr. Software Engineer professionals working at New Relic have rated their employer with 2.8 out of 5 stars in 95 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of New Relic employees being 3.5 out of 5 stars. Search open Sr. Software Engineer Jobs at New Relic now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Sr. Software Engineer interview questions at New Relic .

Does New Relic pay Sr. Software Engineer employees well?

Sr. Software Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at New Relic with 3.3 out of 5 stars based on 95 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 14.1% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Sr. Software Engineer salaries at New Relic.

How happy are Sr. Software Engineer professionals working at New Relic?

33% of Sr. Software Engineer employees at New Relic would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 24% in the past 12 months. Sr. Software Engineer professionals have also rated New Relic with a 3.2 rating for work-life-balance, 3.4 rating for diversity and inclusion, 2.9 rating for culture and values and 2.9 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at New Relic?

Software Engineer (107) , Senior Software Engineer (100) , Account Executive (70) , Technical Support Engineer (43) , Enterprise Account Executive (42) , Sales (27) , Solutions Consultant (25) , Engineering Manager (18) , Lead Software Engineer (18) , Senior Solutions Consultant (18) , Sales Representative (15) , Technical Account Manager (14) , Manager (13) , Senior Account Executive (13) , Senior Technical Support Engineer (13)

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

"The people at New Relic are great to work with and very helpful!" ((in 192 reviews)); "Culture is great and inclusive" ((in 184 reviews)); "Good benefits and health insurance" ((in 95 reviews)); "Work life balance is good" ((in 83 reviews)); "Good pay for remote positions especially if you live outside the West Coast" ((in 64 reviews))

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

"Senior leadership only thinking about the short term." ((in 69 reviews)); "Bad management especially in engineering teams that trickle down to the directors below." ((in 62 reviews)); "C suite leadership has openly gone back on promises and there are annual layoffs" ((in 57 reviews)); "There's no career progression and they keep promising but not materializing what they saying so a bunch of people left." ((in 7 reviews)); "The company runs entirely on politics and favoritism." ((in 7 reviews))

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2.8

33% would recommend to a friend

(95 total reviews)

Ashan Willy

34% approve of CEO

39% positive business outlook

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3.4

Diversity & inclusion

3.3

Compensation and benefits

3.2

Work/Life balance

2.9

Culture & values

2.9

Career opportunities

2.7

Senior management

Sr. Software Engineer employees have rated New Relic with 2.8 out of 5 stars, based on 95 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Sr. Software Engineer professionals have an average working experience there. New Relic is rated 23% below average by Sr. Software Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.6 stars).

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95 reviews

4.0

Jul 5, 2021

Great place

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Quality and processes are great Amazing internal tools that makes life easier A bunch of amazing engineers

Cons

Not distributed (yet) Going through a big transformation

5.0

Apr 13, 2021

Great people, great C-Suite direction

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

This is truly a company of nerds. I should add, nerds WITHOUT inflated egos. It's apparent that everyone swarms together around a certain problem.

Cons

The global nature of the company has a few drawbacks when it comes to coordinating times with team members.

1.0

Apr 9, 2021

The decline has picked up momentum

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

ok money, snacks, low effort required

Cons

lots of low performers, layoffs in key areas, ineffective HR, terrible working environment in open plan offices talent is mostly gone, CEO, execs/upper management, company on the decline, not competitive in the market or for talent

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