Is OpenText a good company to work for as a Principal Software Developer?

Principal Software Developer professionals working at OpenText have rated their employer with 3.3 out of 5 stars in 49 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of OpenText employees being 3.2 out of 5 stars. Search open Principal Software Developer Jobs at OpenText now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Principal Software Developer interview questions at OpenText .

Does OpenText pay Principal Software Developer employees well?

Principal Software Developer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at OpenText with 3.1 out of 5 stars based on 49 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 3.2% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Principal Software Developer salaries at OpenText.

How happy are Principal Software Developer professionals working at OpenText?

35% of Principal Software Developer employees at OpenText would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 13% in the past 12 months. Principal Software Developer professionals have also rated OpenText with a 3.8 rating for work-life-balance, 4.3 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.5 rating for culture and values and 3.0 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at OpenText?

Software Engineer (445) , Senior Software Engineer (260) , Associate Software Engineer (145) , Account Executive (119) , Lead Software Engineer (113) , Software Developer (100) , Intern (79) , Manager (77) , Senior Consultant (63) , Sales (62) , Consultant (60) , Project Manager (58) , Engineering Intern (57) , Senior Account Executive (57) , Cloud Applications Consultant (50)

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

"1) Will get a chance to work on various tech 2) Good work life balance" ((in 738 reviews)); "The benefits are good and huge" ((in 346 reviews)); "Great people working for a company that cared about them less and less every quarter." ((in 345 reviews)); "Friendly and good culture." ((in 232 reviews)); "good experience and you can definitely learn something new in the organization the work culture is good." ((in 168 reviews))

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

"Poor management and people tend to take things personally." ((in 297 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs and product divestification" ((in 202 reviews)); "when people complained about low salaries among other things they prepared a plan to blame employees for been less friendly and negative towards eachothers... whatever..." ((in 174 reviews)); "Managers have so much put on them that they don’t have capacity to develop and coach employees." ((in 113 reviews)); "Senior leadership needs to be future focused rather than relying on what they have done in the past." ((in 79 reviews))

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3.3

35% would recommend to a friend

(49 total reviews)

Ayman Antoun

Not enough data to show CEO approval

48% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.3

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.5

Culture & values

3.1

Compensation and benefits

3.0

Career opportunities

2.7

Senior management

Principal Software Developer employees have rated OpenText with 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 49 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Principal Software Developer professionals have a good working experience there. OpenText is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Principal Software Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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49 reviews

4.0

Feb 1, 2021

Flexible work timings

Principal software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work life balance. Timings are like 8:30AM to 5:30PM before covid. Cab facility.

Cons

No onsite opportunities. Appraisals will be single digit.

1.0

Feb 1, 2021

Be wary of the leaders of OpenText

Principal software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

My immediate team was great to work with.

Cons

The CEO is a typical, big-tech left-wing political activist with a big salary.

3.0

Jan 11, 2021

Company thrives on mediocrity, internal politics and lacks vision

Principal software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Not many pro's. Its a company that is lost in transition. Too many acquisitions and no clear strategy of growth. The products are dated and lack the vision for the future

Cons

Salary is below par and always below market level, internal politics is cut throat, India management is short sighted and lacks the vision required to scale up

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