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 767 reviews)); "Good benefits and perks Option to move to other products as well if you have any interest to learn that new product." ((in 340 reviews)); "Great people working for a company that cared about them less and less every quarter." ((in 337 reviews)); "Friendly and good culture." ((in 229 reviews)); "good experience and you can definitely learn something new in the organization the work culture is good." ((in 163 reviews))

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

"Poor management and people tend to take things personally." ((in 301 reviews)); "frequent layoffs and uncertainity prevails" ((in 200 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 180 reviews)); "Managers have so much put on them that they don’t have capacity to develop and coach employees." ((in 106 reviews)); "Leadership and Management decision making is poor" ((in 81 reviews))

OpenText Principal Software Developer reviews

3.3

35% would recommend to a friend

(49 total reviews)

Ayman Antoun

Not enough data to show CEO approval

48% positive business outlook

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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

2.0

May 9, 2025

Not recommended

Principal software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1. opentext acquired multiple companies. 2. They have multiple digital products

Cons

1. TeamSite is legacy one and non-technical managers lead engineering team with product knowledge. Very bad experience. Not recommended.

OpenText Response

1y

Thank you for your feedback. We’re proud of our diverse digital product portfolio. We’re committed to continuous improvement and appreciate your input.

4.0

Oct 24, 2024

Good workplace

Principal software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Easy work good ceo relaxed atmosphere

Cons

Lower pay then average other wise good

4.0

Jul 31, 2024

Good Canadian Software Company

Principal software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good Canadian Software Company when you find the correct team

Cons

Moving jobs to India. Decisions are many times led by the stock price and upper management that do not grasp what needs to be done.

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