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

Sr. Software Engineer professionals working at OpenText have rated their employer with 3.3 out of 5 stars in 299 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 Sr. Software Engineer Jobs at OpenText now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Sr. Software Engineer interview questions at OpenText .

Does OpenText pay Sr. Software Engineer employees well?

Sr. Software Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at OpenText with 3.3 out of 5 stars based on 299 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 3.1% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Sr. Software Engineer salaries at OpenText.

How happy are Sr. Software Engineer professionals working at OpenText?

59% of Sr. Software Engineer employees at OpenText would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 5% in the past 12 months. Sr. Software Engineer professionals have also rated OpenText with a 3.5 rating for work-life-balance, 3.4 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.2 rating for culture and values and 3.1 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))

OpenText Sr. Software Engineer reviews

3.3

59% would recommend to a friend

(299 total reviews)

Ayman Antoun

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50% positive business outlook

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Sr. Software Engineer employees have rated OpenText with 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 299 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Sr. Software Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. OpenText is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Sr. Software Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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299 reviews

4.0

Jul 18, 2025

A good place to work

Sr. software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Prepared to market changes and readiness to new technologies

Cons

strict WFH, WFO guidelines to e followed

4.0

Jun 30, 2025

Great learning but needs cultural improvement

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Exposure to enterprise-level projects and technologies. Opportunities to work with global teams. Good work-life balance in most roles. Stable organization with a broad portfolio of products. Decent benefits and job security.

Cons

Slow decision-making processes and bureaucracy. Outdated tools and systems in some departments. Limited career progression opportunities without changing teams or roles. Management communication can be inconsistent, especially during reorganizations. Company culture can feel rigid; innovation isn’t always encouraged.

5.0

Jun 23, 2025

Good longterm role

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

family orientated company with decent benefits

Cons

No particular problems to report

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