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

Senior Software Developer professionals working at OpenText have rated their employer with 3.3 out of 5 stars in 275 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 Senior Software Developer Jobs at OpenText now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Senior Software Developer interview questions at OpenText .

Does OpenText pay Senior Software Developer employees well?

Senior Software Developer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at OpenText with 3.3 out of 5 stars based on 275 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 3.1% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Senior Software Developer salaries at OpenText.

How happy are Senior Software Developer professionals working at OpenText?

58% of Senior Software Developer employees at OpenText would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 6% in the past 12 months. Senior Software Developer professionals have also rated OpenText with a 3.4 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 Senior Software Developer reviews

3.3

58% would recommend to a friend

(275 total reviews)

Ayman Antoun

Not enough data to show CEO approval

47% positive business outlook

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Senior Software Developer employees have rated OpenText with 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 275 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Senior Software Developer professionals have a good working experience there. OpenText is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Senior Software Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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275 reviews

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

4.0

Jun 21, 2025

I would recommend opentext to others

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work life balance Friendly environment to work

Cons

Compulsory work from office for 3 days

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