Does Parallels pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Parallels employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Parallels. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Parallels?

79% of Parallels employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Parallels 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.9 for culture and values and 3.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Parallels?

Software Developer (8) , Manager (5) , Software Engineer (4) , Technical Support Engineer (4) , Account Manager (3) , Sales (3) , Software Development Engineer (3) , Support Engineer (3) , Engineer (2) , Program Manager (2) , Sales Director (2) , Senior Product Marketing Manager (2) , Team Lead (2) , Team Leader (2)

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

"Lots of great people learn from both engineering and management." ((in 19 reviews)); "Pay and benefits are good." ((in 10 reviews)); "Great team" ((in 8 reviews)); "In our country there are not much opportunities have both a good job and salary." ((in 7 reviews)); "Plus flexible schedule and friendly atmosphere." ((in 7 reviews))

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

"bad training, unclear ways to grow in company" ((in 4 reviews)); "Communication is challenging" ((in 4 reviews)); "no bonuses" ((in 3 reviews)); "Immature executive leadership in many cases." ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about Parallels layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Parallels layoffs and their outlook for job security at Parallels in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Parallels locations?

Renton , Bellevue , Seattle , Austin , Kirkland

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Parallels reviews

3.9

79% would recommend to a friend

(171 total reviews)

Birger Steen

77% approve of CEO

60% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.4

Diversity & inclusion

4.0

Work/Life balance

3.9

Culture & values

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.8

Career opportunities

3.6

Senior management

Parallels has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 171 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Parallels employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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Reviews by job title

171 reviews

5.0

Oct 26, 2017

I loved Parallels because there were many opportunities to grow

Software development manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

mature management,, skilled engineers, interesting projects

Cons

Performance review could be more tuned to engineers

3.0

Oct 6, 2017

How it would be possible work comfortable ?

Virtualization software developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

There are many bad, inadequated peoples among of company governmant. All business built on the top of the hard constant overtime. Very unhealth moral climate

Cons

Very strong narrow to the profwssional development

5.0

Sep 25, 2017

The best place of work I ever met with a great people

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great and interesting people are around you. A spirit of experimenting and innovations.

Cons

No time to rest or be lazy

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