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 been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Parallels?

80% 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 11 reviews)); "Great team" ((in 9 reviews)); "In our country there are not much opportunities have both a good job and salary." ((in 8 reviews)); "Open dialogue Management is accessible." ((in 7 reviews))

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

"Immature executive leadership in many cases." ((in 4 reviews)); "Communication is challenging" ((in 4 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

80% would recommend to a friend

(171 total reviews)

Birger Steen

77% approve of CEO

61% 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

3.7

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

4.0

Oct 9, 2014

Easy going culture

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The company is very young, it was a fun place to work.

Cons

All the departments are kind of split up.

5.0

May 12, 2014

Great company in the crossroads of the cloud industry

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Open dialogue Management is accessible. Very strong technical background. Good new blood in leadership, mostly ex-Microsoft execs.

Cons

Lots to do. Seems we are always catching up with resources.

4.0

May 17, 2014

Great Place to Be

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Great team memebers; - Great processes; - Great IT department operation; - Free cookies; - Challenging tasks.

Cons

- Career growith is slow;

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Jobs at Parallels

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