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 21 reviews)); "Great team" ((in 9 reviews)); "In our country there are not much opportunities have both a good job and salary." ((in 9 reviews)); "Plus flexible schedule and friendly atmosphere." ((in 7 reviews)); "career opportunity" ((in 6 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)); "not that good career opportunities" ((in 3 reviews)); "bad training, unclear ways to grow in company" ((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

Mar 27, 2015

Fast growing company with tons of potential!

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Moving in the right direction for innovation. Highly motivated employees with a breadth of knowledge. Very friendly and fun place to work.. Very fast paced allowing you to learn new things every day. A great place to work to build your career and resume!

Cons

There are a few legacy and cultural challenges that exist but those are improving every day.

Parallels Response

10y

Thank you for your feedback. The information is quite useful.

5.0

Mar 27, 2015

Love working for Parallels

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Parallels is a very friendly environement company, the management is always understanding, and we all feel heard and free.

Cons

sometimes the processes are messy.

5.0

Mar 26, 2015

Good place to work

Qa engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Big international company, many ways to improve professional skills, good chances to make an advance, strong corporative culture, good benefits package

Cons

As there is many and many different work you have to constantly study new things. But it is good for your experience and brains! And as with any QA job sometimes you have to deal with angry developers )

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