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 8 reviews)); "Good benefits" ((in 8 reviews)); "Open dialogue Management is accessible." ((in 8 reviews)); "In our country there are not much opportunities have both a good job and salary." ((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)); "Immature executive leadership in many cases." ((in 4 reviews)); "Communication is challenging" ((in 4 reviews)); "not that good career opportunities" ((in 3 reviews)); "Pay is low for some, but high for others." ((in 2 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

1.0

May 4, 2012

One of the worst companies I worked for

Software developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Free fruits and some snacks. Couches to sleep when you stay overnight. This job is acceptable, if you are a newbie without any skills and personal life.

Cons

inadequate project management and planning, at least in our branch nepotism communication chain between management and developers is completely broken lots of overtime work

5.0

Sep 10, 2014

Awesome

Support engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

* Worthy compensation of work * Training/specialization switch available on-demand (for TSEs) * Flexible schedule * Many career possibilities * Understanding management * Good benefits

Cons

Fast pace of work which may be hard to keep up with Some growing pains in organization

5.0

Jul 28, 2014

Good company for those who want to achieve more.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- career opportunity - corporate culture - colleagues

Cons

- lack of facilities for relaxing in the office (sport equipment, couches...)

Parallels Response

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Thank you for your review. Your feedback is important to us as we seek ways to make Parallels an even better place to work!

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