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

Parallels reviews

3.9

79% would recommend to a friend

(171 total reviews)

Birger Steen

77% approve of CEO

60% positive business outlook

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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).

Reviews by job title

171 reviews

3.0

Feb 4, 2014

OK company in a high growth market.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Parallels enjoys high brand recognition in its run windows on mac, control panel, and hosting automation target markets.

Cons

Can its collection of acquired products scale to meet market requirements?

4.0

Dec 21, 2013

Software Development Engineer at Parallels

Software development engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very positive people, interesting work. Relatively high salary and compensation package (insurance, mills, transport). Different projects allow to get something new.

Cons

Moscow office looks very grey. No bright colors in ever-cloud Moscow. having offices on Seattle, Moscow, Novosibirsk you may experience communication problems because of time zones shifts.

4.0

Dec 11, 2013

One of the best place in Russia to work as a software engineer

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It is an excellent place to learn for startes and to develop even for experts. Expertise is shared with everyone who wants to own it. A lot of challenging tasks. Plus flexible schedule and friendly atmosphere.

Cons

If you look for a place where you can get money for doing nonsense it's not the right choice and it's better to find something else.

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