Paycom Software Developer reviews

2.6

24% would recommend to a friend

(321 total reviews)
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Chad Richison

18% approve of CEO

15% positive business outlook

Software Developer I employees have rated Paycom with 2.6 out of 5 stars, based on 321 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Developer I professionals have an average working experience there. Paycom is rated 29% below average by Software Developer I professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.7 stars).

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321 reviews
5.0
Sep 16, 2019

Paycom is #1

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Pros

I have been with Paycom for many years and can share that it is an amazing place to work. I have been blessed to see it grow so much in my time here and truly believe it's just getting started. The basics are all there... great people, fantastic benefits, the best leadership, etc. Specifically speaking to the technology side, we have the best tech group out there. We are super close and are constantly focused on evolving ourselves and our processes to get better. The technologies we use are all current and relevant, everyone here shares the same goals of improving the product and meeting the business needs of both Paycom and all of our users, and it is this focus that makes the common frictions in a tech group not exist here. What means the most to me is the impact that I get to have on users. Not only do millions of users out in the world use our product every day, but so does every single Paycom employee. We have great channels for feedback, and are able to make changes that impact the daily lives of so many people. If having an impact is something that drives you, no matter your skill set, you would be hard pressed to find a place to have more of it than at Paycom.

Cons

No cons come to mind.

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Paycom Response
6y
Thank you for your review! We are happy to read you are aligned and engaged with Paycom's mission.
2.0
Sep 7, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

- Pretty good benefits, but embarrassingly bad 2 year vesting schedule on 401k - Lots of training, which is a good and bad thing - The people working their are very accepting

Cons

- Still using PHP. Very rough for career transitions. You won't be using any new technology here and if you do it would be very little. - There isn't autonomy. They love to call themselves a software company but they have rules of an hr sales company. Strict 8-5, business casual, etc. - Agile is non-existent. I was told in the interview process they used it everywhere, but was lied to - VERY counter productive 'Point System' for devs. They take their point system that's used in the competitive sales department and threw it on devs. You earn points based off projects you work and how many hours they 'think' you should take on it. They give less points for bugs and security work (fixing issues is worth less?) so you always feel like you have to take new development. They also have a board of the 'Top 15' and 'Bottom 15' devs for all to see in the office. It makes people feel horrible when devs should be working to solve problems together. You also have to hit a certain point threshold for a promotion (what if you're a special case who should be promoted now though?) - Codebase is terrible. Unit tests, strict standards, etc are non existent

5.0
Jun 21, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

Challenging place to work. Good tasks

Cons

Hectic and lesser pay comapred to similar stressful jobs

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Paycom Response
7y
Thank you for the review! With the help of our employees, we strive to be a best in class payroll and HR technology provider.
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