Is Pearson a good company to work for as a Software Engineer?

Software Engineer professionals working at Pearson have rated their employer with 3.8 out of 5 stars in 155 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of Pearson employees being 3.5 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Engineer Jobs at Pearson now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Engineer interview questions at Pearson .

Does Pearson pay Software Engineer employees well?

Software Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Pearson with 3.5 out of 5 stars based on 155 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 5.9% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Engineer salaries at Pearson.

How happy are Software Engineer professionals working at Pearson?

71% of Software Engineer employees at Pearson would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 8% in the past 12 months. Software Engineer professionals have also rated Pearson with a 4.3 rating for work-life-balance, 4.1 rating for diversity and inclusion, 4.0 rating for culture and values and 3.2 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Pearson?

Test Administrator (193) , Project Manager (156) , Sales Representative (136) , Test Scorer (133) , Software Engineer (129) , Manager (126) , Enrollment Advisor (105) , Director (103) , Scorer (83) , Editor (69) , Product Manager (67) , Senior Software Engineer (61) , Remote Scorer (59) , Intern (44) , Customer Service Representative (43)

What are the pros of working at Pearson according to real employee reviews?

"Most people at Pearson are great to work with and want to do the right thing." ((in 779 reviews)); "Good benefits when your employer doesn't actually have an issue when you use it." ((in 777 reviews)); "Good work life balance in the sales department of school and higher education but not in other areas" ((in 367 reviews)); "Work life balance is pretty good and your schedule can be very flexible with options to work from home." ((in 347 reviews)); "Great work ethics and culture" ((in 268 reviews))

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

"low pay; usually never hear from anyone in the company unless you do something wrong" ((in 375 reviews)); "Low salary and hard" ((in 266 reviews)); "Constant layoffs and reorganization." ((in 210 reviews)); "Many leaders including line managers do not interact with their teams." ((in 165 reviews)); "Poor leadership and ongoing flip flopping on direction of company make it a less than desirable workplace." ((in 155 reviews))

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3.8

71% would recommend to a friend

(155 total reviews)

Omar Abbosh

81% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.3

Work/Life balance

4.1

Diversity & inclusion

4.0

Culture & values

3.5

Senior management

3.5

Compensation and benefits

3.2

Career opportunities

Software Engineer employees have rated Pearson with 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 155 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. Pearson is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Media & Communication industry (3.7 stars).

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155 reviews

5.0

Apr 11, 2013

Pearson education is a great place to work

Software developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

great people, great working conditions, fun place to work

Cons

i can't think of any at this time

4.0

Jan 22, 2013

Good learning in a fast paced environment

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexibility to work on your area of interest. Lots of growth options for ambitious people.

Cons

Use of lot of old technologies. Lot of domain knowledge embedded into people, newcomers have to worm hard to make their presence felt in company

4.0

Oct 12, 2012

Good place to work, with a lot of good people.

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Culture and Lifestyle are good, with a positive goal for product development. Generally can be proud of what you are working on and it's impact on society.

Cons

Career advancement is limited. Pay hasn't kept pace with inflation even with positive reviews, and someone hired off the street will almost always be given more pay for the same job than someone hired internally. Makes it hard to justify not looking outside the company after a while.

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