Does Photon pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Photon employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Photon. This rating has improved by 4% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Photon?

83% of Photon employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Photon 4.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.3 for culture and values and 4.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Photon?

Senior Software Engineer (246) , Software Engineer (179) , Technical Lead (80) , Project Manager (65) , Business Analyst (44) , Software Developer (37) , Business Development Executive (30) , Devops Engineer (24) , QA Engineer (24) , Senior Business Analyst (22) , Tech Lead (20) , Senior QA Engineer (19) , Associate Architect (17) , Senior Graphic Designer (17) , Senior Software Developer (17)

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

"Good company and you can learn new technologies" ((in 79 reviews)); "Learning and salary is good" ((in 68 reviews)); ". The work culture is good and silent." ((in 68 reviews)); "Good Pay and More exposure in Technical" ((in 45 reviews)); "Good to learn new Technologies and good for freshers and an Awesome place to learn and move to a next level" ((in 44 reviews))

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

"3. You can enjoy the salary you get as there is no work life balance." ((in 221 reviews)); "Management is the worst as you will never get reply from them to sort out issues." ((in 120 reviews)); "No job security they will hire you for 15 days and after 1 month they will fire you without any notice." ((in 73 reviews)); "No employee benefits & promotion& bad Mediclaim policy" ((in 51 reviews)); "The project managers have no knowledge and they act like prime minister of India." ((in 44 reviews))

What are employees saying about Photon layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Photon layoffs and their outlook for job security at Photon in 2026.

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4.3

83% would recommend to a friend

(2,795 total reviews)

Srinivas Balasubramanian

86% approve of CEO

85% positive business outlook

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4.3

Culture & values

4.3

Diversity & inclusion

4.3

Work/Life balance

4.3

Senior management

4.3

Compensation and benefits

4.3

Career opportunities

Photon has an employee rating of 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 2,795 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Photon 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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2.0

Apr 10, 2026

Future ideas overshadowed by poor management and opaqueness

Many and varied

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You get ideas about what to do in the future.

Cons

Poor oversight Management Sr Mgrs and above too privileged and personal Founder CTO tried to micro manage (but it is his skin in the mix as far as reputation) Opaqueness, private company, no SEC filings. H1B heavy...not hiring domestic citizens first.

5.0

Apr 10, 2026

Solid start, but growth depends on project

Associate software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good foundation in Java development and exposure to enterprise-level applications.

Cons

Some projects feel outdated. .

5.0

Apr 10, 2026

Half your job depends on other teams

Software developer

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

You learn how systems connect and gain strong debugging skills across services and APIs.

Cons

Delays due to dependencies. .

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