Is Photon a good company to work for as a Sr. Software Engineer?

Sr. Software Engineer professionals working at Photon have rated their employer with 2.5 out of 5 stars in 274 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of Photon employees being 4.3 out of 5 stars. Search open Sr. Software Engineer Jobs at Photon now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Sr. Software Engineer interview questions at Photon .

Does Photon pay Sr. Software Engineer employees well?

Sr. Software Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Photon with 2.6 out of 5 stars based on 274 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 49.3% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Sr. Software Engineer salaries at Photon.

How happy are Sr. Software Engineer professionals working at Photon?

36% of Sr. Software Engineer employees at Photon would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 8% in the past 12 months. Sr. Software Engineer professionals have also rated Photon with a 2.5 rating for work-life-balance, 2.6 rating for diversity and inclusion, 2.6 rating for culture and values and 2.6 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Photon?

Senior Software Engineer (250) , Software Engineer (180) , Technical Lead (80) , Project Manager (65) , Business Analyst (44) , Software Developer (37) , Business Development Executive (30) , QA Engineer (25) , Devops 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 place to work and learn new technologies" ((in 84 reviews)); "Pros are only for candidates who uses photons offer as counter offer and get good salary from other companies" ((in 68 reviews)); ". The work culture is good and silent." ((in 65 reviews)); "Good to learn new Technologies and good for freshers and an Awesome place to learn and move to a next level" ((in 45 reviews)); "Had decent pay and good clients" ((in 42 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 228 reviews)); "Management is the worst as you will never get reply from them to sort out issues." ((in 117 reviews)); "No job security.. Any time you will receive a phone call from hr and tell today your last day." ((in 75 reviews)); "No employee benefits" ((in 51 reviews)); "The project managers have no knowledge and they act like prime minister of India." ((in 47 reviews))

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Photon Sr. Software Engineer reviews

2.5

36% would recommend to a friend

(274 total reviews)

Srinivas Balasubramanian

46% approve of CEO

37% positive business outlook

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2.6

Culture & values

2.6

Diversity & inclusion

2.6

Compensation and benefits

2.6

Career opportunities

2.5

Work/Life balance

2.3

Senior management

Sr. Software Engineer employees have rated Photon with 2.5 out of 5 stars, based on 274 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Sr. Software Engineer professionals have an average working experience there. Photon is rated 35% below average by Sr. Software Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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274 reviews

1.0

Apr 30, 2026

Toxic environment with no job security

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nothing. This is the worst company I have ever joined

Cons

No Salary if you are in bench. HR and management are ruthless guys. No benching policy. Hire and fire policy only. No job security.

4.0

Apr 21, 2026

Great overall opportunity

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Fast paced company with lots of opportunity for projects from mostly US / UK / Europe. Great learning opportunity and able to work with team from various nationalities in a project.

Cons

Often management made huge changes over rules including salary that's implemented very immediately from the announcement without pre caution / making aware the the employees at least a month prior or something.

1.0

Mar 30, 2026

Onboarding Process in Photon

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

There is no Pros for this company.

Cons

I have a joining later from photon and I had to join in this month but when I reached to the office to join the company on joining date then HR said once client interview is done and you will get the project then we will onboard we will don’t have the bench policy. But they not inform before joining date , when I reached to the office to join then they inform me joining process. Finally they not onboarded me and I wasted my time and money both.

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