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?

84% 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 4.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Photon?

Senior Software Engineer (245) , 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 place to learn work and learn new technologies" ((in 78 reviews)); "They provide good salary and package" ((in 68 reviews)); ". The work culture is good and silent." ((in 64 reviews)); "Good Pay and More exposure in Technical" ((in 42 reviews)); "Good to learn new Technologies and good for freshers and an Awesome place to learn and move to a next level" ((in 41 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 226 reviews)); "Management is the worst as you will never get reply from them to sort out issues." ((in 120 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 & promotion& bad Mediclaim policy" ((in 55 reviews)); "The project managers have no knowledge and they act like prime minister of India." ((in 43 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

84% would recommend to a friend

(2,793 total reviews)

Srinivas Balasubramanian

87% approve of CEO

85% positive business outlook

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4.4

Career opportunities

4.3

Culture & values

4.3

Diversity & inclusion

4.3

Work/Life balance

4.3

Senior management

4.3

Compensation and benefits

Photon has an employee rating of 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 2,793 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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3K reviews

5.0

May 24, 2026

Rewarding customer interactions can be emotionally draining

Customer success engineer

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work directly with customers, solve practical issues, build relationships, and understand how products perform in the real world.

Cons

Difficult customers, urgent escalations, and conflicting expectations can be emotionally draining sometimes.

5.0

May 23, 2026

Valuable security experience in a high-pressure setting

Application security analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Learn secure coding, vulnerability assessments, risk mitigation, and how security integrates into product delivery. Highly valuable experience.

Cons

High-pressure environment because missed issues can have serious business and customer consequences.

5.0

May 23, 2026

Valuable skills learned, but tasks can get monotonous

Qa automation analyst

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Learn scripting, CI/CD pipelines, automation workflows, and deployment processes that are valuable across many industries.

Cons

Repeated maintenance scripts, monitoring checks, and routine tasks can feel monotonous after some time.

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