Is Photon a good company to work for as a Developer Senior?

Developer Senior professionals working at Photon have rated their employer with 2.6 out of 5 stars in 275 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 Developer Senior Jobs at Photon now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Developer Senior interview questions at Photon .

Does Photon pay Developer Senior employees well?

Developer Senior professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Photon with 2.7 out of 5 stars based on 275 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 45.7% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Developer Senior salaries at Photon.

How happy are Developer Senior professionals working at Photon?

36% of Developer Senior employees at Photon would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 1% in the past 12 months. Developer Senior professionals have also rated Photon with a 2.5 rating for work-life-balance, 2.7 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 company and you can learn new technologies" ((in 80 reviews)); "Pros are only for candidates who uses photons offer as counter offer and get good salary from other companies" ((in 70 reviews)); ". The work culture is good and silent." ((in 65 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 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 228 reviews)); "Management is the worst as you will never get reply from them to sort out issues." ((in 120 reviews)); "Absolutely no job security or support if you’re not on a project — you're just a number" ((in 73 reviews)); "No employee benefits" ((in 51 reviews)); "The project managers have no knowledge and they act like prime minister of India." ((in 48 reviews))

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2.6

36% would recommend to a friend

(275 total reviews)

Srinivas Balasubramanian

46% approve of CEO

36% positive business outlook

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2.7

Diversity & inclusion

2.7

Compensation and benefits

2.6

Culture & values

2.6

Career opportunities

2.5

Work/Life balance

2.4

Senior management

Senior Developer employees have rated Photon with 2.6 out of 5 stars, based on 275 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Senior Developer professionals have an average working experience there. Photon is rated 32% below average by Senior Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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275 reviews

1.0

Dec 22, 2025

Always overtime work

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Technology stack used for development was good.

Cons

- Always push you to work overtime - Send email to work on weekends - No proper project management - No work-life balance

1.0

Dec 17, 2025

Worst Company

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

H1B under premium processing, thats the only pros

Cons

Short-term project, HR team is literaaly disgusting, too much politics,,they bring their indian employees to onsite..and that indian employees do lots of politics and try to make life hell. No respect to employees at all.Poor bench policy..forced to take leave on bench. No Ethics and no values

2.0

Dec 9, 2025

Okay, But If project is going end, suddenly they will today is LWD.

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nothing to say about pros

Cons

Pay less, they will negotiate.

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