Is SAP a good company to work for as a Principal Software Engineer?

Principal Software Engineer professionals working at SAP have rated their employer with 4.2 out of 5 stars in 43 Glassdoor reviews. This is an average score with the overall rating of SAP employees being 4.2 out of 5 stars. Search open Principal Software Engineer Jobs at SAP now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Principal Software Engineer interview questions at SAP .

Does SAP pay Principal Software Engineer employees well?

Principal Software Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at SAP with 3.2 out of 5 stars based on 43 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 19.7% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Principal Software Engineer salaries at SAP.

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

"Work life balance is good if you don't plan on moving up in the company" ((in 3344 reviews)); "Good Benefits and Health" ((in 2426 reviews)); "The culture is great and they provide you the correct tools to thrive in a growing environment." ((in 1829 reviews)); "The people you work with are great and feels like a much smaller company on the day to day." ((in 1462 reviews)); "SAP is the best place to work because you always have your work force as a priority" ((in 993 reviews))

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

"Salaries are low across the board compared to similar positions both inside and outside of SAP Tempe." ((in 1091 reviews)); "poor management and lack of resource" ((in 487 reviews)); "A bad manager will only think about his/her own promotion and not care about team." ((in 383 reviews)); "Lack of accountability from upper management." ((in 82 reviews)); "bad middle management" ((in 70 reviews))

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4.2

99% would recommend to a friend

(43 total reviews)

Christian Klein

100% approve of CEO

99% positive business outlook

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4.8

Culture & values

4.4

Diversity & inclusion

4.2

Work/Life balance

3.8

Career opportunities

3.3

Senior management

3.2

Compensation and benefits

Principal Software Engineer employees have rated SAP with 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 43 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Principal Software Engineer professionals have an excellent working experience there. SAP is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Principal Software Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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43 reviews

4.0

Oct 2, 2010

Easy-going, safe and secure

Principal software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good work-life, flexible time, free transport free meal

Cons

bore of doing same thing for long time less money

4.0

Jul 11, 2010

Good company with great environment

Principal software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good company to be with. work like balance. get time to work on different R & D projects. Host lot of materials available to learn the ABAP functional areas. like HCM , HR, ERP , CRM, SRM Netweaver, PI , SOA etc

Cons

Less vision of the future work. no good promotion. Not much growth in technology learning.still working on the back bone of ABAP services. no new technology innovation. Java is disappearing. which would affect many employees

3.0

Apr 19, 2010

SAP a great company... SAP Labs bangalore is a the most mediocre place to be

Principal software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work life balance... or did I say life life balance... coz there is mostly no work... That is why this place is a magnet for lazy bums who want to live the rest of their lives doing nothing under the shelter of like minded ppl... Great exposure to global business software and one can do wonders in this company if he is innovative... but wait, local management will kill you and your idea... coz innovation sounds like "work" isn't it, and bangalore management do not like working ppl..

Cons

Mediocre culture of SAP labs bangalore... They believe in recruiting mediocrity and retaining mediocrity... that is why it has slipped to paymaster 70 percentile now... and over the years I wouldn't be surprised if it becomes 50 percentile... There is no differentiation for hard work and talent... all get same hike and promotion is always slated in 2.5 years or 3 years... does not matter who deserve or who doesn't... So teams are like family business... all managers are friends and they have their wives also in the same team.... which makes office look like kitty party mostly... they decide among themselves the future of team and individuals....

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