Is SLB a good company to work for as a Softwar Engineer?

Softwar Engineer professionals working at SLB have rated their employer with 3.5 out of 5 stars in 170 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of SLB employees being 3.9 out of 5 stars. Search open Softwar Engineer Jobs at SLB now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Softwar Engineer interview questions at SLB .

Does SLB pay Softwar Engineer employees well?

Softwar Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at SLB with 3.5 out of 5 stars based on 170 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 10.8% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Softwar Engineer salaries at SLB.

How happy are Softwar Engineer professionals working at SLB?

50% of Softwar Engineer employees at SLB would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 23% in the past 12 months. Softwar Engineer professionals have also rated SLB with a 3.7 rating for work-life-balance, 3.7 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.5 rating for culture and values and 3.1 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at SLB?

Field Engineer (924) , Intern (335) , Engineer (259) , Mechanical Engineer (223) , Internship (203) , Software Engineer (196) , Field Specialist (169) , Project Manager (169) , Wireline Field Engineer (119) , Senior Field Engineer (113) , Procurement Specialist (97) , Manufacturing Engineer (90) , Manager (73) , Geophysicist (71) , Financial Analyst (69)

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

"Benefit is good and competitive with other oil and gas service provider for supply chain position." ((in 831 reviews)); "Training is good and useful" ((in 708 reviews)); "Good pay and mbility is good" ((in 677 reviews)); "Salary is good and livable" ((in 539 reviews)); "People are great and intelligent" ((in 495 reviews))

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

"no inspiration in the lab setting everything was based on work completed and no work life balance." ((in 856 reviews)); "2) Some times people are abused because of business needs or poor management (managers fault) or oil crisis" ((in 447 reviews)); "long hours and lots of extrernal and internal pressure" ((in 251 reviews)); "Bad managers get away with breaking all the policies and rules and the ethics line is useless." ((in 239 reviews)); "Very tough and no life balance" ((in 135 reviews))

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SLB Softwar Engineer reviews

3.5

50% would recommend to a friend

(170 total reviews)

Olivier Le Peuch

53% approve of CEO

46% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.5

Culture & values

3.5

Compensation and benefits

3.1

Career opportunities

2.7

Senior management

Softwar Engineer employees have rated SLB with 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 170 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Softwar Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. SLB is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Softwar Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Energy, Mining & Utilities industry (3.7 stars).

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170 reviews

3.0

Aug 17, 2025

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

have good benefit but you need to get in a good team

Cons

check the team you are joining before hand

3.0

Aug 2, 2025

Good

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Friendly Environment Good work life balance

Cons

Bad management No Job security

1.0

Jul 14, 2025

Review

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

flexible working hours no tight deadlines

Cons

minimal salary hike no increments

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