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

Software Engineer professionals working at SLB have rated their employer with 3.4 out of 5 stars in 193 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 Software Engineer Jobs at SLB now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Engineer interview questions at SLB .

Does SLB pay Software Engineer employees well?

Software Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at SLB with 3.3 out of 5 stars based on 193 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 16.7% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Engineer salaries at SLB.

How happy are Software Engineer professionals working at SLB?

54% of Software Engineer employees at SLB would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 17% in the past 12 months. Software Engineer professionals have also rated SLB with a 3.6 rating for work-life-balance, 3.8 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.5 rating for culture and values and 3.2 rating for career opportunities.

What SLB locations are top rated by Software Engineer employees?

Houston is the top rated SLB location by Software Engineer employees.

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 851 reviews)); "Good Career Progression and Training" ((in 719 reviews)); "Pay is good but not great" ((in 649 reviews)); "Salary is good and livable" ((in 536 reviews)); "People are great and intelligent" ((in 490 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 850 reviews)); "2) Some times people are abused because of business needs or poor management (managers fault) or oil crisis" ((in 445 reviews)); "long hours and lots of extrernal and internal pressure" ((in 243 reviews)); "Bad managers get away with breaking all the policies and rules and the ethics line is useless." ((in 234 reviews)); "Very tough and no life balance" ((in 137 reviews))

SLB Software Engineer reviews

3.4

54% would recommend to a friend

(193 total reviews)

Olivier Le Peuch

57% approve of CEO

44% positive business outlook

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Software Engineer employees have rated SLB with 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 193 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. SLB is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Energy, Mining & Utilities industry (3.7 stars).

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193 reviews

4.0

Jul 25, 2012

Software engineering - excellent and motivated team

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Excellent technical knowledge in team Good education opportunities Knowledge sharing community Continuous peer and management review and incentives

Cons

Heavy process, lots of certification that seem useless

4.0

Jan 12, 2012

It's really a great place to work at, if you don't get a bad manager

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Career planning Technology Training, mentoring, knowledge sharing, openness Sr management and colleagues are open and talented Multi-cultural environment Travelling around the world, once a year, at least A company that has money to invest in R&D HR system (goals, performance evaluation based on goals, etc) Computer specifics: Scrum Agile, support from very experienced software community Overall concerns with ethics, people & environment

Cons

Bad / unexperienced manager can challenge your motivation HR system is not followed many times People with beautiful background can be "over-recognized", even when their performance is not good Sr management doesn't want to hear the problems People from the "field" lives a total different world (hard lifestyle) from the office people If you want to grow to management side, be prepare to bring work home a lot

5.0

Nov 17, 2011

great

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

not so tough, causal working style, great people, great mentor ship, great resources, great benefits, great work place, great activities

Cons

company is too big, when I am working a product which is created twenty five years ago, it is always not so easy

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