Is Sony a good company to work for as a Design Engineer?

Design Engineer professionals working at Sony have rated their employer with 4.1 out of 5 stars in 28 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of Sony employees being 3.9 out of 5 stars. Search open Design Engineer Jobs at Sony now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Design Engineer interview questions at Sony .

Does Sony pay Design Engineer employees well?

Design Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Sony with 3.8 out of 5 stars based on 28 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is equal to the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Design Engineer salaries at Sony.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Sony?

Software Engineer (203) , Senior Software Engineer (73) , Intern (71) , Project Manager (66) , Manager (61) , Engineer (46) , Sales Associate (35) , Design Engineer (33) , Internship (33) , Product Manager (33) , Senior Manager (30) , Director (28) , Consultant (25) , Software Developer (25) , Business Analyst (24)

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

"Great people and company environment" ((in 218 reviews)); "Good work life balance and learning" ((in 183 reviews)); "Good benefits (allowance that can be used towards health expenses at staff discretion e.g." ((in 154 reviews)); "Good culture and people and perks" ((in 142 reviews)); "Nice colleagues and senior who willing to share their experience with you as a newbie in the industry." ((in 89 reviews))

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

"low salary and pretty basic job scope" ((in 194 reviews)); "No progression the female operations manager at weybridge was a bad manager" ((in 53 reviews)); "Long hours were very tiring" ((in 44 reviews)); "Aggressive Senior Management" ((in 24 reviews)); "Low compensation vs industry standards and vs other similar organizations" ((in 23 reviews))

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Sony Design Engineer reviews

4.1

99% would recommend to a friend

(28 total reviews)

Kenichiro Yoshida

100% approve of CEO

99% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Culture & values

4.1

Diversity & inclusion

4.1

Senior management

4.1

Career opportunities

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.8

Compensation and benefits

Design Engineer employees have rated Sony with 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 28 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Design Engineer professionals have an excellent working experience there. Sony is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Design Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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28 reviews

4.0

Feb 10, 2026

Work is okay but not for retirement here (unless you want to)

Design engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good if you want to learn lot of new things, especially for fresh graduate. Good start, good heads up.

Cons

Salary increment is just meh, you need to stay years, like YEARS to make it 5 figure

4.0

Aug 12, 2025

Rooms of improvement in terms of benefit

Design engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible working hour & good environment for learning

Cons

Too many meetings, small salary increment

2.0

Jun 10, 2025

Recommended for Fresh Grads to start career

Design engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Learn a lot of things

Cons

No career growth Max 2 years of contract

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