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

Software Engineer professionals working at Staples have rated their employer with 3.1 out of 5 stars in 40 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of Staples employees being 3.2 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Engineer Jobs at Staples now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Engineer interview questions at Staples .

Does Staples pay Software Engineer employees well?

Software Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Staples with 2.8 out of 5 stars based on 40 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 3.6% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Engineer salaries at Staples.

How happy are Software Engineer professionals working at Staples?

26% of Software Engineer employees at Staples would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 54% in the past 12 months. Software Engineer professionals have also rated Staples with a 2.5 rating for work-life-balance, 3.6 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.6 rating for culture and values and 2.9 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Staples?

Sales Associate (1565) , Copy and Print Associate (452) , General Manager (298) , Sales Manager (297) , Cashier (285) , Sales Associate/Cashier (271) , Print and Marketing Associate (267) , EasyTech Associate (256) , Retail Sales Associate (214) , Copy Center Associate (159) , B2B Sales Consultant (154) , Easy Tech Sales Associate (150) , Account Manager (146) , Tech Associate (146) , Customer Service Representative (131)

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

"Great people and as long as you like talking to people it can be a very fun job." ((in 816 reviews)); "I can't think of one pros working here besides having great coworkers at my location." ((in 563 reviews)); "Benefits were good and started after 30 days (FT only)" ((in 540 reviews)); "This job had flexible hours and was very easy to learn and was my first job before college." ((in 526 reviews)); "Super easy and flexible scheduling" ((in 256 reviews))

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

"Low pay and sometimes asked to do things that are not part of the job description." ((in 1212 reviews)); "Management is poor and inexperienced" ((in 918 reviews)); "Poor upper management seemed to be grasping at straws" ((in 245 reviews)); "No training is given and you basically learn on the job." ((in 208 reviews)); "No commission when they expect you to sell warranties and credit card signups on every tech sale." ((in 126 reviews))

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Staples Software Engineer reviews

3.1

26% would recommend to a friend

(40 total reviews)

Michael Motz

73% approve of CEO

11% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.6

Culture & values

3.6

Diversity & inclusion

2.9

Senior management

2.9

Career opportunities

2.8

Compensation and benefits

2.5

Work/Life balance

Software Engineer I employees have rated Staples with 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 40 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Engineer I professionals have a good working experience there. Staples is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Engineer I professionals compared to other employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

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40 reviews

2.0

Jul 18, 2026

Poor pay and work-life balance with no positives

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

nothing good about this this is beyond repairable

Cons

low wages, poor work life balance

3.0

Jun 30, 2026

Supportive team but long and variable hours

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Helpful and everyone respond promptly to your issues will be able to learn alot

Cons

on-site calls and need to stay till night shift timings might differ from when shared while hiring

2.0

May 24, 2026

Low pay, no growth and leadership is clueless.

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

If you get lucky and get one of the few good teams, you will have work life balance.

Cons

- No growth opportunities - Very low pay - Insane amount of politics which could lead to even lower level engineers to lose their jobs despite problems in senior levels - leadership has no idea what they want to do in the long term. Every quarter the priorities 180 and a lot of resources get wasted with nothing to gain from it

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Poor pay and work-life balance with no positives

Supportive team but long and variable hours

Low pay, no growth and leadership is clueless.

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