Is UKG a good company to work for as a Software Development Engineer (SDE) II?

Software Development Engineer (SDE) II professionals working at UKG have rated their employer with 3.5 out of 5 stars in 22 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of UKG employees being 3.2 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Development Engineer (SDE) II Jobs at UKG now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Development Engineer (SDE) II interview questions at UKG .

Does UKG pay Software Development Engineer (SDE) II employees well?

Software Development Engineer (SDE) II professionals rate their compensation and benefits at UKG with 3.5 out of 5 stars based on 22 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 5.6% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Development Engineer (SDE) II salaries at UKG.

What are the top reviewed jobs at UKG?

Software Engineer (281) , Senior Software Engineer (239) , Sales (128) , Project Manager (124) , Lead Software Engineer (115) , Solutions Consultant (99) , Account Executive (97) , Manager (97) , Director (86) , Sales Executive (84) , Solution Consultant (72) , Technical Support Engineer (72) , Principal Software Engineer (65) , Software Developer (56) , Consultant (53)

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

"Great benefits and provided with all the IT equipment to be able do my job anywhere." ((in 1267 reviews)); "Great Place to work and the culture is Great" ((in 730 reviews)); "Great people (people are genuine and want you to succeed)" ((in 556 reviews)); "Having a good Work/Life balance for everyone is near the top of concerns for management." ((in 547 reviews)); "UKG is a great company tk work for with an ease of hybrid working module making it an employee friendly company" ((in 223 reviews))

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

"Frequent layoffs (Multiple major layoffs in the past and silent layoffs now using PIP to avoid giving severance package)" ((in 243 reviews)); "Poor management and constant shifting in management." ((in 226 reviews)); "Senior leadership insists on becoming involved very late in the design and development of management training." ((in 199 reviews)); "Worst leaders and upper management." ((in 81 reviews)); "No Training to enhance job skills" ((in 63 reviews))

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UKG Software Development Engineer (SDE) II reviews

3.5

100% would recommend to a friend

(22 total reviews)

Jennifer Morgan

100% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Culture & values

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.5

Compensation and benefits

3.2

Senior management

3.2

Career opportunities

Software Development Engineer (SDE) II employees have rated UKG with 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 22 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Development Engineer (SDE) II professionals have a good working experience there. UKG is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Development Engineer (SDE) II professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.7 stars).

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22 reviews

4.0

Apr 19, 2026

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Software development engineer (sde) ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good product base company with great perks, food , cab , 14k per quarter for fitness and all

Cons

Any lime they can do the layogg

2.0

Feb 20, 2026

Salary

Sde 1

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Juniors are generally not the decision makers, but end up doing the most work.

Cons

Frequent Layoffs keep on happening.

4.0

Jan 23, 2026

Work culture

Sde-2

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work life balance and too many perks

Cons

Nothing as of now …

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