Is Union Pacific a good company to work for as a Software Developer?

Software Developer professionals working at Union Pacific have rated their employer with 3.3 out of 5 stars in 17 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of Union Pacific employees being 2.7 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Developer Jobs at Union Pacific now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Developer interview questions at Union Pacific .

Does Union Pacific pay Software Developer employees well?

Software Developer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Union Pacific with 3.2 out of 5 stars based on 17 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 9% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Developer salaries at Union Pacific.

How happy are Software Developer professionals working at Union Pacific?

39% of Software Developer employees at Union Pacific would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 32% in the past 12 months. Software Developer professionals have also rated Union Pacific with a 3.2 rating for work-life-balance, 2.9 rating for diversity and inclusion, 2.8 rating for culture and values and 3.5 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Union Pacific?

Railroad Conductor (287) , Conductor (128) , Locomotive Engineer (111) , Freight Conductor (96) , Manager (96) , Engineer (76) , Train Dispatcher (61) , Machinist (54) , Train Crew (46) , Diesel Locomotive Electrician (40) , Carman (39) , Manager of Yard Operations (38) , Director (37) , Train Conductor (34) , Intern (33)

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

"The pay is good and despite the slow erosion of benefits they are still good." ((in 532 reviews)); "Good benefits (although insurance is going downhill in recent years by getting more expensive and having higher deductibles.)" ((in 469 reviews)); "Great people and potential for life long associates" ((in 141 reviews)); "Great retirement and the option to receive a second if you are willing to go into management." ((in 136 reviews)); "Good money and fun work" ((in 85 reviews))

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

"Poor management make too many knee jerk decisions at the expense of employee satisfaction and long term employment" ((in 207 reviews)); "must return all call regardless if they leave a message all hours .. no work life balance." ((in 179 reviews)); "constant layoffs are hard for family budget." ((in 96 reviews)); "work Very long hours and over time" ((in 87 reviews)); "Another manager accused my foreman of me of not crossing track correctly even after he said he was to far away to really see us." ((in 83 reviews))

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Union Pacific Software Developer reviews

3.3

39% would recommend to a friend

(17 total reviews)

Jim Vena

25% approve of CEO

24% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.5

Career opportunities

3.2

Work/Life balance

3.2

Compensation and benefits

2.9

Diversity & inclusion

2.8

Culture & values

2.0

Senior management

Software Developer employees have rated Union Pacific with 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 17 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Developer professionals have a good working experience there. Union Pacific is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Transportation & Logistics industry (3.5 stars).

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17 reviews

3.0

Aug 27, 2025

Poor managment, decent benefits

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Got a lot of valuable experience and mentorship, worked with a great team, decent benefits notably a very good 401k match

Cons

Management puts arbitrary pressure on developers to constantly go full speed. High stress levels and poor work-life balance. They don't listen when people try to explain the risks of their management strategy (or maybe don't care. They may be trying to reduce headcount by driving people out). Benefits are slowly getting worse. Difficult to be promoted past a certain level. 5% of your paycheck goes to the RRB. You will never see that money unless you stay for at least 60 months

2.0

Mar 28, 2025

Poor morale and getting worse

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Most of the people are really good, helpful, and treat others respectfully. There is a lot of talent, and people are willing to share that. In the IT department, most managers are very respectful of people's private time, so there isn't much overtime. Of course there have been some major exceptions to that, but they don't last.

Cons

The morale is terrible and getting worse, but management cheerleads. Every quarter they say how much more productive we are and how happy the employees are, but they are not at all receptive to criticism. They smile and tell us why we're wrong. People are steadily leaving through retirement and quitting, but they aren't being replaced. We're getting all their old work, and no one wants to touch it because we don't know how it works. Changes take forever as a result. I've seen productivity fall terribly, but management is saying it's improving. They even changed the employee survey to make a bad review nearly impossible and then publicized how the scores improved! Forget about working from home. You can once per week, but they really have their eyes on people, so I'd use that perk cautiously.

4.0

Mar 6, 2025

my experience

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- nice environment and work place

Cons

the management is not really that capable

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