Is VMware a good company to work for as a Senior Engineer?

Senior Engineer professionals working at VMware have rated their employer with 4.4 out of 5 stars in 22 Glassdoor reviews. This is an average score with the overall rating of VMware employees being 4.4 out of 5 stars. Search open Senior Engineer Jobs at VMware now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Senior Engineer interview questions at VMware .

Does VMware pay Senior Engineer employees well?

Senior Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at VMware with 4.6 out of 5 stars based on 22 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 4.4% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Senior Engineer salaries at VMware.

How happy are Senior Engineer professionals working at VMware?

90% of Senior Engineer employees at VMware would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 4% in the past 12 months. Senior Engineer professionals have also rated VMware with a 4.6 rating for work-life-balance, 4.5 rating for diversity and inclusion, 4.5 rating for culture and values and 4.4 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at VMware?

Member Of Technical Staff (458) , Technical Support Engineer (327) , Senior Member of Technical Staff (245) , Software Engineer (215) , Staff Engineer (205) , Business Analyst (147) , Senior Manager (136) , Account Executive (132) , Director (130) , Senior Software Engineer (128) , Manager (106) , Intern (102) , Sales (94) , Member of Technical Staff(MTS) (92) , Account Manager (87)

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

"The benefits are great and the Palo Alto campus is gorgeous." ((in 997 reviews)); "You can learn so much from VMware and give back to charities while still enjoying a good work life balance." ((in 940 reviews)); "Great for people really into coding and those who don't like much customer face to face dealings" ((in 756 reviews)); "Pay is good but you cannot spend as you don't know when your job will be gone." ((in 409 reviews)); "Work culture is good..you will learn lot of things here if you put your own effort" ((in 372 reviews))

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

"There are some bad managers I have worked with" ((in 241 reviews)); "frequent org changes and layoffs" ((in 131 reviews)); "Upper management is bad which creates hierarchy" ((in 68 reviews)); "Middle management is incompetent, and multiple layers slow down or stop anything which requires an approval" ((in 64 reviews)); "Senior management has basically ignored the last 50 years or so of management best practices." ((in 48 reviews))

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VMware Senior Engineer reviews

4.4

90% would recommend to a friend

(22 total reviews)

Raghu Raghuram

86% approve of CEO

85% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.6

Work/Life balance

4.6

Compensation and benefits

4.5

Culture & values

4.5

Diversity & inclusion

4.4

Career opportunities

4.2

Senior management

Senior Engineer employees have rated VMware with 4.4 out of 5 stars, based on 22 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Senior Engineer professionals have an excellent working experience there. VMware is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Senior Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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22 reviews

5.0

Jul 11, 2024

Employee Friendly

Senior engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Employee Benefits, Freedom to work

Cons

No points I could find on this topic

5.0

Dec 27, 2023

Great Company

Senior engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Social events, friendly environment, generous, wfh if desired

Cons

Broadcom bought the company, it's not as liberal

5.0

Nov 2, 2023

Solid place to work for

Senior engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great compensation. People are good very helpful and nice.

Cons

Can be boring. no much innovation

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