Is Verisign a good company to work for as a Software Engineering - Engineer I?

Software Engineering - Engineer I professionals working at Verisign have rated their employer with 4.2 out of 5 stars in 40 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of Verisign employees being 3.1 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Engineering - Engineer I Jobs at Verisign now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Engineering - Engineer I interview questions at Verisign .

Does Verisign pay Software Engineering - Engineer I employees well?

Software Engineering - Engineer I professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Verisign with 4.2 out of 5 stars based on 40 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 10% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Engineering - Engineer I salaries at Verisign.

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

"Great benefits and on" ((in 73 reviews)); "Great people and products." ((in 33 reviews)); "Work Life Balance is good" ((in 28 reviews)); "Salary is good though not great" ((in 27 reviews)); "Compensation is good." ((in 23 reviews))

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

"Its so bad that management does not even allow Q&A at all hands meetings." ((in 24 reviews)); "Pray you get a good manager" ((in 13 reviews)); "The upper management is primarily white and most of them have grown up the ranks." ((in 7 reviews)); "The senior management is dominantly white males, although there are lots of minorities as the work bees." ((in 7 reviews)); "Leadership is cliquey and overworks direct reports." ((in 6 reviews))

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4.2

92% would recommend to a friend

(40 total reviews)

D. James Bidzos

97% approve of CEO

88% positive business outlook

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4.4

Career opportunities

4.2

Diversity & inclusion

4.2

Work/Life balance

4.2

Compensation and benefits

4.1

Culture & values

4.0

Senior management

Engineer Software Engineering employees have rated Verisign with 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 40 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Engineer Software Engineering professionals have an excellent working experience there. Verisign is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Engineer Software Engineering professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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2.0

Nov 24, 2008

If your only purpose is to earn money then this is the place for you.

Senior software engineer

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Pros

Compensation is very generous for aggressive, politically active employees. Generous for well connected or those that did a good job of negotiating when they came in. But if you depend on the good will of the management for generous compensation you will be disappointed.

Cons

The disrespect shown for employees, the promotion of politically connected employees that are unqualified for the positions and the utter last of accountability for mistakes and poor job performance for politically connected employees. The lack of communication with management and low morale.

1.0

Nov 2, 2008

Verisign Santa Cruz - a nasty sinking ship

Software engineer

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Pros

paycheck, 401(k), compensation benefits, etc.

Cons

Non-responsive and clueless management, excessive visa abuse, limited career opportunities, disrespectful communication amongst and between co-workers and management, depressing employee morale, inadequate recognition for jobs well done - unless you are a member of a power clique. In summary, a totally dismal place to work.

3.0

Sep 3, 2008

Laid back environment makes work enjoyable but lack of clear software processes hurts company's potential

Software engineer

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CEO approval

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Pros

VeriSign is a very laid back place to work. Management lets most people work from home when they want to. Management is very eager to help you find a product or area where you want to work so it is fairly easy to move around and talk with managers about what you want to do.

Cons

The company is not very stable as there have been downsizing. I wouldn't recommend getting a job at VeriSign in its current state. Although management is laid back, it makes it hard to get things done. Most groups do not have enough employees so delayed projects are common. Priorities seem to change all the time and the company is constantly in "fire fighting" mode due to bad deployments or other mistakes.

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