Is Autodesk a good company to work for?

Autodesk has an overall rating of 4.0 out of 5, based on over 5,904 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months. 80% of employees would recommend working at Autodesk to a friend and 70% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Autodesk have been left by employees working as Software Engineering Intern , Territory Sales Representative and Intern .

Does Autodesk pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Autodesk employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Autodesk. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Autodesk?

80% of Autodesk employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Autodesk 4.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.1 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Autodesk?

Software Engineer (278) , Senior Software Engineer (194) , Software Developer (69) , Intern (68) , Principal Software Engineer (61) , Product Manager (61) , Project Manager (56) , Technical Support Specialist (56) , Senior Manager (55) , Program Manager (53) , Software Engineer(Internship) (53) , Director (52) , Sales (51) , Manager (50) , Customer Success Manager (45)

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

"6 week paid sabbatical every 4 years is a great benefit and motivation to stay on long" ((in 549 reviews)); "The people at Autodesk were great and the work was extremely interesting." ((in 530 reviews)); "Supportive and good work life balance." ((in 507 reviews)); "Good Salary and Charity Foundation" ((in 155 reviews)); "Great peers and colleagues" ((in 137 reviews))

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

"bad management and too many re" ((in 168 reviews)); "bad managers (if you are unlucky) creating toxic working env" ((in 131 reviews)); "There is no career growth" ((in 34 reviews)); "Lack of vision and direction from senior management." ((in 29 reviews)); "Extreme favoritism puts people in leadership positions who haven't developed the necessary skills to lead effectively." ((in 12 reviews))

What are employees saying about Autodesk layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Autodesk layoffs and their outlook for job security at Autodesk in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Autodesk locations?

San Francisco , San Rafael , Denver , Boston , Portland , Atlanta , New York , Novi , Manchester , Detroit , Waltham , Los Angeles , Lake Oswego , Seattle , Chicago , Washington , Pittsburgh , Irvine , San Jose , Phoenix , Austin , Dallas , California City , San Diego , Oakland , Philadelphia , Raleigh , South San Francisco , Boulder , Carlstadt

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Autodesk reviews

4.0

80% would recommend to a friend

(4,625 total reviews)

Andrew Anagnost

79% approve of CEO

70% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Work/Life balance

4.1

Culture & values

4.1

Diversity & inclusion

4.0

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Career opportunities

3.4

Senior management

Autodesk has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 4,625 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Autodesk employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.7 stars).

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5K reviews

2.0

Aug 7, 2013

Has potential, terrible management and leadership

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Work life balance - good benefits and pay

Cons

- Finance organization is not a results driven organization and promotes based on perceived value and how upwards one communicates. - Distribution of work is not fair nor consistent across teams, and taking on additional responsibilities does not get recognized or acknowledged - Management lack the leadership and acumen to lead the company in the direction it needs to go and always seeming to be several steps behind - Too much politics, nothing ever gets done - Lacks innovation. High paying roles with little to no accountability promotes a workplace where people clock in and out and don't have the drive to innovate and compete - Incredibly inefficient but no one cares because they get paid well and has no pressure to change

3.0

May 7, 2013

Too much management and old timers

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexibility, work environment and location

Cons

Lot of people who have been in the company for over 10 years. There is a lot of senior saturation in the company with very few juniors. Very few people in the company understand cloud computing which is where the companies main future focus is.

4.0

Sep 14, 2012

Senior research engineer

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

A great company to work for. It has very good benefits and work-life balance. The main business, CAD, is very dominating and essentially a cash cow. It has bought and continues to buy into many different industries.

Cons

It does not understand, nor does it care much, about what it bought. For example, We were in a simulation company bought by Autodesk a few years back. It not only successfully destroyed the business, but also laid off most of talented tech guys.

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