Is Autodesk a good company to work for?

Autodesk has an overall rating of 4.0 out of 5, based on over 5,889 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 69% 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 4.1 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 (277) , Senior Software Engineer (194) , Software Developer (69) , Intern (68) , Product Manager (61) , Principal Software Engineer (59) , Project Manager (56) , Technical Support Specialist (56) , Senior Manager (55) , Program Manager (53) , Software Engineer(Internship) (53) , Director (52) , Sales (51) , Manager (49) , Customer Success Manager (45)

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

"Great benefits and above" ((in 572 reviews)); "The people at Autodesk were great and the work was extremely interesting." ((in 533 reviews)); "Supportive and good work life balance." ((in 519 reviews)); "Good pay and stock ownership for executives" ((in 161 reviews)); "Good Salary and Bonus every year" ((in 136 reviews))

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

"bad management and too many re" ((in 170 reviews)); "bad managers (if you are unlucky) creating toxic working env" ((in 123 reviews)); "No career growth for employees" ((in 30 reviews)); "Lack of vision and direction from senior management." ((in 28 reviews)); "No directors under the age of 40 and lack of diversity (of any kind) in leadership positions." ((in 13 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

(4,612 total reviews)

Andrew Anagnost

80% approve of CEO

69% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Culture & values

4.1

Diversity & inclusion

4.1

Work/Life balance

4.0

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Career opportunities

3.5

Senior management

Autodesk has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 4,612 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

Apr 14, 2016

Terrible mess

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

None I could think of

Cons

Too many to list. Just stay away!

2.0

Aug 19, 2015

Needs a management purge

Senior engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits, some smart people and some great teams to work with if you're lucky. Is an understanding company for a working parent. Cool legacy products and devoted customers!

Cons

Management has become horrific in some teams. There is no "holocracy" here! Since managers can't lead and inspire by their vision and personality, in some teams managers are encouraged to tell their people in every 1-1 if they would hire them again. This is from some "management guru" being brought in (at significant expense i'm sure) to advise the Autodesk corporation on how to make a turn around and become a more innovative company. Regular intimidations of the programmers in an attempt to appear modern and innovative shows lack of integrity that seems to pervade the middle management at this company.

3.0

Jun 19, 2015

Good company with lots of problems

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Competitive salary, excellent benefits. Ability to be involved in many different types of projects and learn a variety of technologies. At the engineering level, ability to work with great people who want to work together to get the job done.

Cons

For all the talk about work/life balance, it's definitely more work than life. The longer you are there, the more you feel like there is a "target" on your back for termination. The company seems to be moving back towards more outsourcing. Opportunities for growth and advancement are there, provided you are extremely vocal about wanting them and willing to "push" yourself into those areas. For example, if you want to be involved in a project that offers new technology, but may not be assigned to it, you need to find ways on your own to participate and help with the project un-officially, hoping you'll be noticed. Also, there are too many meetings and too many org changes which do not provide any stability.

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