Is Autodesk a good company to work for?

Autodesk has an overall rating of 4.0 out of 5, based on over 5,891 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?

"6 week paid sabbatical every 4 years is a great benefit and motivation to stay on long" ((in 584 reviews)); "The people at Autodesk were great and the work was extremely interesting." ((in 539 reviews)); "Supportive and good work life balance." ((in 503 reviews)); "Great peers and colleagues" ((in 142 reviews)); "Good Salary and Bonus every year" ((in 137 reviews))

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

"bad management and too many re" ((in 173 reviews)); "bad managers (if you are unlucky) creating toxic working env" ((in 131 reviews)); "Lack of vision and direction from senior management." ((in 29 reviews)); "No job security — frequent reorganizations and sudden team changes create a sense of instability." ((in 27 reviews)); "Extreme favoritism." ((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

(4,614 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 4,614 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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Reviews by job title

5K reviews

3.0

Nov 3, 2018

Sr Software Development Manager

Senior software development manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Some great people, a commitment to improve the culture from the new CEO and his team. Autodesk products are amazing. Work hours are long but can be flexible. Occasionally able to see what you want to fix and go fix it.

Cons

Really behind in tech. Silos and highly politicized environment make it hard to move the tech forward. Lots of people think they are experts in their field but do not have current market experience, are unaware of current best practices and have been at Autodesk for 10+ years and think tenure = skill. Extremely hard to get promoted since the promotion pipeline is politicized. Salaries/comp is below market, Has a difficult culture unfriendly to minorities.

3.0

May 17, 2018

Amazing products, talented people, but difficult culture

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Working with highly skilled people who know the industry deeply. The products created are amazing and well recognized in the industry. Customers are highly engage and passionate about the tools. Offices are beautiful and well located.

Cons

Highly political culture that moves slowly. Re-orgs happen frequently, causing employees to feel insecure in their jobs, often resulting in unproductive behaviors and finger pointing. Many extremely talented people leave the company to find more productive and collaborative environments elsewhere.

2.0

Jan 27, 2017

Just smile and nod

Analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits are nice. There are work from home options.

Cons

Autodesk was a great company to work before 2007 and all the acquisitions. Now you can expect re-org's every year. Expect long-long term "temporary/contract" employees. There is too much turnover in management, creating the Peter Principle and mass redundancy. I had 7 managers in 5 years, all who were more interested in furthering their careers rather than their team productivity. I witnessed many unethical practices. Promotion is rare - only lateral positions are offered. There's a major lack of women managers/executives.

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