Is Autodesk a good company to work for as a Software Engineer?

Software Engineer professionals working at Autodesk have rated their employer with 4.1 out of 5 stars in 275 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of Autodesk employees being 4.0 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Engineer Jobs at Autodesk now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Engineer interview questions at Autodesk .

Does Autodesk pay Software Engineer employees well?

Software Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Autodesk with 3.7 out of 5 stars based on 275 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 7.8% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Engineer salaries at Autodesk.

How happy are Software Engineer professionals working at Autodesk?

85% of Software Engineer employees at Autodesk would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 5% in the past 12 months. Software Engineer professionals have also rated Autodesk with a 4.4 rating for work-life-balance, 4.2 rating for diversity and inclusion, 4.1 rating for culture and values and 3.8 rating for career opportunities.

What Autodesk locations are top rated by Software Engineer employees?

San Francisco is the top rated Autodesk location by Software Engineer employees.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Autodesk?

Software Engineer (279) , Senior Software Engineer (194) , Software Developer (70) , 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?

"Overall the company offers good benefit compared to other company and try to make things right after market recession." ((in 570 reviews)); "The people at Autodesk were great and the work was extremely interesting." ((in 528 reviews)); "Supportive and good work life balance." ((in 514 reviews)); "Good pay and stock ownership for executives" ((in 154 reviews)); "Good salary and on boarding" ((in 143 reviews))

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

"bad management and too many re" ((in 174 reviews)); "bad managers (if you are unlucky) creating toxic working env" ((in 130 reviews)); "Lack of vision and direction from senior management." ((in 28 reviews)); "2. No job security .... if they don't want they will fired you with a short notice." ((in 27 reviews)); "Extreme favoritism." ((in 11 reviews))

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4.1

85% would recommend to a friend

(275 total reviews)

Andrew Anagnost

80% approve of CEO

79% positive business outlook

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Software Engineer employees have rated Autodesk with 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 275 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Engineer professionals have an excellent working experience there. Autodesk is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.7 stars).

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275 reviews

3.0

Jul 9, 2026

Great colleagues but poor senior leadership visibility

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great colleagues, good benefits and somewhat nice work/life balance

Cons

Senior leadership (director+) shows limited visibility and understanding into how work actually gets done, often reorganizing execution-level teams instead of addressing root causes, while accountability is deflected onto middle management.

5.0

Jul 2, 2026

Good work-life balance with no negatives noted

Software developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It has good work life balance

Cons

nothing negative about the company

5.0

Jun 28, 2026

Great company culture but pay could be better

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Remote, and great company culture

Cons

Pay, a bit slow overall

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