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))

Autodesk Software Engineer reviews

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

Mar 6, 2026

Meh

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good office culture and flexibility with going in, decent WLB at times.

Cons

Two rounds of layoffs in two years because CEO wants to be more AI-empowered and more offshored employees. Pay also wasn’t the best.

2.0

Mar 5, 2026

Not the company anymore

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Golden handcuffs. You'll get all the monetary incentives to stay.

Cons

23 manager changes in 25+ years. Always a constant reset of values and goals. More value on H-1B. Promotes the worst people to leadership roles. AI is more important than humans. Movement within is impossible unless it's decided for you. Inclusion is fake as the ageism seeks to lay you off.

4.0

Feb 24, 2026

Good work/life balance and usual struggles of a large org

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work/life balance is great. People want to do good work, but the pressure isn’t too high. Co-workers are generally kind.

Cons

Top-down decision making in engineering can be stifling and time consuming. While some teams embrace innovation, others are stuck in their ways to the detriment of others.

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