Is BMC Software a good company to work for?

BMC Software has an overall rating of 3.9 out of 5, based on over 3,321 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 77% of employees would recommend working at BMC Software to a friend and 67% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about BMC Software have been left by employees working as Software Engineer , Business Development Representative (BDR) and Product Account Manager .

Does BMC Software pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, BMC Software employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at BMC Software. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at BMC Software?

77% of BMC Software employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated BMC Software 4.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.0 for culture and values and 3.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at BMC Software?

Software Engineer (158) , Account Manager (74) , Product Developer (56) , Software Developer (55) , Technical Support Analyst (40) , Sales (38) , Staff Specialist Product Developer (36) , Business Development Representative (BDR) (35) , Senior Product Developer (35) , Staff Product Developer (32) , Lead Product Developer (31) , Intern (30) , Manager (30) , Account Manager (Sales) (28) , Product Account Manager (28)

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

"BMC offers a good work/life balance and respects the fact that its employees have lives outside of work." ((in 249 reviews)); "Great people to work with and solid products to support and sell" ((in 236 reviews)); "Great environment and culture." ((in 194 reviews)); "Benefits are good and you can see more change on the horizon it just needs the right people to drive it" ((in 163 reviews)); "Good work culture and employee engagement" ((in 145 reviews))

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

"Poor management threatens employees in the name of cost cutting so that they will not ask for anything else." ((in 121 reviews)); "frequent layoffs that destroy account continuity and just leave those left with much more work for no extra reward" ((in 73 reviews)); "Some time upper management are partial with contract employee and full time employee." ((in 14 reviews)); "There's just no innovation as much as there is no focus on making BMC a great Company." ((in 14 reviews)); "Senior management is competent, but I've heard the CEO state "you can never put in enough hours, BMC should be your life" and it just filters down through management." ((in 11 reviews))

What are employees saying about BMC Software layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed BMC Software locations?

Houston , San Jose , Austin , Santa Clara , Cary , New York , Chicago , Dallas , Tampa , Detroit , Raleigh , Sunnyvale , San Francisco , Atlanta , Pleasanton , Washington , Lexington , Charlotte , Seattle , Boston , Israel , Salt Lake City , Plano , Los Angeles , McLean , Jersey City , Texas City , Minneapolis , San Diego , Denver

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BMC Software reviews

3.9

77% would recommend to a friend

(2,884 total reviews)

Ayman Sayed

83% approve of CEO

67% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Diversity & inclusion

4.1

Work/Life balance

4.0

Culture & values

3.8

Compensation and benefits

3.7

Career opportunities

3.5

Senior management

BMC Software has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 2,884 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The BMC Software employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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Reviews by job title

3K reviews

4.0

Jun 6, 2014

BMC has a variety of job types that allow an employee to explore different aspects of the business

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good people who care about each other First and second line management is very supportive of career development Bright future as long as the company will execute on its plan

Cons

Upheaval related to the acquisition has taken longer to settle than hoped Recent attrition has led to loss of confidence in ability to execute

4.0

Jun 5, 2014

Great place to work

Associate product developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Started working here straight out of college. Got great hands on experience working with talented people and interesting technologies and products. Very good facilities in Pune office. Flexible working hours, Work from home, good salary, holidays. Lots of engagement activities done by HR and management teams. Very nice place where you will enjoy the work and have fun at the same time.

Cons

You don't get much out of the half yearly appraisal system. If you're unlucky, new acquisitions can cause a lot of churn but that is a learning experience too.

3.0

Jun 5, 2014

Average company, nothing exciting.

Senior manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The pay is competitive with a good portion being variable - this helps in keeping people motivated to work hard.. The company has a good brand value in the IT products and services space, and has a global presence.

Cons

Bad acquisition strategy, with most acquisitions just languishing. The company tries to create value from multiple products, but customers do not seem to buy into this vision. They missed the SAAS boat and are now struggling to find a way to stay relevant. Honestly I believe that the company has good engineering talent, but very bad management doing the execution and strategy. There is no real innovation and cutting edge work being done at this company. No people at the company who can be called "visionary".

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