Is Bentley Systems a good company to work for?

Bentley Systems has an overall rating of 3.9 out of 5, based on over 1,690 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 77% of employees would recommend working at Bentley Systems to a friend and 68% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Bentley Systems have been left by employees working as Director , Software Engineer and Senior Software Engineer .

Does Bentley Systems pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Bentley Systems employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Bentley Systems. This rating has improved by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Bentley Systems?

77% of Bentley Systems employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Bentley Systems 4.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.0 for culture and values and 3.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Bentley Systems?

Software Engineer (109) , Associate Software Engineer (60) , Account Manager (56) , Senior Software Engineer (49) , Technical Support Engineer (39) , Sales (27) , Consultant (25) , Software Developer (22) , Intern (21) , Director (19) , Project Manager (19) , Manager (18) , Software Engineer I (18) , Product Manager (16) , Software Engineer(Internship) (15)

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

"Bentley is a family run company and does have a good work/life balance." ((in 175 reviews)); "People were great to work for and with." ((in 97 reviews)); "the culture and people are good" ((in 94 reviews)); "Bentley has world class software offerings and it's been a pleasure working with some great colleagues." ((in 88 reviews)); "The company is committed to its customers and has good benefits and salaries." ((in 52 reviews))

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

"Low salary and bonuses given" ((in 96 reviews)); "Bad management and a lot of re" ((in 61 reviews)); "Managers don't keep a close eye on employee growth" ((in 37 reviews)); "pay is low for the work" ((in 37 reviews)); "Compensation is low compared to work" ((in 19 reviews))

What are employees saying about Bentley Systems layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Bentley Systems locations?

Exton , Philadelphia , Huntsville , San Diego , Houston , New York , Carlsbad , Denver , Pittsburgh , Atlanta , Chicago , Kansas City , Austin , Watertown , Washington , Thomaston , Covington , Boston , Madison , Saint Louis , Anaheim , Irvine , Los Angeles , San Jose , Santa Rosa , Waterbury , Baton Rouge , Miami , Tallahassee , Phila

Bentley Systems reviews

3.9

77% would recommend to a friend

(1,429 total reviews)

Nicholas Cumins

89% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

Company ratings over time

Ratings trend for the last 6 months (1,429 reviews)

Ratings by demographic groups

Race / Ethnicity

Gender

Sexual orientation

Disability

Parent or family caregiver

Veteran status

Bentley Systems has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 1,429 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Bentley Systems employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.6 stars).

Reviews by job title

1K reviews

5.0

Apr 9, 2023

Company Review

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good balance work life balance culture. Good future and very good opportunities to grow.

Cons

Very poor on part of salary. It is below market standard. No good hike during the period of appraisal.

Bentley Systems Response

3y

Thanks for your years of service to Bentley and for taking the time to share your feedback, which has been passed along to our senior leadership team. If there are specifics that you would like to address with HR, we welcome the feedback.

5.0

Apr 6, 2023

Good for growth

Software engineer i

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great way to get into software engineering industry, acquire lots of skills around web applications development (TS, React, C# etc), lots of projects try to get up to date with latest technologies.

Cons

Has a share of old, legacy projects

4.0

Apr 4, 2023

Great company for learning best of bread in innovation for Infrastructure Life Cycle Management

Account manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-Great source of knowledge (specially in construction trends and digital twin technologies) - Good global culture - Opportunity to work with the main global player both in Engineering and Construction, and Infrastructure owner operators - Great customer cases to learn with and interact with global players at Bentley's annual Year in infrastructure awards

Cons

- Slow career/financial progression - Professionals much less qualified than long term employees are often hired from the market with much higher salaries than their own people - Company often have people accumulating functions from different company's departments due to the lack of proper resources in all areas

Bentley Systems Response

3y

Thank you so much for taking time to provide feedback. It is our intention to work hard to continue to make Bentley a great place to work in, we appreciate your recommendation and will make sure it is shared with the correspondent team.

Viewing 454 - 456 of 1,429 Reviews

Jobs at Bentley Systems

Director, Social Media & Digital Influence

Director, Community Marketing

Global Campaigns Specialist

Enterprise Inside Sales Representative

Exton, PA

View job

Enterprise Inside Sales Representative

Exton, PA

View job

Bentley Systems

Bentley Systems reviews

Company ratings over time

Ratings by demographic groups

Reviews by job title

Company Review

Good for growth

Great company for learning best of bread in innovation for Infrastructure Life Cycle Management

Jobs at Bentley Systems

Bentley Systems reviews FAQs

Want the inside scoop on your own company?

Bowls

Followed companies

Job searches

Company ratings over time

Bentley Systems reviews FAQs

Jobs at Bentley Systems