Is Bentley Systems a good company to work for?

Bentley Systems has an overall rating of 3.9 out of 5, based on over 1,685 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 67% 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 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Bentley Systems. This rating has improved by 2% 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 (108) , 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) (14)

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 172 reviews)); "Great people and products." ((in 94 reviews)); "the culture and people are good" ((in 91 reviews)); "Bentley has world class software offerings and it's been a pleasure working with some great colleagues." ((in 87 reviews)); "Good work culture and WFH" ((in 53 reviews))

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

"Low salary (they may have changed this)" ((in 90 reviews)); "Management is poor and need to improve" ((in 55 reviews)); "pay is low for the work" ((in 35 reviews)); "Managers don't keep a close eye on employee growth" ((in 34 reviews)); "Compensation is average" ((in 20 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

(1,425 total reviews)

Nicholas Cumins

88% approve of CEO

67% positive business outlook

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Bentley Systems has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 1,425 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).

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1K reviews

4.0

Jun 20, 2024

Massive Layoffs

Marketing

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It's a great, family-oriented company to work for

Cons

Completely unexpected that they did so many layoffs in 2023/2024.

Bentley Systems Response

1y

We appreciate you taking the time to leave your review, and thank you for your tenure with us. It's always hard to say goodbye to great people. We are interested in your feedback and we encourage you to provide additional details via hrservices@bentley.com. Doing so will help us to directly address the concerns you have raised and make this a better workplace for all.

2.0

Jun 20, 2024

No Good team

Security engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Company's overall culture is good

Cons

They shared the offer letter after 2 months. Be prepared to be ghosted for some time. The IT team is worse. They delayed a normal monitor delivery for around 2 months. The teams has politics.

Bentley Systems Response

2y

We are interested to hear more about your experience because it will help us to become a better workplace. Could you please provide more details via hrservices@bentley.com?

1.0

Jun 19, 2024

Worst place to work at

Associate software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work mode: you can opt permanent remote option.

Cons

Everything else than work mode is a Con here.

Bentley Systems Response

2y

The culture you have described in your review is not what we expect to see here. We work hard every day to make this a great place to work for all, so it is important for us to address the issues you experienced. Please contact hrservices@bentley.com if you feel comfortable doing so.

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