Is Box a good company to work for as a Senior Software Developer?

Senior Software Developer professionals working at Box have rated their employer with 3.1 out of 5 stars in 51 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of Box employees being 3.8 out of 5 stars. Search open Senior Software Developer Jobs at Box now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Senior Software Developer interview questions at Box .

Does Box pay Senior Software Developer employees well?

Senior Software Developer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Box with 3.9 out of 5 stars based on 51 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 2.6% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Senior Software Developer salaries at Box.

How happy are Senior Software Developer professionals working at Box?

38% of Senior Software Developer employees at Box would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 64% in the past 12 months. Senior Software Developer professionals have also rated Box with a 2.9 rating for work-life-balance, 4.1 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.1 rating for culture and values and 2.8 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Box?

Software Engineer (95) , Account Executive (85) , Sales (52) , Senior Software Engineer (51) , Outbound Business Representative (23) , Customer Success Manager (18) , Enterprise Account Executive (15) , Outbound Sales Representative (15) , Director (14) , Sales Development Representative (SDR) (14) , SMB Account Executive (12) , Implementation Consultant (11) , Marketing (11) , Product Manager (11) , Solutions Engineer (11)

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

"Great people and team work" ((in 166 reviews)); "Good benefits and friendly environment." ((in 78 reviews)); "great management and leadership who actually listen" ((in 69 reviews)); "Good pay and availability is good" ((in 43 reviews)); "compensation is competitive" ((in 26 reviews))

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

"There is no 401k match and honestly Box can do better with making an initiative to do that." ((in 47 reviews)); "There is no 401K matching even though people have been asking for this for years." ((in 40 reviews)); "Most of the action items were for engineers to work around the poor management rather than for management to improve themselves." ((in 34 reviews)); "Our manager is aware." ((in 22 reviews)); "Middle management feels inexperienced both for product and engineering orgs" ((in 14 reviews))

Box Senior Software Developer reviews

3.1

38% would recommend to a friend

(51 total reviews)

Aaron Levie

34% approve of CEO

18% positive business outlook

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Senior Software Developer employees have rated Box with 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 51 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Senior Software Developer professionals have a good working experience there. Box is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Senior Software Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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51 reviews

5.0

Sep 18, 2015

Great coworkers, great management

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Very smart and capable coworkers to learn from - Transparency from management about goals and direction of company - No micromanagement - Engineers are trusted to do the right thing

Cons

Box is growing rapidly, and is somewhat understaffed which means there is a lot of work to be done.

4.0

Apr 29, 2015

Opportunity, but can be misguided

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Lots of room to stretch your legs and take initiative - Excellent engineers working on hard problems in all corners of the engineering org - Very product-focused - The company has a clear vision and it's well-communicated by the management - Lots of great managers that care about their teams deeply - Excellent benefits and perks

Cons

- Lots of technical debt that piles up. - Sometimes too product-focused. Long-standing problems don't get resolved. - Teams are unevenly balanced. Some teams are jam-packed with very senior engineers, and some are exclusively junior engineers. - Very strong NIH attitude. Third party solutions are often rejected for silly reasons. - Lots of internal tension between teams, especially around resources. Managers can get extremely territorial over engineer time, and even code.

5.0

Mar 31, 2015

Senior Software Engineer

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Many technical challenges to solve, fast moving environment, cheerful and helpful coworkers

Cons

Fierce competition, which is both good and bad. Limited offerings for professional training (classes/courses).

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