A good place to stay - Software Engineer Autodesk Employee Review

4.0
Feb 26, 2018
Recommend
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Pros

The product lines service a range of interesting engineering fields, so you'll probably be working on something cool. Like any big company, it has micro climates, but generally you'll find yourself working with great people who are very goal focused. Over the years, my teammates have been the best part of working at Autodesk. Benefits and bonuses are good. Good opportunities for women to advance into leadership roles. Management is flexible about work hours and working at home when needed. Sabbatical perk (one 6-week-contiguous vacation offered every 4 years) is awesome, and some buildings allow pets at work. Annual tech summit allows individuals and groups to show off new work and experiments, and usually has a couple excellent technical guest speakers. Good range of on-site training in soft skills. San Francisco location offers the opportunity for employees to learn to use extremely cool manufacturing tools at Pier 9.

Cons

Work/Life balance could be better. People habitually work more than a standard 40 hours. A global workforce means meetings either very early or late might be needed in your team. Historical pattern of layoffs every 3 to 4 years can make workers feel insecure in their positions. Not much support for technical training; engineers are expected to pick up new skills on their own time and dime, for the most part. Habitually understaff certain roles, like UX and Pubs.

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2.0
Jun 12, 2026
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Pros

The individual contributors, your peers you work with day in and day out are fantastic people! At the IC level, for the most part, it feels like everyone is in the fight together. The work/life balance is good depending on which business unit/team you're aligned with. The benefits are pretty solid, especially the 6 week sabbatical.

Cons

Autodesk moves at the pace of a snail, very slow to take action on anything. Selling is very difficult with all the undocumented approvals, processes, red tape and very few people are willing to actually help! Leadership doesn't care about the people their decisions impact. Feedback is rarely listened to and acted upon. Pay is terrible compared to competitors in this space. Autodesk has embraced a ton of change over the last few years with new marketing, sales and IT leadership and it shows. They are not shy in showing their desire to be the next Oracle at the expense of their people. They are constantly changing tools, processes, people, roles, you name it so you feel like you're under water constantly. Lipstick on a pig.

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