After 5 years, still finding itself after Acquisition - Senior Staff Software Engineer Bayer Employee Review

3.0
Jan 24, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

Developers get a lot of flexibility in technology choices. Decisions related to software solutions are made by the (small) development teams. Managers are eager to protect developers from outside pressures and promote work/life balance.

Cons

Higher up the org, legacy-Bayer is used to pushing architectural decisions down from the top. Large infrastructure decisions seem to come from nowhere causing months of work, or pushback. The technical proficiency of my peers is hit or miss.

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5.0
Jun 13, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

compensation, team, boss, best technology, strong pipeline

Cons

bureaucracy, tough to influence change, slow to adjust, burn out,

3.0
Jun 11, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Better pay than other companies My team - full of hardworking and knowledgable individuals.

Cons

Leadership/Management - can be micromanaging at times and not a lot of guidance/resources being provided. Projects can change swiftly at Bayer, and most of the times there's no background context given. Work/life balance - asked to be "flexible" with schedule for last-minute requests, then criticized for having life/responsibilities outside of work. Also, these last minute requests reflect poor planning on management. Lack of team morale - seems like it's all work and not a lot of play. Burnout culture and not a lot of incentives to perform better.

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