Low Benefits - Principal Software Engineer Dell Technologies Employee Review

1.0
Jul 3, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

1) Good for entry level and mid level profiles. You get to work on lot of projects running at high pace and learn\develop yourself. You are given freedom to choose your tech stack and work on that project to completion. 2) Global work environment with decent diversity in hiring.

Cons

1) No Dell stocks are offered to every employee. Only 1 person in the entire team is given stock every year, they say only the top performer will receive the stock in the whole team you work, so there is very minimal chance of getting Dell stock. Usually the upper management would absorb most of the stock. So the real bottom level engineers who work hard and develop the product get nothing. 2) Base salary is also low compared to other fortune 500 companies, they are right below the average mark or bell curve.

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5.0
Jul 6, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Huge company with opportunities to grow and work with other teams

Cons

The multiple time zones and countries meant a lot of night or early morning calls. Also layoffs were and are pretty regular.

2.0
Jul 10, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Looks good on a resume. Benefits.

Cons

Within two years of working for Dell Small Business, they've cut our commission rate at least five times, cut our base salary by over $10,000, had all sellers RTO, and blocked any moves within the company outside of SMB, all while increasing KPIs. Meaning more work and less incentive. The managers have almost no pull and are used as messengers to deliver bad news every couple of months. I would never, in good faith, recommend that any of my friends or family work in this department.

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