Is Keyence a good company to work for?

Keyence has an overall rating of 3.7 out of 5, based on over 2,171 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months. 66% of employees would recommend working at Keyence to a friend and 67% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Keyence have been left by employees working as Sales Manager , Sales Representative and Technical Sales Intern .

Does Keyence pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Keyence employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Keyence. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Keyence?

66% of Keyence employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Keyence 2.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.3 for culture and values and 3.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Keyence?

Sales Engineer (621) , Senior Sales Engineer (147) , Sales (59) , Technical Sales Engineer (58) , Ingénieur Technico-commercial (51) , Sales Manager (41) , Sales Specialist (39) , Sales Representative (36) , Consulting Sales Engineer (31) , ASM (Area Sales Manager) (23) , Technical Marketing Engineer (23) , Sales Executive (22) , Sales Associate (21) , Sales Engineer II (21) , Technical Support Engineer (19)

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

"Good pay and increase in salary depends on how hard you work." ((in 186 reviews)); "Good Training if you're young" ((in 118 reviews)); "good salaries but not the best you have to wait few years to get more." ((in 109 reviews)); "Good benefits for the most part and get mileage reimbursed." ((in 65 reviews)); "Great people to work with" ((in 50 reviews))

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

"No work life balance and a lot of stress" ((in 102 reviews)); "Too much micro management" ((in 84 reviews)); "time managment and japanese culture" ((in 51 reviews)); "Risk of having a bad manager" ((in 42 reviews)); "long hours and lots of metrics" ((in 41 reviews))

What are employees saying about Keyence layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Keyence layoffs and their outlook for job security at Keyence in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Keyence locations?

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3.7

66% would recommend to a friend

(520 total reviews)

Tetsuya Nakano

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67% positive business outlook

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4.0

Mar 24, 2023

Great products

Sales engineer

Recommend

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Pros

Products are some of the best. Lots of great people work here, and it will open many opportunities elsewhere if you have success.

Cons

So-so upper management, culture is good. Heavy focus on activity instead of results and performance.

5.0

Mar 19, 2023

Valued at Work

Project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Great training, pay is fantastic, the management really goes above and beyond for their team. I've had some extenuating life circumstances (and I know others that have too) and the management team have gone above and beyond to help me out. I feel like they truly value me, my work, and care about my overall well being. I plan on being here for a long time!

Cons

Metrics are important, but you always have clear expectations and know where you stand

2.0

Mar 6, 2023

VERY high expectations

Sales engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

great culture, good incentives, rewarding sales experience,

Cons

expectations are "to best the best" and anything less means daily meetings with managers to discuss why you fell behind, because daily activity expectations are so high one vacation or sick day means you will have a very hard time hitting a monthly goal, they preach job security but only if you are a top performer if not they will cut you free (fire you) very fast. overall very difficult to meet goals and it is incredibly stressful, be ready to get on some kind of medication to calm your nerves and focus.

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