Is Lumen a good company to work for as a Software Engineer?

Software Engineer professionals working at Lumen have rated their employer with 3.6 out of 5 stars in 326 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of Lumen employees being 3.3 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Engineer Jobs at Lumen now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Engineer interview questions at Lumen .

Does Lumen pay Software Engineer employees well?

Software Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Lumen with 3.4 out of 5 stars based on 326 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is equal to the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Engineer salaries at Lumen.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Lumen?

Software Engineer (279) , Senior Software Engineer (154) , Account Manager (150) , Manager (102) , Network Technician (86) , Project Manager (86) , Customer Service Representative (84) , Network Engineer (84) , Account Director (69) , Sales (62) , Director (60) , Software Developer (59) , Engineer (54) , Broadband Technician (51) , Sales Engineer (49)

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

"Benefits are good and the actual fiber network is good once it is up and running." ((in 664 reviews)); "Good Work Life Balance and WFH" ((in 618 reviews)); "Regardless of other comments pay is good (historically higher than average for Denver) generally." ((in 478 reviews)); "Great people on the local level who truly care about their jobs and taking care of customers." ((in 451 reviews)); "Good culture and down to earth coworkers" ((in 186 reviews))

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

"Management is poor and inexperienced as to how to deal with this." ((in 388 reviews)); "Poor leadership at the top preaching about how the people are the foundation and then laying them off the next week." ((in 157 reviews)); "Annual layoffs recently." ((in 155 reviews)); "As a result the majority of the good managers and directors that had the years retired." ((in 139 reviews)); "No training and no escalation processes for when a new employee needs on the job help." ((in 134 reviews))

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Lumen Software Engineer reviews

3.6

86% would recommend to a friend

(326 total reviews)

Kate Johnson

82% approve of CEO

69% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.5

Work/Life balance

4.3

Diversity & inclusion

4.1

Culture & values

3.4

Compensation and benefits

3.4

Career opportunities

3.3

Senior management

Software Engineer Software employees have rated Lumen with 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 326 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Engineer Software professionals have a good working experience there. Lumen is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Engineer Software professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.7 stars).

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326 reviews

3.0

Mar 2, 2012

Cool, Less Work its up to you to Utilize time for your Growth

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very less work, Pays decent if u negotiate well, Easy balanced life as we have very less work accross all the team. But you can utilise the time to learn things and grow.

Cons

less work would make u little rusty, all other aspects in the organisation was prettty decent, i never felt anything bad.

1.0

Jun 22, 2011

The learning process stops in terms of technical usage, but domain knowledge understanding is ok.

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible timings and less work pressure.

Cons

More of support rather than development work.

4.0

May 21, 2011

Qwest is a nice and friendly company to wok for.

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work Life balance. Flexibility depending on the project. Fair Pay. Good Environment. Not much pressure. Very friendly company. Smart People can grow easily.

Cons

Lack of process. Not much importance given to work. Lethargic attitude in employees Office timing. Late night meetings. Work Pressure in some projects.

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Cool, Less Work its up to you to Utilize time for your Growth

The learning process stops in terms of technical usage, but domain knowledge understanding is ok.

Qwest is a nice and friendly company to wok for.

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