Is OpenText a good company to work for as a Lead Software Engineer?

Lead Software Engineer professionals working at OpenText have rated their employer with 3.0 out of 5 stars in 112 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of OpenText employees being 3.2 out of 5 stars. Search open Lead Software Engineer Jobs at OpenText now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Lead Software Engineer interview questions at OpenText .

Does OpenText pay Lead Software Engineer employees well?

Lead Software Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at OpenText with 3.2 out of 5 stars based on 112 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is equal to the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Lead Software Engineer salaries at OpenText.

How happy are Lead Software Engineer professionals working at OpenText?

43% of Lead Software Engineer employees at OpenText would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 10% in the past 12 months. Lead Software Engineer professionals have also rated OpenText with a 3.7 rating for work-life-balance, 3.3 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.2 rating for culture and values and 2.8 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at OpenText?

Software Engineer (445) , Senior Software Engineer (261) , Associate Software Engineer (145) , Account Executive (119) , Lead Software Engineer (113) , Software Developer (100) , Intern (80) , Manager (77) , Senior Consultant (63) , Sales (62) , Consultant (60) , Project Manager (58) , Engineering Intern (57) , Senior Account Executive (57) , Cloud Applications Consultant (50)

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

"1) Will get a chance to work on various tech 2) Good work life balance" ((in 739 reviews)); "The benefits are good and huge" ((in 350 reviews)); "Great people working for a company that cared about them less and less every quarter." ((in 345 reviews)); "Friendly and good culture." ((in 221 reviews)); "good experience and you can definitely learn something new in the organization the work culture is good." ((in 170 reviews))

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

"Poor management and people tend to take things personally." ((in 310 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs and product divestification" ((in 201 reviews)); "when people complained about low salaries among other things they prepared a plan to blame employees for been less friendly and negative towards eachothers... whatever..." ((in 169 reviews)); "Managers have so much put on them that they don’t have capacity to develop and coach employees." ((in 112 reviews)); "Leadership and Management decision making is poor" ((in 81 reviews))

OpenText Lead Software Engineer reviews

3.0

43% would recommend to a friend

(112 total reviews)

Ayman Antoun

Not enough data to show CEO approval

35% positive business outlook

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Lead Software Engineer employees have rated OpenText with 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 112 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Lead Software Engineer professionals have an average working experience there. OpenText is rated 22% below average by Lead Software Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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112 reviews

4.0

Sep 16, 2025

Lot of Internal politics with the higher management

Lead software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work life balance (Except few projects) Career grwoth upto certian level

Cons

Lot of Internal politics with the higher management

1.0

Jun 10, 2025

OpenText Layoff

Lead software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work-life balance and no over work.

Cons

Layoffs are very frequent, and looks like the CEO is preparing move all RnD jobs to India.

5.0

May 15, 2025

Great company to start a career

Lead software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

work life balance is very good

Cons

nothing I can think of

OpenText Response

1y

Thank you for sharing your positive feedback! At OpenText, we believe that balance fuels performance. Whether it’s flexible hours or hybrid work options, we trust our teams to deliver results while maintaining a healthy rhythm.

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