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

Principal Software Engineer professionals working at OpenText have rated their employer with 3.0 out of 5 stars in 47 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 Principal Software Engineer Jobs at OpenText now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Principal Software Engineer interview questions at OpenText .

Does OpenText pay Principal Software Engineer employees well?

Principal Software Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at OpenText with 3.1 out of 5 stars based on 47 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 3.2% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Principal Software Engineer salaries at OpenText.

How happy are Principal Software Engineer professionals working at OpenText?

23% of Principal Software Engineer employees at OpenText would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 60% in the past 12 months. Principal Software Engineer professionals have also rated OpenText with a 3.8 rating for work-life-balance, 4.3 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.5 rating for culture and values and 3.0 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))

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OpenText Principal Software Engineer reviews

3.0

23% would recommend to a friend

(47 total reviews)

Ayman Antoun

Not enough data to show CEO approval

33% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.3

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.5

Culture & values

3.1

Compensation and benefits

3.0

Career opportunities

2.7

Senior management

Principal Software Engineer employees have rated OpenText with 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 47 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Principal Software Engineer professionals have an average working experience there. OpenText is rated 22% below average by Principal Software Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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47 reviews

4.0

Feb 26, 2021

Good work life balance

Principal software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Well defined work routines, friendly colleagues, respect for personal life

Cons

Some teams work on legacy code and proprietary technologies

4.0

Feb 1, 2021

Flexible work timings

Principal software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work life balance. Timings are like 8:30AM to 5:30PM before covid. Cab facility.

Cons

No onsite opportunities. Appraisals will be single digit.

1.0

Feb 1, 2021

Be wary of the leaders of OpenText

Principal software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

My immediate team was great to work with.

Cons

The CEO is a typical, big-tech left-wing political activist with a big salary.

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