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

Principal Software Development Engineer professionals working at PTC have rated their employer with 3.5 out of 5 stars in 39 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of PTC employees being 4.1 out of 5 stars. Search open Principal Software Development Engineer Jobs at PTC now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Principal Software Development Engineer interview questions at PTC .

Does PTC pay Principal Software Development Engineer employees well?

Principal Software Development Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at PTC with 3.1 out of 5 stars based on 39 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 20.3% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Principal Software Development Engineer salaries and benefits at PTC .

What are the top reviewed jobs at PTC?

Software Engineer (98) , Senior Software Engineer (69) , Intern (64) , Software Specialist (54) , Technical Lead (40) , Manager (38) , Software Analyst (38) , Account Executive (37) , Director (36) , QA Specialist (34) , QA Analyst (32) , Senior Consultant (32) , Senior Software Specialist (32) , Software Developer (32) , Consultant (31)

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

"Good work life balance and though hybrid but flexible." ((in 393 reviews)); "Marketing department is great and really great people" ((in 218 reviews)); "Good benefits but expensive!" ((in 156 reviews)); "work culture and flexiblity is good" ((in 119 reviews)); "Good work environment and suitably cope up with the manager" ((in 67 reviews))

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

"Frequent reorganizations and layoffs" ((in 129 reviews)); "Too much management overhead and poor decision making." ((in 101 reviews)); "Low salary hikes" ((in 91 reviews)); "pay is low and sometimes there isn't a ton of communication from other departments" ((in 65 reviews)); "And it is a great company but it might not be for you if you get one of these bad managers." ((in 58 reviews))

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3.5

59% would recommend to a friend

(39 total reviews)

Neil Barua

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59% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.5

Diversity & inclusion

4.4

Work/Life balance

3.9

Culture & values

3.2

Career opportunities

3.1

Compensation and benefits

2.8

Senior management

Principal Software Development Engineer employees have rated PTC with 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 39 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Principal Software Development Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. PTC is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Principal Software Development Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.7 stars).

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39 reviews

5.0

Oct 11, 2021

Well established company that's reinvented itself several times

Principal software development engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good mix of stability and mostly very successful risk taking as a business.

Cons

Sometimes slower to get things done internally.

3.0

Jun 10, 2021

Good company culture and challenging place to work

Principal consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

New technologies and challenge every 6 months to work on. Company have a clear vision and others department have a good communication and share of the information in general. Salary is good too

Cons

The culture don't necessarily go fully to the department that your work on. Managers at the department level is not good at all and don't do a good job in change management process with employees

3.0

Nov 24, 2019

Lack of investment in people

Principal software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Many smart, nice, dedicated developers.

Cons

Lack of opportunities to train on new areas and try new technologies. Some product managers were not collaborative with developers. PTC was a riff factory for several years.

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