Is Philips a good company to work for as a Software Developer?

Software Developer professionals working at Philips have rated their employer with 3.9 out of 5 stars in 384 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of Philips employees being 3.8 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Developer Jobs at Philips now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Developer interview questions at Philips .

Does Philips pay Software Developer employees well?

Software Developer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Philips with 3.5 out of 5 stars based on 384 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 5.6% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Developer salaries at Philips.

How happy are Software Developer professionals working at Philips?

80% of Software Developer employees at Philips would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 1% in the past 12 months. Software Developer professionals have also rated Philips with a 4.1 rating for work-life-balance, 4.2 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.7 rating for culture and values and 3.6 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Philips?

Software Engineer (382) , Intern (286) , Project Manager (245) , Senior Software Engineer (205) , Field Service Engineer (158) , Senior Manager (126) , Internship (125) , Manager (120) , Software Technologist I (118) , Account Manager (111) , Director (95) , Engineer (91) , Product Manager (80) , Marketing (74) , Software Technologist II (73)

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

"Good work life balance Get a chance to work on a problem statement which has a very good real world impact" ((in 1159 reviews)); "Good Benefits and Some Good Hard Working People" ((in 768 reviews)); "Older management were all awesome but once Philips integrated their managers and beliefs into volcano people it wasn’t great." ((in 694 reviews)); "Culture is good and flexible" ((in 579 reviews)); "Good pay (they need to pay well in order to get people to stay)." ((in 336 reviews))

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

"2) Full of negative environment and poor management" ((in 509 reviews)); "Bad manager = bad experience." ((in 182 reviews)); "lots of layoffs at the end of every year" ((in 135 reviews)); "Certain project teams have poor leadership which leads to many headaches with implementation of products." ((in 134 reviews)); "Poor upper management more concerned with meaningless metrics." ((in 114 reviews))

Philips Software Developer reviews

3.9

80% would recommend to a friend

(384 total reviews)

Roy Jakobs

84% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

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Software Developer employees have rated Philips with 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 384 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Developer professionals have a good working experience there. Philips is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

384 reviews

4.0

Nov 26, 2025

Really Nice Place

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Really nice people, nice environment to work, work life balance

Cons

growth is less and slow

Philips Response

7mo

Hello, We appreciate you for sharing your review and that you appreciate our culture and benefits. If you’d like to share suggestions or need support, HR is always available to listen and help drive improvements. Your contribution is valuable to us. Thank you once again.

3.0

Nov 15, 2025

Nice company with good work culture

Software developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

hybrid 3 days/week work time according to you

Cons

late night standup calls work-life balance : depend on team

Philips Response

7mo

Thank you for sharing your thoughts about your experience with us. It’s good to know that our benefits and culture are something that you appreciate. We are sorry about any difficulties you may have experienced in our company and we encourage you to talk to HR for guidance and for share your suggestions for improvement. Thank you again for your review and we wish you a good journey at Philips.

2.0

Nov 12, 2025

Great company going down

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work life balance, Research, culture before,

Cons

Research division was closed, New employees dont know the culture and it's not employee friendly for immigrants.

Philips Response

6mo

Hi, Thank you for sharing your thoughts across our global programs. We continue to optimize our strategic frameworks with all feedback shared and are sorry for any inconveniences caused. At Philips, we are committed to operating with the highest standards of ethics and integrity, in line with our General Business Principles. We encourage you to share further perspectives with via our Speak Up channel (https://secure.ethicspoint.eu/domain/media/en/gui/100518/index.html), and we wish you continued success in your professional journey.

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