Does Photon pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Photon employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Photon. This rating has improved by 4% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Photon?

84% of Photon employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Photon 4.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.3 for culture and values and 4.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Photon?

Senior Software Engineer (249) , Software Engineer (180) , Technical Lead (80) , Project Manager (65) , Business Analyst (44) , Software Developer (37) , Business Development Executive (30) , Devops Engineer (24) , QA Engineer (24) , Senior Business Analyst (22) , Tech Lead (20) , Senior QA Engineer (19) , Associate Architect (17) , Senior Graphic Designer (17) , Senior Software Developer (17)

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

"Good company and you can learn new technologies" ((in 76 reviews)); "Pros are only for candidates who uses photons offer as counter offer and get good salary from other companies" ((in 70 reviews)); ". The work culture is good and silent." ((in 65 reviews)); "Good to learn new Technologies and good for freshers and an Awesome place to learn and move to a next level" ((in 46 reviews)); "My specific client was a good learning opportunity" ((in 45 reviews))

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

"3. You can enjoy the salary you get as there is no work life balance." ((in 223 reviews)); "Management is the worst as you will never get reply from them to sort out issues." ((in 114 reviews)); "Absolutely no job security or support if you’re not on a project — you're just a number" ((in 73 reviews)); "The project managers have no knowledge and they act like prime minister of India." ((in 44 reviews)); "Sometimes challenging projects may result in extended working hours." ((in 41 reviews))

What are employees saying about Photon layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Photon layoffs and their outlook for job security at Photon in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Photon locations?

Dallas , New York , Chicago , Columbus , Irving , Texas City , San Francisco , Alpharetta , Los Angeles , Deerfield , Plano , San Jose , Seattle , Marietta , Jersey City , Houston , San Antonio , Atlanta , Iselin , Raritan , Buffalo Grove , Milwaukee , Tucson , Albuquerque , Washington , Cleveland , Orange , Campbell , Hartford , Norristown

Photon reviews

4.3

84% would recommend to a friend

(2,816 total reviews)

Srinivas Balasubramanian

87% approve of CEO

85% positive business outlook

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Photon has an employee rating of 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 2,816 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Photon employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

Reviews by job title

3K reviews

5.0

Oct 14, 2025

Hands-on IT role

It system administrator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Learned server monitoring, patch updates, and system troubleshooting. Exposure to enterprise-level systems was highly valuable early in career.

Cons

Alerts sometimes come at odd hours.

1.0

Oct 14, 2025

worst company had in my life time - they will rewrite the reviews as well don't trust the ratings here

Software developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

no - pros at all .. better don't join

Cons

worst - management and HR people. they wont care about about the career of employment and reputation. filthy and miss bahviour people

5.0

Oct 13, 2025

Creative role for beginners

Ux designer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Learned wireframing, prototyping, and basic user testing. Got to see how design influences product functionality directly.

Cons

Client inputs can override design logic.

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