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?

83% 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 4.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Photon?

Senior Software Engineer (250) , Software Engineer (180) , Technical Lead (80) , Project Manager (65) , Business Analyst (44) , Software Developer (37) , Business Development Executive (30) , QA Engineer (25) , Devops 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 place to learn work and learn new technologies" ((in 79 reviews)); "Pros are only for candidates who uses photons offer as counter offer and get good salary from other companies" ((in 71 reviews)); ". The work culture is good and silent." ((in 69 reviews)); "Good Pay and More exposure in Technical" ((in 45 reviews)); "Good to learn new Technologies and good for freshers and an Awesome place to learn and move to a next level" ((in 44 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 226 reviews)); "Management is the worst as you will never get reply from them to sort out issues." ((in 111 reviews)); "Absolutely no job security or support if you’re not on a project — you're just a number" ((in 74 reviews)); "No employee benefits" ((in 52 reviews)); "The project managers have no knowledge and they act like prime minister of India." ((in 44 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

83% would recommend to a friend

(2,827 total reviews)

Srinivas Balasubramanian

86% 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 2,827 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

Jul 8, 2025

Strategic oversight with execution depth

Senior project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I work across business units, mentor other PMs, and lead major client programs.

Cons

Internal approval cycles slow down execution sometimes.

3.0

Jul 8, 2025

Feedback

Software development engineer (sde)

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good for learning for new freshers

Cons

Hard to maintian the work life balance

1.0

Jul 7, 2025

Worst Company No Hike No Jpb safety lot of politics

Tech lead

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Salary given at right time nothing other then this + points

Cons

A Lot, we worked awsome in one food chain app for us client , got good accolades, the project got over in 10 months and hr calls and tells your lwd was yesterday. can you all belive this happend in 2021 when there was no issue of market slow down. Its my right to answer as a democratic country indian citizen to give my feedback have given. thanks. think 100000...0 times before selcting this organization.

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