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

Software Developer professionals working at Photon have rated their employer with 3.3 out of 5 stars in 216 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of Photon employees being 4.3 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Developer Jobs at Photon now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Developer interview questions at Photon .

Does Photon pay Software Developer employees well?

Software Developer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Photon with 3.2 out of 5 stars based on 216 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 29.3% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Developer salaries at Photon.

How happy are Software Developer professionals working at Photon?

54% of Software Developer employees at Photon would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 2% in the past 12 months. Software Developer professionals have also rated Photon with a 3.1 rating for work-life-balance, 3.2 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.2 rating for culture and values and 3.4 rating 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 81 reviews)); "Pros are only for candidates who uses photons offer as counter offer and get good salary from other companies" ((in 72 reviews)); ". The work culture is good and silent." ((in 66 reviews)); "My specific client was a good learning opportunity" ((in 45 reviews)); "Good Pay and More exposure in Technical" ((in 43 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 228 reviews)); "Management is the worst as you will never get reply from them to sort out issues." ((in 116 reviews)); "No job security.. Any time you will receive a phone call from hr and tell today your last day." ((in 74 reviews)); "No employee benefits" ((in 54 reviews)); "The project managers have no knowledge and they act like prime minister of India." ((in 47 reviews))

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3.3

54% would recommend to a friend

(216 total reviews)

Srinivas Balasubramanian

58% approve of CEO

54% positive business outlook

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3.4

Career opportunities

3.2

Culture & values

3.2

Diversity & inclusion

3.2

Compensation and benefits

3.1

Work/Life balance

3.1

Senior management

Software Developer employees have rated Photon with 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 216 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Developer professionals have a good working experience there. Photon is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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216 reviews

5.0

Jan 14, 2026

Modern architecture exposure

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Designed and maintained microservices, handled service communication, and improved system resilience.

Cons

Debugging distributed systems. . .

5.0

Jan 7, 2026

Strong foundation for a developer’s career

Software developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great place to learn coding standards, version control, and real project workflows while receiving regular guidance from experienced senior developers.

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Initial tasks are mostly maintenance-oriented.

1.0

Dec 27, 2025

Worst Company to join

Software developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nothing is there for the company

Cons

Hi Everyone, Please don't join this company. Don't fall for paid reviews. This company is very worst I have ever faced in my entire career. The same feedback from a lot of people on my team. They forced you to work more than 8 hours and track it in Prohance. If not met, then it is LOP. They put more work pressure and treat you in an unprofessional way. If you leave due to the work pressure within probation, they ask you to pay 3 months' salary. HR also give the wrong promises, and all are fake ones. They are very unprofessional. Photon = Unprofessional Photon = Micromanagement Photon = Worst place to work.

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