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 place to learn work and learn new technologies" ((in 81 reviews)); "Learning and salary is good" ((in 68 reviews)); ". The work culture is good and silent." ((in 63 reviews)); "Had decent pay and good clients" ((in 44 reviews)); "Some really good people" ((in 39 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 225 reviews)); "Management is the worst as you will never get reply from them to sort out issues." ((in 118 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 52 reviews)); "The project managers have no knowledge and they act like prime minister of India." ((in 46 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

3.0

Mar 11, 2016

Can learn new technologies

Software developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Good career growth - Environment is good

Cons

- Work life balance may vary according to project and Delivery manager - Less employee benefits - Fun events for the sake

3.0

Jan 24, 2016

The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Can work independently, Will get a lot of projects and opportunities, Rarely anyone will be on bench, Opportunity to go abroad, HR in Chennai is good and they organize many employee engagement events in Chennai.

Cons

No free Coffee, Strict timings (you have to swipe to go to washroom). Poor recreation facilities, Very few projects in Bangalore Branch (mostly deputed at client location), Management is not so great, High difference in salary for same position (No one knows how thry decide on that), Paid parking in Bangalore

1.0

Sep 12, 2015

Work for 24x7

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nothing to say except good salary for joiners. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Cons

More working hours. Less salary hikes. Very poor employee benefits. Very poor hr policies. Very poor communication between teams. 3 people work has to be done by 1. Management people always blames employees with abused words.

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