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))

Photon Software Developer reviews

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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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).

Reviews by job title

216 reviews

3.0

May 26, 2015

Good work but bad culture

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1. Great place for freshers to start 2. Lots of modern technologies in use for mobile app development (iOS, Android everything) and also web development 3. Good hikes and opportunities if you are performance is good or you get noticed with your performance

Cons

1. Bad man management, Bad culture,No fixed processes for anything 2. No work-life balance, Mandatory to put in 10 hrs(atleast when i was there), don't know the current situation

3.0

Mar 31, 2015

Rich exposure to various technologies. Learned a lot of things. Some really talented people are here, so much to grasp.

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Rich exposure to various technologies. Experienced people are highly paid. (Have talent, demand and u will get it) Work environment is good.

Cons

No guarantee on work time. No standardized package for freshers. No guarantee on weekends to be holidays (but u will get comp off) People will not be properly rated.

3.0

Mar 9, 2015

it's ok company to work

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1) we will learn more technologies in Photon 2) Friendly management and HR team 3) Onsite opportunities

Cons

1) No work balance 2) no good canteen 3) less salaries and hike

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