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

Software Developer professionals working at Salesforce have rated their employer with 3.9 out of 5 stars in 519 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of Salesforce employees being 4.0 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Developer Jobs at Salesforce now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Developer interview questions at Salesforce .

Does Salesforce pay Software Developer employees well?

Software Developer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Salesforce with 4.2 out of 5 stars based on 519 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 2.4% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Developer salaries at Salesforce.

How happy are Software Developer professionals working at Salesforce?

83% of Software Developer employees at Salesforce would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 22% in the past 12 months. Software Developer professionals have also rated Salesforce with a 4.1 rating for work-life-balance, 4.1 rating for diversity and inclusion, 4.0 rating for culture and values and 3.6 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Salesforce?

Account Executive (2539) , Software Engineer (539) , Business Development Representative (BDR) (531) , Senior Account Executive (426) , Technical Support Engineer (385) , Sales (311) , Director (282) , Solution Engineer (229) , Enterprise Account Executive (225) , Senior Software Engineer (222) , Member of Technical Staff(MTS) (217) , BDR (212) , Sales Development Representative (SDR) (211) , Solutions Engineer (200) , Manager (197)

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

"Salesforce promotes a great culture as a company and that is reflected in the employees' interactions at the company" ((in 2832 reviews)); "Many might have told about all the great benefits salesforce offers and everything is true :" ((in 2818 reviews)); "In company there are great people that work and they also make it pleasant for another to work there." ((in 1628 reviews)); "Good Work life balance and OOM" ((in 1356 reviews)); "fun to work for and the poeple are nice plus pay is good" ((in 1018 reviews))

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

"Managers are bad and rude here" ((in 451 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs and an unstable job environment can lead to job insecurity and disrupt career stability." ((in 392 reviews)); "Long hours (depending on which team you support) but generally speaking it's long hours and sometimes odd hours" ((in 131 reviews)); "Our upper management forced us to come in to the office the day before a major Holiday and is routinely cruel for sport." ((in 81 reviews)); "Inexperienced middle management" ((in 76 reviews))

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Salesforce Software Developer reviews

3.9

83% would recommend to a friend

(519 total reviews)

Marc Benioff

83% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Compensation and benefits

4.1

Diversity & inclusion

4.1

Work/Life balance

4.0

Culture & values

3.6

Career opportunities

3.5

Senior management

Software Developer employees have rated Salesforce with 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 519 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Developer professionals have a good working experience there. Salesforce is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.7 stars).

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519 reviews

3.0

Feb 27, 2016

Great company to work for

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Smart people and big challenging problems to solve in engineering. People are allowed to be innovative and take chances. Focus on giving back (1:1:1) is pervasive throughout the company.

Cons

Infrastructure engineering is very top heavy. It's become an org of overpriced ex Microsoft executives that have not delivered anything of value to the company and the group. There is complete lack of innovation in management style or technology. They have brought with them the management style of the 90's, which didn't really work to well for MSFT. The feeling in the group is contempt for Salesforce and the people committed to Salesforce. People work in fear, which is not the culture it was before they joined. It's sad to see the disregard that they have towards building an org on the values of Salesforce. Bad behavior and horrible treatment of individuals has been overlooked time and time again by HR and management.

1.0

Jan 18, 2016

employees misusing

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Great company to work for ... no doubt about this - Great employee benefits - Great freedom to move between teams. - Great provisions to meet dates in the name of office work.

Cons

People high UP misuse the company provisions travelling in first class to other office locations either to fulfill their pleasure trip (or) to meet their dates (or) to accomplish their private tasks.... Nobody scruitinizes their trip and expenses. HR as usual sucks up to higher management Women employees are discouraged from promotions No proper procedure on how people are promoted A single person can get 3 promotions in 3 consecutive years. Whereas a person working for 10 years may not get even a single promotion in the name of being incompetent . They can cook up any name for it. Often female employees are targeted.

Salesforce Response

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Thank you for taking the time to leave us feedback. Salesforce places a high value on equal opportunity for all employees and on adherence to the travel and expense policies in our Salesforce Code of Conduct. We take reports of the kinds of behaviors mentioned in your review very seriously. I would appreciate you contacting me, the Salesforce Employee Relations team or Ethicspoint (our third-party vendor that allows our employees to safely and anonymously share full details of any potential misconduct), so we may work to address your concerns as appropriate. EthicsPoint can be reached at 1-866-294-3540 (US/Canada toll-free) or online at http://www.salesforce.ethicspoint.com/. As a company, we are prioritizing gender equality, especially when it comes to equal pay and equal advancement. You can read more about our efforts and results at salesforce.com/diversity. If you have ideas that could help, I’d love to hear them. My door is open to you at any time. Please reach out! Cindy Robbins, EVP of Global Employee Success

4.0

Sep 14, 2015

Software Engineer

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

very good work life balance

Cons

techniques are not that interesting

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