Does Scientific Games pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Scientific Games employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Scientific Games. This rating has improved by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Scientific Games?

60% of Scientific Games employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Scientific Games 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.4 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Scientific Games?

Software Engineer (141) , Senior Software Engineer (76) , Associate Software Engineer (33) , Field Service Technician (29) , Test Engineer (27) , Manager (22) , Project Manager (21) , Software Developer (20) , Senior Test Engineer (18) , Director (16) , Product Manager (12) , Senior Manager (11) , Computer Operator (10) , Associate Test Engineer (9) , Quality Assurance Engineer (9)

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

"Work life balance and good" ((in 114 reviews)); "The people were great and there were many outside work events that I enjoyed" ((in 78 reviews)); "Good benefits with good team" ((in 76 reviews)); "1.) Salary is good" ((in 64 reviews)); "good pay and company vehicle supplied" ((in 61 reviews))

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

"Managers are in this for themselves and don't care who they step on for their own sakes." ((in 32 reviews)); "Upper management is checked out and does not care about the employees." ((in 24 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs sometime creates job insecurity among employee" ((in 22 reviews)); "Favoritism is rampant and lack of meaningful work leads to sycophancy from top to bottom." ((in 16 reviews)); "Some projects having old technology" ((in 14 reviews))

What are employees saying about Scientific Games layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Scientific Games layoffs and their outlook for job security at Scientific Games in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Scientific Games locations?

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3.5

60% would recommend to a friend

(1,406 total reviews)

Patrick McHugh

75% approve of CEO

55% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.4

Culture & values

3.4

Career opportunities

3.2

Senior management

Scientific Games has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 1,406 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Scientific Games employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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4.0

Jun 25, 2017

Good place to work

Test engineer

Recommend

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Pros

1.Extremely joyous atmosphere to work ! 2.Lead and managers are very supportive and give you a lot of good opportunities. 3. Recognition for the work you do and most importantly very good incentives ! 4 . Impressive HR policy and leave availabilities .

Cons

1. Work life balance is at stake . 2. Normal working hours are very long compared to other companies. Usually 10 hours on normal days and it goes upto 14 hours on critical delivery days which happens atleast 2-3 days a week. 3. Of course ,a lot of friction between the managers and leads .

2.0

Jun 24, 2017

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Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-Good work life balance -Decent pay and benefits -Relative autonomy when it comes to work

Cons

-Too many mergers. Led to instability and things feeling very disorganized at times. -Company is constantly in debt so often didn't get performance bonuses -Would often have to pick up slack for employees laid off in other areas

4.0

Jun 21, 2017

It's a nice place to work, but...

Senior quality assurance engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Friendly people. Interesting work. Fun Industry

Cons

Company is on the upswing, but still digging out of a hole. Technical decisions are made based on trends and upper managements personal preferences (whether or not they work in the code base).

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