Is VMware a good company to work for as a System Engineer?

System Engineer professionals working at VMware have rated their employer with 4.5 out of 5 stars in 73 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of VMware employees being 4.4 out of 5 stars. Search open System Engineer Jobs at VMware now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked System Engineer interview questions at VMware .

Does VMware pay System Engineer employees well?

System Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at VMware with 4.2 out of 5 stars based on 73 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 4.7% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about System Engineer salaries and benefits at VMware .

How happy are System Engineer professionals working at VMware?

95% of System Engineer employees at VMware would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 2% in the past 12 months. System Engineer professionals have also rated VMware with a 4.2 rating for work-life-balance, 4.4 rating for diversity and inclusion, 4.4 rating for culture and values and 3.9 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at VMware?

Member Of Technical Staff (460) , Technical Support Engineer (327) , Senior Member of Technical Staff (246) , Software Engineer (215) , Staff Engineer (205) , Business Analyst (147) , Senior Manager (136) , Account Executive (132) , Director (130) , Senior Software Engineer (128) , Manager (106) , Intern (102) , Sales (94) , Member of Technical Staff(MTS) (92) , Account Manager (88)

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

"The benefits are great and the Palo Alto campus is gorgeous." ((in 993 reviews)); "You can learn so much from VMware and give back to charities while still enjoying a good work life balance." ((in 940 reviews)); "Great for people really into coding and those who don't like much customer face to face dealings" ((in 768 reviews)); "Pay is good but you cannot spend as you don't know when your job will be gone." ((in 425 reviews)); "Work culture is good..you will learn lot of things here if you put your own effort" ((in 366 reviews))

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

"I had a very Bad manager" ((in 245 reviews)); "Annual layoffs at the beginning of each year leave you uneasy wondering if you will have a job." ((in 132 reviews)); "Upper management is bad which creates hierarchy" ((in 69 reviews)); "Mediocre middle management." ((in 61 reviews)); "Senior management has basically ignored the last 50 years or so of management best practices." ((in 47 reviews))

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4.5

95% would recommend to a friend

(73 total reviews)

Raghu Raghuram

66% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.4

Culture & values

4.4

Diversity & inclusion

4.2

Work/Life balance

4.2

Compensation and benefits

3.9

Career opportunities

3.8

Senior management

Systems Engineer employees have rated VMware with 4.5 out of 5 stars, based on 73 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Systems Engineer professionals have an excellent working experience there. VMware is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Systems Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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73 reviews

5.0

Jan 8, 2021

Great company

Systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Excellent leadership team Top class products

Cons

Products are for enterprise customers Products are costly

4.0

Dec 8, 2020

Great technology but not the best place for a technical solutions engineer

Systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Awesome tech and great vision Always relevant to customers needs and requirements

Cons

SE Leaders are extremely dated and dont know how to run a high performance SE organisation No career growth Perfect for retirement

5.0

Dec 7, 2020

Such A Great Company

Systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Diversity and Inclusion is a priority - Personal growth is encouraged if not required

Cons

- Promotion timelines vary by management, no clear way into management

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