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Senior Software Engineer At SAP Labs India

Senior Software Engineer
Current Employee
Has worked at SAP for 2 years
September 24, 2012
Bengaluru, Karnataka
4.0
RecommendsNeutral OutlookApproves of CEO
Pros
  1. Great work-life balance.
  2. No micromanagement.
  3. Free food/transportation.
  4. Lots of extracurricular activities.
  5. Mostly, it's a company where even the MD wants to speak and know what's going on.
  6. Highly transparent. No hiding behind walls. They disclose things much in advance.
Cons
  1. Not much Java work is available. If your basic skill is Java, this is not the company for you.

  2. Favoritism and regionalism exist.

  3. Managers like employees who praise them and speak nicely to them.

  4. However good you are, promotions are only based on experience, and that too SAP experience. (If you're from outside with considerable experience, they will still consider SAP experience, even if they are less experienced).

  5. Due to their rapid growth pace, their recruitment has been compromised. Not all colleagues are good at their job.

  6. More of a service company pay. They compare themselves with Indian IT services.

  7. Their process is a bit confused. They recently started following Scrum/Agile. Not all roles are clear about their responsibilities. There's a constant fight between product owners, architects, and line managers about roles and responsibilities.

Advice to Management
  1. We don't need managers. We need leaders.

Please pay extra attention while hiring leaders who can think positively and work with the team, rather than dominating the team.

  1. Carry on the good work in the aspect of work-life balance.

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