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Great company overall by Silicon Valley standards.

Software Development Engineer
Current Employee
Has worked at SAP for 4 years
August 22, 2018
Palo Alto, California
5.0
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEO
Pros

Good work-life balance, not crazy long hours.

No job pressure or strict project deadlines.

Free lunch.

Beautiful campus with lots of parking and charging stations for EVs.

Smart engineers.

Fun work environment.

Opportunities to grow skillset, like Hackathons, etc.

Cons

Average salary by Silicon Valley standards.

Promotions are slow.

Not much insight into other projects, SAP goals, and directions.

Immigration process is slow and terrible.

Frequent reorgs affecting the overall functioning of teams.

Advice to Management

Need more structured and concrete directions for projects so that engineers are motivated to put their best efforts.

Should hire more young talent and encourage them to rise by:

  • Giving more challenging work
  • Giving promotions and hikes
  • Matching compensation to other Silicon Valley-based big tech companies

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