Does Autodesk pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Autodesk employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Autodesk. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Autodesk?

80% of Autodesk employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Autodesk 4.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.1 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Autodesk?

Software Engineer (276) , Senior Software Engineer (194) , Intern (68) , Software Developer (68) , Product Manager (61) , Principal Software Engineer (59) , Project Manager (56) , Technical Support Specialist (56) , Senior Manager (55) , Program Manager (53) , Software Engineer(Internship) (53) , Director (52) , Sales (51) , Manager (49) , Customer Success Manager (45)

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

"Great benefits and a company that genuinely cares about its employees" ((in 573 reviews)); "The people at Autodesk were great and the work was extremely interesting." ((in 541 reviews)); "Supportive and good work life balance." ((in 518 reviews)); "Good pay and stock ownership for executives" ((in 156 reviews)); "Good salary and on boarding" ((in 138 reviews))

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

"bad management and too many re" ((in 170 reviews)); "bad managers (if you are unlucky) creating toxic working env" ((in 131 reviews)); "No career growth for employees" ((in 32 reviews)); "Lack of vision and direction from senior management." ((in 30 reviews)); "No directors under the age of 40 and lack of diversity (of any kind) in leadership positions." ((in 13 reviews))

What are employees saying about Autodesk layoffs in 2026?

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

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4.0

80% would recommend to a friend

(4,607 total reviews)

Andrew Anagnost

80% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Culture & values

4.1

Diversity & inclusion

4.1

Work/Life balance

4.0

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Career opportunities

3.5

Senior management

Autodesk has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 4,607 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Autodesk employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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5K reviews

2.0

Feb 24, 2010

Good on paper, bad behind the scenes

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Heath scheme Stock options Working for a good software brand

Cons

Behind the scenes though.... - Constant restructure - Constant cost cutting - at the expense of letting go of employees, only to have remaining cash flow that must be spent each quarter! Dumb - Little room for lower-end employees to advance - Lots of favoritism in the workplace shown by managers - Communication could be better across divisions

2.0

Feb 12, 2010

Employee disengagement is a real problem.

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pretty much every product Autodesk markets is a leader in its field. It is nice to work on a product with a high degree of recognition in the marketplace. Autodesk tends to higher very competent qualified people, which makes interacting with colleagues pleasurable.

Cons

There is little respect shown to the engineers who actually create the products that the company depends on. Senior management is obsessed with quarterly financial results, presumably for the sake of their portfolio of options. In the eight years since Autodesk acquired us, it seems we have been almost continually in cost containment mode. Autodesk has embraced the notion of offshoring, to the extent that we haven't hired developers locally in years. No new blood translates into absolutely no opportunity for career advancement, at least for engineers. Whatever you job title, you can be pretty certain that will be your job title next year. Advancement seems to depend primarily on how well you play politics and not on actual accomplishments or qualifications. Autodesk provides little or no opportunity for training or personal development.

4.0

Feb 7, 2010

Not a bad place to work.. for a while.

Intern

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It's has a great environment where people are friendly and helpful with each other, and gives plenty of flexibility with options to work from home.

Cons

There really isn't a lot of career progression in my view, unless you're up to at least middle-senior management level.

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Jobs at Autodesk

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